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This Day in Giants History, May 6, 1953: One Assist

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Charles Johnson

The Giants tie the National League record for the fewest number of assists in a 9-inning game with just one‚ in a 8-5 win over Chicago at the Polo Grounds. The only assist comes in the fourth inning with one … Continue reading →

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The Giants Have the Longest Gold Glove Drought

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Charles Johnson

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 →

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The Best Defensive Right Fielders

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Charles Johnson

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, shortstops, left fielders, and Willie Mays. … Continue reading →

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This Day in Giants History: September 30, 1967

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Charles Johnson

Jim Davenport sets a National League record with his 64th straight errorless game — 137 chances — at third base for the Giants. San Francisco wins a pair over the Phils‚ 3-2 and 1-0.

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The Best Defensive Center Fielders

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Charles Johnson

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, shortstops and left fielders. Today we … Continue reading →

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