Giants Playoff Third Basemen

• 1951 Hank Thompson (.235, 8 HR, 33 RBI in 87 games) / Bobby Thomson (.293, 32 HR, 101 RBI at 3B and LF)

1951 Bowman #89

1951 Bowman #126

• 1954 Hank Thompson (.263, 26 HR, 86 RBI in 136 games)

1954 Topps #64

• 1962 Jim Davenport (.297, 14 HR, 58 RBI in 144 games)

1962 Topps #9

• 1971 Al Gallagher (.277, 5 HR, 57 RBI in 136 games)

1971 Topps #224

• 1987 Kevin Mitchell (.306, 15 HR, 44 RBI in 69 games) - several others started at 3B before the Giants acquired Mitchell

• 1989 Ernie Riles (.278, 7 HR , 40 RBI in 122 games) / Matt Williams (.202, 18 HR, 50 RBI in 84 games)

1989 Topps #676

1989 Topps #623

• 1997 Bill Mueller (.292, 7 HR, 44 RBI in 128 games)

1997 Topps #490

• 2000 Bill Mueller (.268, 10 HR, 55 RBI in 153 games)

2000 Topps #391

• 2002 David Bell (.261, 20 HR, 73 RBI in 154 games)

2002 Topps #438

• 2003 Edgardo Alfonzo (.259, 13 HR, 81 RBI in 142 games)

2003 Topps #T17

• 2010 Pablo Sandoval (.268, 13 HR, 63 RBI in 152 games)

2010 Topps Heritage #55

1990 Topps Big Baseball Giants

#16 Terry Kennedy

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#51 Scott Garrelts

#96 Matt Williams

#169 Robby Thompson

#193 Don Robinson

#197 Kevin Mitchell

#213  Jose Uribe

#224 Will Clark

#236 Kevin Bass

#259 Brett Butler

#275 Steve Bedrosian

#308 Greg Litton

#328 Rick Reuschel

1992 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

This set is starting to grow on me. There are lots of cool horizontal cards and good action shots. Robby Thompson (#475) batted .260 with 14 HR and 49 RBI in 128 games.

Will Clark (#330) batted .300 with 16 HR and 73 RBI.

Will Clark All Star (#386)

Matt Williams (#445) batted .227 with 20 HR and 66 RBI.

Greg Litton (#238) batted .229 in 140 at bats as Robby Thompson's backup at second base.

Jose Uribe (#538) split time with Royce Clayton at shortstop in 1992. Uribe batted .241 in 66 games.

Royce Clayton (#786) batted .224 in 98 games in his first full season in the majors.

Others who played infield for the Giants in 1992:

• Cory Snyder (.269, 14 HR, 57 RBI in 124 games as a utilityman) - He got a 1992 Topps Traded card but I can't get at my traded sets to scan his card right now.
• John Patterson (.184 in 32 games)
• Mike Benjamin (.173 in 40 games)

1991 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

Will Clark (#500) had another great year in 1991. He batted .301 with 29 HR and 116 RBI.

Robby Thompson (#705) batted .262 with 19 HR and 48 RBI.

Jose Uribe (#158) batted .221 in 90 games. He was out for a month from mid-June to mid-July.

Matt Williams (#190) batted .268 with 34 HR and 98 RBI.

Matt Williams AS (#399)

Ernie Riles (#408) didn't play for the Giants in 1991. After the 1990 season he was traded to the Oakland A's for Darren Lewis and a minor leaguer.

Dave Anderson (#572) played shortstop during Uribe's absence and batted .248 in 226 AB

Greg Litton (#628) batted .181 in 127 AB as a backup infielder.

Mike Benjamin (#791) batted .123 in 106  AB in 1991.

Others who played infield but who didn't get 1991 Topps Giants cards:

Tom Herr (.250 in 60 AB)
Tony Perezchica (.250 in 48 AB)
Royce Clayton (.115 in 26 AB)
Darnell Coles (.214 in 14 AB)

1989 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

 Will Clark (#660) had another thrilling season in 1989. He was second in the NL in batting average (.333), hit 23 HR, and had 111 RBI.

Robby Thompson (#15) batted .241 in 148 games. He hit 26 doubles, 11 triples, and 13 homers.

Chris Speier (#94) was a utility player in the last year of his career. He batted .243 in 37 at bats. Chris didn't play between June 4 and September 4. He did play nine games at AAA Phoenix -- probably a rehab assignment.

Matt Williams (#628) played 3B and SS in 1989 and didn't have a starting job yet. In 84 games Matt batted .202 with 18 home runs.

Ernie Riles (#676) started most of the games at 3B. He batted .278 in 122 games.

Jose Uribe (#753) batted .221 in 151 games as the starting shortstop.

Others who played infield for the Giants but didn't get a 1989 Topps Giants card:

Greg Litton (.252 in 143 AB)

Ken Oberkfell (.319 in 116 AB)

Ed Jurak (.238 in 42 AB)

Mike Laga (.200 in 20 AB)

Jim Steels (.083 in 12 AB)

Mike Benjamin (.167 in 6 AB)

Charlie Hayes (.200 in 5 AB)

1987 Topps Giants - Part 6 (traded set)

Matt Williams (#129T) was still mainly a shortstop in 1987. He played in 70 gams at short and 17 games at 3B. Matt didn't hit a whole lot in his rookie season -- .188 with eight homers in 245 AB. He was ready to be a starter by 1989 and really started to hit well in 1990. Williams was a five-time all star and won four Gold Gloves and three Silver Slugger Awards. Williams played for the Giants from 1987-1996, for the Cleveland Indians in 1997, and then retired after the 2003 season after playing his last six seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Chris Speier (#121T) batted .249 with 11 HR in 317 at bats as a backup infielder. He signed with the Giants as a free agent before the 1987 season. Chris finished his career with the Giants in 1989.

Kevin Mitchell (#81T) was acquired by the Giants in a big trade with the San Diego Padres on July 5, 1987. He batted .306 with 15 homers to finish the 1987 season. Mitchell was the 1989 MVP and was a two-time All Star for the Giants. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners after the 1991 season for Bill Swift, Dave Burba, and Mike Jackson (a good way to retool the pitching staff). After stints with several other teams, Mitchell finished his career with the Oakland A's in 1998.

Jim Gott (#39T) made 30 appearances for the Giants in 1987 and was 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. He had been released by the Giants after the 1986 season and was resigned during spring training in '87. Jim was waived by the Giants on August 3 and was picked up by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I'm surprised Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts weren't in this traded set. I picked up most of these images from Deanscards.com. I have the set but it's in a spot that's hard to access at the moment. :)