Giants Playoff Center Fielders

• 1951 Willie  Mays (.274, 20 HR, 68 RBI)

• 1954 Willie Mays (.345, 41 HR, 110 RBI)

1954 Topps #90

• 1962 Willie Mays (.304, 49 HR, 101 RBI)

1962 Topps #300

• 1971 Willie Mays (.271, 18 HR, 61 RBI)

1971 Topps #600

• 1987 Chili Davis (.250, 24 HR, 76 RBI)

1987 Topps #672

• 1989 Brett Butler (.283, 100 runs, 31 SB)

1989 Topps #241

• 1997 Darryl Hamilton (.270, 5 HR, 43 RBI)

1997 Donruss #294

• 2000 Marvin Benard (.262, 102 runs, 12 HR)

2000 Topps #174

• 2002 Tsuyoshi Shinjo (.238, 9 HR, 37 RBI)

2002 Topps #605

• 2003 Marquis Grissom (.300, 20 HR, 79 RBI)

2002 Topps #526

• 2010 Andres Torres (.263, 16 HR, 63 RBI)

I couldn't find a 2010 Giants card of Torres so he gets a regular picture instead

1971 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

#295 Bobby Bonds

• Bobby Bonds was the star of the Giants in 1971. He batted .288 with 33 HR and 102 RBI and led the Giants in most offensive categories. Bobby batted .250 (2 for 8) in the NLCS.

#128 Frank Johnson

• Frank Johnson batted .082 in 49 at bats in 1971. He played in his final major league game on June 12, 1971. Johnson was in the minors for all or parts of 13 seasons (1961-1975), mostly with the Giants' organization.

#155 Ken Henderson

• Ken Henderson was the starting LF for the Giants and batted .264 with 15 HR and 61 RBI. Ken batted .313 (6 for 15) in the NLCS.

#276 George Foster

• George looks like he really didn't want his picture to be taken.
• Foster batted .267 with 3 HR in 105 AB for the Giants before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds on May 29 for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert.

#600 Willie Mays

• Willie led the Giants with 112 walks and had a .425 on base percentage. Mays batted .271 with 18 HR and 61 RBI during the regular season.
• Mays batted .267 (4 for 15) with one HR during the 1971 NLCS.

#728 Bernie Williams

• Bernie Williams was with AAA Phoenix for most of the season (.308 in 73 games). He batted .178 in 73 at bats for the Giants. Bernie spent most of his career (1966-1974) in the minors. He had short stints with the Giants in 1970, 1971, and 1972. Williams was traded to the San Diego Padres with Willie McCovey for Mike Caldwell after the 1973 season. He batted .133 (1 for 15) with the Padres in 1974 before being sent down in mid-May. Bernie spent the rest of the 1974 season in the minors. Williams then went to Japan and had success from 1975-1980.

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1971 who didn't get a 1971 Topps card:

• Jimmy Rosario (.224 in 192 AB)
• Floyd Wicker (.143 in 21 AB)
• Jim Howarth (.231 in 13 AB)

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1972 Topps Giants - Part 6 (in action)

#712 Bobby Bonds

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#36 Jerry Johnson

#50 Willie Mays

#166 Chris Speier

#186 Ron Bryant

• When was this picture taken?
• Bryant pitched at home twice against the Cardinals (April 19 and July1)
• On April 19 Ron came in as a reliever in the top of the first inning. Bryant led off the bottom of the 3rd and struck out. He led off the bottom of the 5th with a single. It is doubtful that it was a bunt single. In the bottom of the 6th Bryant came up with two out and nobody on base and grounded out to second base. The Giants won the game 4-2 and didn't bat in the bottom of the 9th. It is doubtful that this picture was taken on April 19.
• On July 1 Bryant started the game and lasted 4 2/3 innings. In the bottom of the third inning Bryant came up with a runner on first base and nobody out and hit into a force play. This may have been a foul bunt attempt by Bryant during this at bat. Ron was removed from the game before his spot came up in the batting order again, so the bottom of the third in this game may be when this picture was taken.

Dick Dietz

#444 Ken Henderson

#568 Juan Marichal

#694 Alan Gallagher

Do y'all have any speculation on when these other plays occurred?

Vote in the poll on which of these cards is your favorite. There are several great action shots here!

1972 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

#49 Willie Mays

• This was the legend's final season in San Francisco. He got off to a rough start (.184 but with a .394 OBP in 19 games) and was traded to the New York Mets on May 11 for Charlie Williams and $50,000.

#147 Dave Kingman

• Dave Kingman batted only .225 but hit 29 HR and had 89 RBI for the Giants in 1972. Dave spent most of this season at third base.

#366 Jimmy Rosario

• Jimmy Rosario was 0 for 2 in seven games for the Giants in 1972. Rosario was a familiar face in AAA Phoenix -- he spent all or most of the 1968-1974 seasons there. In 1972 Jimmy  batted .296 and had a .421 on base percentage for Phoenix.

#443 Ken Henderson

• Ken Henderson started in LF for the Giants in 1972 and batted .257 with 18 HR and 51 RBI.

#711 Bobby Bonds

• Bobby Bonds had an off year in 1972. He batted .259 with 26 HR and 80 RBI. Bonds led the Giants with 118 runs scored.

#761 Bernie Williams

• Bernie Williams batted .191 in 68 AB for the Giants in 1972. Williams batted over .300 in the minors in 1970, 1971, and 1973 but he didn't repeat that success at the  major league level. 

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1972  but didn't receive a 1972 Topps Giants card:

• Garry Maddox - the rookie CF batted .266 with 12 HR and 58 RBI in 125 games.
• Gary Matthews (.290 in 62 AB)
• Jim Howarth (.235 in 119 AB)

1962 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

#300 Willie Mays

• Willie Mays had one of his best seasons in 1962. He batted .304 with 49 HR and 141 RBI. He scored 130 runs and led the Giants in just about every offensive category. Willie went 7 for 28 (.250) in the World Series and was on second base representing the winning run when Willie McCovey hit the series-ending line drive in game 7. Mays went 0 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base in the first 1962 All Star Game and 2 for 2 in the second All Star Game.

#395 Willie Mays All Star

#133 Felipe Alou

• Felipe Alou batted .316 with 25 HR and 98 RBI in 154 games as the starting right fielder in 1962. He hit a sacrifice fly in his only at bat in the first 1962 All Star Game. Alou went 7 for 26 (.269) in the World Series.

#413 Matty Alou

• Matty Alou was a backup outfielder for the Giants in 1962. He batted .292 in 78 games. Matty went 4 for 12 (.333) in the World Series. He was on first base representing the tying run with two out in the bottom of the 9th in game 7 and was stopped at third when Willie Mays hit a double. Mays later said that he would have tried to score on the play. Matty was stranded at third and the Giants lost.

#480 Harvey Kuenn

• Harvey Kuenn was the starting left fielder for the Giants. In 130 games Harvey batted .304 with 10 HR and 68 RBI. Kuenn went 1 for 12 (.083) in the World Series.

#544 Willie McCovey

• Willie McCovey played LF and 1B for the Giants in 1962. He batted .293 with 20 HR and 54 RBI in 229 at bats. Willie went 3 for 15 (.200) in the World Series and hit the line drive with runners on 2nd and 3rd that Bobby Richardson caught to end the series.

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1962 but didn't receive a 1962 Topps Giants card:

• Bob Nieman (.300 in 30 AB)
• Carl Boles (.375 in 24 AB)
• Manny Mota (.176 in 74 AB as an infielder and outfielder)

1969 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

Willie Mays (#190) was declining but he was still one of the best offensive players on the club. In 1969 Willie batted .283 with 13 HR and 58 RBI in 117 games.

Dave Marshall (#464) batted .232 with 2 HR and 33 RBI in 110 games. He and Ken Henderson split time in left field.

Frank Johnson (#227) batted .100 (1 for 10) in seven games in 1969. He was in AAA Phoenix for most of the season. Johnson would spent all or part of eight seasons from 1966-1975 in Phoenix.

Jim Hart (#555) batted .254 with 3 HR and 26 RBI in 95 games. It was a huge drop-off from his previous seasons. Jim played for the Giants from 1963 until early in 1973 but he didn't have a big year after 1968.

Bobby Bonds (#630) batted .259 with 30 HR and 90 RBI in 1969. Bonds stole 45 bases and led the NL in runs (120) and strikeouts (187).

Others who played outfield for the Giants in 1969 and didn't receive a 1969 Topps card:

• Ken Henderson (.225, 6 HR, 44 RBI in 113 games)
• Leon Wagner (.333 in 15 AB)
• George Foster (.400 in 5 AB)

1986 Topps Giants - Part 4 (outfielders)

• Jeffrey Leonard (#490) played in 89 games, batting .279 with 6 HR and 42 RBI. He played his last 1986 game on July 29. Leonard was acquired by the Giants early in the 1981 season and stayed with the Giants until he was traded to Milwaukee for Ernest Riles on June 8, 1988. Jeffrey continued to play until he was released by the Seattle Mariners after the 1990 season.
  
  

• Rob Deer (#249) didn't play for the Giants in 1986. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for two minor leaguers after the 1985 season.
  
  
  

• Joel Youngblood (#177) was a utilityman in 1986. He batted .255 in 97 games. Youngblood played every infield position, LF, and RF.
  
  
  

• Candy Maldonado (#69T) led the Giants in home runs with 18 and in RBI with 85. He batted .252 in 405 at bats.
  
  
  
  
  

• Ron Roenicke (#63) didn't play for the Giants in 1986. He was released during spring training in 1986 and caught on with the Oakland A's. He played for six teams in eight seasons from 1981-1988.
  
  
  

• Here's a "Turn Back the Clock" card of Willie Mays (#403). These are pretty cool cards. I'd like to see Topps do this more often. The back of this card features several career milestones of HOFers like Aaron, Kaline, Banks, Killebrew, Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson, Hoyt Wilhelm, and Lou Brock. Mays is on this card because in '71 he hit his 638 career home run, which was also his 1950th run scored, which set a National League record.
  
  
  
  

Others who played OF for the Giants but didn't get a 1986 Topps Giants card:

• Chili Davis (.278 with 13 HR, 70 RBI, 84 BB in 153 games as the starting RF)
• Dan Gladden (.276 in 102 games as the starting CF, led the team with 27 stolen bases)
• Randy Kutcher (.237 in 186 AB in his rookie season)
• Randy Bockus (0 for 1 in six games)

1960 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

• Felipe Alou (#287) played LF in games when Orlando Cepeda played 1B and also spelled the other two starting outfielders (Willie Mays and Willie Kirkland). He batted .264 with 8 HR and 44 RBI in 322 at bats.

• Willie Mays (#200, #564, and #7) had his usual good season in 1960. He batted .319 with 29 HR and 103 RBI. Willie scored 107 runs and stole 25 bases. Mays was 3rd in NL MVP balloting. In the first All Star game Willie was 3-4 with a double, triple and a run scored. In the second All Star game Mays was also 3-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
  
  

• Orlando Cepeda (#450) played 91 games in LF and 63 games at 1B. He played LF and was 0-1 in the first 1960 All Star game. He was 0-2 in the second All Star game. For the season Cepeda batted .297 with 24 HR and 96 RBI.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Willie Kirkland (#172) started in RF. He batted .252 with 21 HR, 10 3B, and 65 RBI. The emergence of Felipe Alou made Kirkland expendable and he was traded to the Cleveland Indians with Johnny Antonelli for Harvey Kuenn after the season.
  
  Others who played OF for the Giants but didn't get a 1960 Topps Giants card:

• Dave Philley (purchased from the Phillies in May, sold to the Orioles in September - .164 in 61 AB)
• Matty Alou (.333 in 3 AB)