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This Day in Giants History: September 30, 1967

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 Great Infielder Left Off the Lists

“Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know.” – Philadelphia sportswriter Gordon Mackay, 1924 We’ve finished our examination … Continue reading

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The Best Fielding Third Basemen

On to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant third basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s rfield. I explained my methodology here, and we’ve previously looked at catchers, first basemen and second basemen. The list of third basemen includes … Continue reading

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