1983 Topps Giants - Part 1

After a promising 1982, the Giants (#171) stumbled in 1983. Joe  Morgan signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and his replacements (Brad Wellman and Duane Kuiper) didn't exactly strike fear into opponents. Other players weren't as productive in 1983 as they were in 1982, and the pitching faltered a bit. The Giants finished 79-83 and fell to 5th in the NL West.

Team Record: 79-83 (5th in NL West, 12 games behind the LA Dodgers)
Team Attendance: 1,251,530 (9th of 12 teams)
Team Batting: .247 (10th in NL)
Team Home Runs: 142 (2nd in NL)
Team ERA: 3.73 (9th in NL)
Team Fielding: .973 (12th in NL)
League Leaders: Atlee Hammaker (ERA, 2.25)
NL All Stars: Darrell Evans (1B), Atlee Hammaker (P), Gary Lavelle (P)

Frank Robinson (#576) managed the Giants from 1981 until the bottom fell out in 1984. He had some success at first (.558 and 3rd place in the second half of 1981, .537 and 3rd place in 1982), but the Giants struggled in 1983 (79-83) and fell down hard in 1984 (42-64, .396) before Frank was dismissed. Robinson also managed the Cleveland Indians from 1975-1977, the Baltimore Orioles from 1988-1991, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals from 2002-2006.

Milt May (#84) batted .247 with 6 HR and 20 RBI in 66 games. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 19 for Steve Nicosia.

Bob Brenly (#494) was the starting catcher and batted .224 with 7 HR and 34 RBI in 104 games.

Others who caught for the Giants in 1983 but didn't receive a 1983 Topps Giants card:

John Rabb (.231 with 1 HR and 14 RBI in 40 games)

Steve Nicosia (.333 in 15 games)

Jeff Ransom (.200 in 6 games)

1984 Topps Giants - Part 1

In 1984 the Giants were 66-96 (6th in the NL West, 26 games behind San Diego)

• Team batting: .265 (2nd in NL)
• Team home runs: 112 (3rd in NL)
• Team ERA: 4.39 (12th in NL)
• Team fielding: .973 (12th in NL)
• Attendance: 1,001,145 (11th in NL)
• All-Stars: Bob Brenly, Chili Davis
  

Frank Robinson was hired to manage the Giants in 1981. He had a 42-64 record in 1984 when the Giants let him go.

Bob Brenly was the starting catcher. He played in 145 games and batted .291 with 20 home runs. He was second on the team in home runs (Jeffrey Leonard hit 21).

Steve Nicosia played in 48 games and batted .303 in 132 at bats.

John Rabb played in 54 games and batted .195 with 3 home runs in 82 at bats.

Randy Gomez played 14 games and batted .167 in 30 at bats. This was the only year Gomez was in the major leagues. He played in the minors from 1980-1987.