-
Search
-
Recent Posts
- 1934 in a Box
- This Day in Giants History, February 27, 1962: Saran Wrap for Candlestick Park
- How Many Good Giants Were Good Prospects?
- This Day in Giants History, February 20, 1895: John Montgomery Ward Hates the Reserve Clause
- Training Above the Landis-Eastman Line
- The Greatest Giants Pitchers
- The Greatest Giants Hitters
- This Day in Giants History: December 3, 1960
Archives
Tags
1919 Giants 2010 Giants Al Dark Andrew Freedman awards Barry Bonds Bill Terry business of baseball Candlestick Park Carl Hubbell Christy Mathewson defense defensive value Don Mueller Ellis Burks Fred Merkle Gaylord Perry hitting Jason Schmidt Jeff Kent John McGraw Juan Marichal Madison Bumgarner Matt Cain Matt Williams Mel Ott opponents Orlando Cepeda performance analysis pitchers Pitching Polo Grounds Randy Winn Ray Durham records Rich Aurilia Robby Thompson Rogers Hornsby Sal Maglie spring training Tim Lincecum Travis Jackson Will Clark Willie Mays Willie McCovey
Tag Archives: Barry Bonds
This Day in Giants History, April 8, 2006: The Aged Outfield
On April 8, 2006, the Giants starting outfield consisted of Barry Bonds (41 years old) in left, Steve Finley (41) in center, and Moises Alou (39) in right. It is the oldest starting outfield in major league history. Bill … Continue reading →
Posted in This Day in Giants History, Uncategorized
|
Tagged 2005 Giants, 2006 Giants, aging, Armando Benitez, Armando Rios, Barry Bonds, Bill Mueller, Brent Mayne, Brian Sabean, Buster Posey, Chris Jones, Doug Mirabelli, Glenallen Hill, Jeffrey Hammonds, Marvin Benard, Michael Tucker, Mike Matheny, Moises Alou, Nate Bump, Omar Vizquel, Shawon Dunston, Steve Finley, Tim Lincecum, Tony Torcato
|
Comments Off on This Day in Giants History, April 8, 2006: The Aged Outfield
The Giants Have the Longest Gold Glove Drought
Carlos Gomez won a well-deserved Gold Glove last week. Prior to Gomez, the Brewers hadn’t had a Gold Glove winner since 1982, when Robin Yount won it at shortstop. Now that a Brewer has won a Gold Glove in 2013, … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged awards, Barry Bonds, Darren Lewis, defense, defensive value, Gold Gloves, Kirt Manwaring, Matt Williams, Omar Vizquel, Robby Thompson, Royce Clayton, Will Clark, Willie McGee
|
Comments Off on The Giants Have the Longest Gold Glove Drought
This Day in Giants History: October 5, 2001
Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs of the season to set a new major league single-season mark in the Giants’ 11-10 heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers. The first inning blast to break the record comes off Dodgers … Continue reading →
Posted in This Day in Giants History, Uncategorized
|
Tagged 2001 Giants, Barry Bonds, Rich Aurilia
|
Comments Off on This Day in Giants History: October 5, 2001
The Best Defensive Left Fielders
We’ve been examining the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant players, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s rfield. I explained my methodology here, and we’ve previously looked at catchers, first-, second– and third basemen, and shortstops. Today we turn our … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged Barry Bonds, Bill Terry, Gary Matthews, Gregor Blanco, Jo-Jo Moore, John McGraw, Leo Durocher, Monte Irvin, Whitey Lockman
|
1 Comment
This Day in Giants History: August 25, 1996
The Giants defeat the visiting Expos, 7-2, and Barry Bonds sits‚ ending his consecutive game streak at 357‚ a Giant record. Bonds had pinch hit in the previous two games.
Posted in This Day in Giants History, Uncategorized
|
Tagged 1996 Giants, Barry Bonds
|
Comments Off on This Day in Giants History: August 25, 1996