1992 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

Scott Garrelts (#558) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1992.

Kelly Downs (#573) was 1-2 with a 3.47 ERA in 19 games (7 starts). He was released by the Giants on June 22. Downs was signed by the Oakland A's on June 30 and pitched for them until his retirement at the end of the 1993 season.

John Burkett (#762) was 13-9 with a 3.84 ERA in 32 starts.

Bud Black (#774) was 10-12 with a 3.97 ERA in 28 starts in 1992.

Others who pitched for the Giants without receiving a 1992 Topps card:

• Bill Swift (10-4, 2.08 ERA)
• Michael Jackson (6-6, 3.73 ERA)
• Dave Burba (2-7, 4.97 ERA)
• Francisco Oliveras (0-3, 3.63 ERA)
• Jim Pena (1-1, 3.48 ERA)
• Kevin Rogers (0-2, 4.24 ERA)
• Larry Carter (1-5, 4.64 ERA)
• Gil Heredia (2-3, 5.40 ERA)
• Steve Reed (1-0, 2.30 ERA)
• Pat Rapp (0-2, 7.20 ERA)

There are also a few Topps Traded cards that I haven't posted yet. I can't get to the set, so I can't get them scanned. :(

1990 Topps Giants - Part 4

Randy McCament was 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in six innings. He pitched in three games in May and spent the rest of the year with AAA Phoenix.

Steve Bedrosian was 9-9 with 17 saves and an ERA of 4.20 in 1990.

Mike Krukow didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. His last game was June 4, 1989. He tore his rotator cuff and had surgery on June 10, 1989. Mike retired in March of 1990.

Don Robinson was 10-7 with an ERA of 4.57 in 25 starts in 1990.

Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel was 3-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts. He didn't pitch from late May until mid-September. Rick was released on June 19, 1991 and retired after going 0-2 in four April appearances.

Craig Lefferts didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. He became a free agent after the 1989 season and signed with the San Diego Padres.

Dave Dravecky didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. He pitched in his last game on August 15, 1989. His career came to an abrupt end after his humerus bone snapped as he made a pitch to Tim Raines. He had had an operation to remove a cancerous tumor a year earlier. The arm and shoulder had to be amputated in 1991. Here is an article about Dave's recent return to San Francisco and what happened that day in 1989.

Bob Knepper was 3-3 with a 5.79 ERA in 12 games (7 starts). Bob also made four starts for AAA Phoenix. He was released on June 26 and didn't pitch in the majors again.

Mike LaCoss was 6-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 12 starts in 1990. He didn't pitch from April 26 until August 11.

John Burkett was the top starter on the staff in 1990. He was 14-7 with a 3.79 ERA in 32 starts and was the only pitcher to pitch more than 200 innings.