1987 San Francisco Giants season

1987 San Francisco Giants
1987 San Francisco Giants
National League West Champions
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco
Owners	Bob Lurie
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Roger Craig
Television	KTVU ; (Ron Fairly, Gary Park); GiantsVision; (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Radio	KNBR ; (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin); KIQI ; (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)

Last updated August 19, 2024

The 1987 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 105th season in Major League Baseball, their 30th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 28th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLCS in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their first playoff appearance since 1971.

Offseason

October 16, 1986: Brad Gulden was released by the San Francisco Giants.^[1]
October 16, 1986: Chuck Hensley was released by the San Francisco Giants.^[2]
October 21, 1986: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the San Francisco Giants.^[3]
February 4, 1987: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[4]
March 31, 1987: Dan Gladden and David Blakely (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Minnesota Twins for Jose Dominguez (minors), Ray Velasquez (minors) and a player to be named later. The Twins completed the deal by sending Bryan Hickerson to the Giants on June 15.^[5]

Regular season

Mike LaCoss pitched a 10-inning complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 16; as of 2021, he remains the last Giants pitcher to throw more than nine innings in a game.^[6] On September 9, Nolan Ryan struck out Mike Aldrete for the 4,500th strikeout of his career.^[7]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

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NL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	—	46‍–‍35	44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds	84	78	.519	6	42‍–‍39	42‍–‍39
Houston Astros	76	86	.469	14	47‍–‍34	29‍–‍52
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	.451	17	40‍–‍41	33‍–‍48
Atlanta Braves	69	92	.429	20½	42‍–‍39	27‍–‍53
San Diego Padres	65	97	.401	25	37‍–‍44	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–5	8–10	8–10	6–12	3–9	7–5	7–5	7–5	6–12	8–10	3–9
Chicago	5–6	—	6–6	8–4	6–6	10–8	9–9	8–10	4–14	9–3	5–7	6–12
Cincinnati	10–8	6–6	—	13–5	10–8	6–6	7–5	5–7	4–8	12–6	7–11	4–8
Houston	10–8	4–8	5–13	—	12–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	5–7
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	8–10	6–12	—	3–9	6–6	2–10	6–6	11–7	10–8	3–9
Montreal	9–3	8–10	6–6	5–7	9–3	—	8–10	10–8	11–7	9–3	5–7	11–7
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	—	13–5	12–6	8–4	9–3	9–9
Philadelphia	5-7	10–8	7–5	6–6	10–2	8–10	5–13	—	11–7	8–4	2–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	5–7	14–4	8–4	6–6	6–6	7–11	6–12	7–11	—	8–4	6–6	7–11
San Diego	12–6	3–9	6–12	13–5	7–11	3–9	4–8	4–8	4–8	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	7–5	11–7	8–10	8–10	7–5	3–9	10–2	6–6	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	7–11	9–9	10–8	11–7	8–4	5–7	—

Notable transactions

April 25, 1987: Colin Ward and Steve Miller (minors) were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Mark Wasinger and Tim Meagher (minors).^[9]
May 28, 1987: Greg Minton was released by the Giants.^[10]
June 2, 1987: Mike Benjamin was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 14, 1987.^[11]
July 5, 1987: Mark Davis, Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, and Mark Grant were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts, and Kevin Mitchell.^[12]
July 31, 1987: Mackey Sasser and $50,000 were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Robinson.^[13]
August 21, 1987: Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Reuschel.^[14]
September 1, 1987: Dave Henderson was acquired by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later.^[15]

Major League debuts

Batters:
- Kirt Manwaring (Sep 15)
- Jessie Reid (Sep 9)
- Mackey Sasser (Jul 17)
- Matt Williams (Apr 11)
Pitchers:
- John Burkett (Sep 15) ^[16]

Game log and schedule

Legend
	Giants win
	Giants loss
	Postponement
Bold	Giants team member

1987 Game Log (90–72) (Home: 46–35; Road: 44–37)

April (16–7) (Home: 6–2; Road: 10–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
1	April 6	Padres	4–3 (12)	Candlestick Park	1–0	W1
2	April 7	Padres	4–3	Candlestick Park	2–0	W2
3	April 8	Padres	2–1	Candlestick Park	3–0	W3
4	April 9	@ Dodgers	8–1	Dodger Stadium	4–0	W4
5	April 10	@ Dodgers	5–4 (11)	Dodger Stadium	5–0	W5
6	April 11	@ Dodgers	1–5	Dodger Stadium	5–1	L1
7	April 12	@ Dodgers	5–7	Dodger Stadium	5–2	L2
8	April 13	@ Padres	13–6	Jack Murphy Stadium	6–2	W1
9	April 14	@ Padres	3–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	7–2	W2
10	April 15	@ Padres	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	8–2	W3
11	April 17	Braves	0–2	Candlestick Park	8–3	L1
12	April 18	Braves	2–1 (10)	Candlestick Park	9–3	W1
13	April 19	Braves	4–3	Candlestick Park	10–3	W2
14	April 20	Dodgers	4–3	Candlestick Park	11–3	W3
15	April 21	Dodgers	8–11 (10)	Candlestick Park	11–4	L1
16	April 22	Dodgers	3–5	Candlestick Park	11–5	L2
17	April 24	@ Braves	7–5	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	12–5	W1
18	April 25	@ Braves	3–5	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	12–6	L1
19	April 26	@ Braves	6–4	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	13–6	W1
20	April 27	@ Braves	7–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	14–6	W2
21	April 28	@ Cubs	6–2	Wrigley Field	15–6	W3
22	April 29	@ Cubs	4–8	Wrigley Field	15–7	L1
23	April 30	@ Cubs	5–4	Wrigley Field	16–7	W1

May (11–15) (Home: 4–9; Road: 7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
24	May 1	@ Pirates	2–4	Three Rivers Stadium	16–8	L1
25	May 2	@ Pirates	0–1	Three Rivers Stadium	16–9	L2
26	May 4	@ Cardinals	10–7	Busch Stadium	17–9	W1
27	May 5	@ Cardinals	10–6	Busch Stadium	18–9	W2
28	May 6	Cubs	4–9	Candlestick Park	18–10	L1
29	May 7	Cubs	11–1	Candlestick Park	19–10	W1
30	May 8	Pirates	4–2	Candlestick Park	20–10	W2
31	May 9	Pirates	9–4	Candlestick Park	21–10	W3
32	May 10	Pirates	1–4 (11)	Candlestick Park	21–11	L1
33	May 12	Cardinals	5–6	Candlestick Park	21–12	L2
34	May 13	Cardinals	6–7	Candlestick Park	21–13	L3
35	May 15	@ Mets	3–8	Shea Stadium	21–14	L4
36	May 16	@ Mets	5–4 (10)	Shea Stadium	22–14	W1
37	May 17	@ Mets	4–6	Shea Stadium	22–15	L1
38	May 18	@ Expos	2–7	Olympic Stadium	22–16	L2
39	May 19	@ Expos	6–2	Olympic Stadium	23–16	W1
40	May 20	@ Expos	9–7	Olympic Stadium	24–16	W2
41	May 22	@ Phillies	2–1	Veterans Stadium	25–16	W3
42	May 23	@ Phillies	8–9	Veterans Stadium	25–17	L1
43	May 24	@ Phillies	6–3	Veterans Stadium	26–17	W1
44	May 25	Mets	7–8	Candlestick Park	26–18	L1
45	May 26	Mets	2–3	Candlestick Park	26–19	L2
46	May 27	Mets	3–4	Candlestick Park	26–20	L3
47	May 29	Expos	4–10	Candlestick Park	26–21	L4
48	May 30	Expos	4–6	Candlestick Park	26–22	L5
49	May 31	Expos	8–0	Candlestick Park	27–22	W1

June (11–16) (Home: 6–9; Road: 5–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
50	June 1	Phillies	9–2	Candlestick Park	28–22	W2
51	June 2	Phillies	6–7	Candlestick Park	28–23	L1
52	June 3	Phillies	4–1	Candlestick Park	29–23	W1
53	June 5	@ Astros	1–6	Astrodome	29–24	L1
54	June 6	@ Astros	4–3 (12)	Astrodome	30–24	W1
55	June 7	@ Astros	0–3	Astrodome	30–25	L1
56	June 8	@ Reds	6–7	Riverfront Stadium	30–26	L2
57	June 9	@ Reds	10–2	Riverfront Stadium	31–26	W1
58	June 10	@ Reds	9–4	Riverfront Stadium	32–26	W2
59	June 11	Padres	1–0	Candlestick Park	33–26	W3
60	June 12	Padres	0–5	Candlestick Park	33–27	L1
61	June 13	Padres	2–11	Candlestick Park	33–28	L2
62	June 14	Padres	1–4	Candlestick Park	33–29	L3
63	June 16	@ Braves	2–7	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	33–30	L4
64	June 17	@ Braves	1–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	33–31	L5
65	June 18	@ Padres	1–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	33–32	L6
66	June 19	@ Padres	7–6	Jack Murphy Stadium	34–32	W1
67	June 20	@ Padres	4–10	Jack Murphy Stadium	34–33	L1
68	June 21	@ Padres	11–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	35–33	W1
69	June 23	Reds	1–4	Candlestick Park	35–34	L1
70	June 24	Reds	4–5 (10)	Candlestick Park	35–35	L2
71	June 25	Reds	7–6	Candlestick Park	36–35	W1
72	June 26	Astros	6–9	Candlestick Park	36–36	L1
73	June 27	Astros	5–6	Candlestick Park	36–37	L2
74	June 28	Astros	8–4	Candlestick Park	37–37	W1
75	June 29	Braves	0–1	Candlestick Park	37–38	L1
76	June 30	Braves	5–2	Candlestick Park	38–38	W1

July (14–13) (Home: 7–5; Road: 7–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
77	July 1	Braves	3–8	Candlestick Park	38–39	W2
78	July 3	@ Cubs	3–1	Wrigley Field	39–39	W3
79	July 4	@ Cubs	3–5	Wrigley Field	39–40	L1
80	July 5	@ Cubs	7–5	Wrigley Field	40–40	W1
81	July 6	@ Pirates	7–5	Three Rivers Stadium	41–40	W2 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
82	July 6	@ Pirates	7–4	Three Rivers Stadium	42–40	W3 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
83	July 7	@ Pirates	4–6 (12)	Three Rivers Stadium	42–41	L1
84	July 8	@ Pirates	8–4 (14)	Three Rivers Stadium	43–41	W1
85	July 9	@ Cardinals	6–7 (10)	Busch Stadium	43–42	L1
86	July 10	@ Cardinals	5–7 (13)	Busch Stadium	43–43	L2
87	July 11	@ Cardinals	3–1	Busch Stadium	44–43	W1
88	July 12	@ Cardinals	2–3	Busch Stadium	44–44	L1
89	July 16	Cubs	1–4	Candlestick Park	44–45	L1
90	July 17	Cubs	1–5	Candlestick Park	44–46	L2
91	July 18	Cubs	9–2	Candlestick Park	45–46	W1
92	July 19	Cubs	4–3	Candlestick Park	46–46	W2
93	July 20	Pirates	6–7	Candlestick Park	46–47	L1
94	July 21	Pirates	7–0	Candlestick Park	47–47	W1
95	July 22	Pirates	0–4	Candlestick Park	47–48	L1
96	July 24	Cardinals	4–3	Candlestick Park	48–48	W1
97	July 25	Cardinals	5–4	Candlestick Park	49–48	W2
98	July 26	Cardinals	6–3 (10)	Candlestick Park	50–48	W3 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
99	July 26	Cardinals	5–2	Candlestick Park	51–48	W4 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
100	July 27	@ Dodgers	5–6 (12)	Dodger Stadium	51–49	L1
101	July 28	@ Dodgers	2–4	Dodger Stadium	51–50	L2
102	July 29	@ Dodgers	16–2	Dodger Stadium	52–50	W1
103	July 31	@ Reds	2–9	Riverfront Stadium	52–51	L1

August (18–11) (Home: 11–4; Road: 7–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
104	August 1	@ Reds	7–3	Riverfront Stadium	53–51	W1
105	August 2	@ Reds	4–5 (11)	Riverfront Stadium	53–52	L1
106	August 3	@ Astros	3–5 (13)	Astrodome	53–53	L2
107	August 4	@ Astros	4–5	Astrodome	53–54	L3
108	August 5	@ Astros	5–6 (11)	Astrodome	53–55	L4
109	August 7	Reds	3–1	Candlestick Park	54–55	W1
110	August 8	Reds	5–2	Candlestick Park	55–55	W2
111	August 9	Reds	3–2	Candlestick Park	56–55	W3 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
112	August 9	Reds	5–2	Candlestick Park	57–55	W4 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
113	August 10	Astros	6–5	Candlestick Park	58–55	W5
114	August 11	Astros	3–7	Candlestick Park	58–56	L1
115	August 12	Astros	8–1	Candlestick Park	59–56	W1
116	August 13	Astros	7–6 (11)	Candlestick Park	60–56	W2
117	August 14	Dodgers	3–4	Candlestick Park	60–57	L1
118	August 15	Dodgers	5–0	Candlestick Park	61–57	W1
119	August 16	Dodgers	1–0 (10)	Candlestick Park	62–57	W2
120	August 18	@ Mets	2–7	Shea Stadium	62–58	L1
121	August 19	@ Mets	10–6 (10)	Shea Stadium	63–58	W1
122	August 20	@ Mets	4–7	Shea Stadium	63–59	L1
123	August 21	@ Expos	6–3	Olympic Stadium	64–59	W1
124	August 22	@ Expos	4–5 (10)	Olympic Stadium	64–60	L1
125	August 23	@ Expos	5–3	Olympic Stadium	65–60	W1
126	August 24	@ Phillies	6–1	Veterans Stadium	66–60	W2
127	August 25	@ Phillies	3–2	Veterans Stadium	67–60	W3
128	August 26	@ Phillies	2–0	Veterans Stadium	68–60	W4
129	August 28	Mets	0–4	Candlestick Park	68–61	L1
130	August 29	Mets	9–1	Candlestick Park	69–61	W1
131	August 30	Mets	3–5	Candlestick Park	69–62	L1
132	August 31	Expos	5–0	Candlestick Park	70–62	W1

September (18–8) (Home: 10–4; Road: 8–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
133	September 1	Expos	14–4	Candlestick Park	71–62	W2
134	September 2	Expos	3–7	Candlestick Park	71–63	L1
135	September 4	Phillies	3–2 (10)	Candlestick Park	72–63	W1
136	September 5	Phillies	6–3	Candlestick Park	73–63	W2
137	September 6	Phillies	4–1	Candlestick Park	74–63	W3
138	September 7	@ Astros	2–4	Astrodome	74–64	L1
139	September 8	@ Astros	6–4	Astrodome	75–64	W1
140	September 9	@ Astros	2–4	Astrodome	75–65	L1
141	September 11	@ Reds	3–4	Riverfront Stadium	75–66	L2
142	September 12	@ Reds	7–1	Riverfront Stadium	76–66	W1
143	September 13	@ Reds	6–1	Riverfront Stadium	77–66	W2
144	September 14	Padres	4–3	Candlestick Park	78–66	W3
145	September 15	Padres	13–3	Candlestick Park	79–66	W4
146	September 16	Astros	7–1	Candlestick Park	80–66	W5
147	September 17	Astros	4–0	Candlestick Park	81–66	W6
148	September 19	Reds	5–1	Candlestick Park	82–66	W7
149	September 20	Reds	6–10	Candlestick Park	82–67	L1
150	September 21	Dodgers	2–4	Candlestick Park	82–68	L2
151	September 22	Dodgers	3–4	Candlestick Park	82–69	L3
152	September 23	Dodgers	9–8	Candlestick Park	83–69	W1
153	September 25	@ Braves	9–2	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	84–69	W2
154	September 26	@ Braves	5–10	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	84–70	L1
155	September 27	@ Braves	15–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	85–70	W1
156	September 28	@ Padres	5–4	Jack Murphy Stadium	86–70	W2
157	September 29	@ Padres	5–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	87–70	W3
158	September 30	@ Dodgers	3–0	Dodger Stadium	88–70	W4

October (2–2) (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Record	Report
159	October 1	@ Dodgers	0–7	Dodger Stadium	88–71	L1
160	October 2	Braves	4–6	Candlestick Park	88–72	L2
161	October 3	Braves	6–3	Candlestick Park	89–72	W1
162	October 4	Braves	5–4 (10)	Candlestick Park	90–72	W2

Postseason

1987 Postseason Game Log

National League Championship Series (3–4)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Series	Report
1 NLCS	October 6	@ Cardinals	3–5	Mathews (1–0)	Reuschel (0–1)	Dayley (1)	Busch Stadium	55,331	0–1	L1
2 NLCS	October 7	@ Cardinals	5–0	Dravecky (1–0)	Tudor (0–1)		Busch Stadium	55,331	1–1	W1
3 NLCS	October 9	Cardinals	5–6	Forsch (1–0)	Robinson (0–1)	Worrell (1)	Candlestick Park	57,913	1–2	L1
4 NLCS	October 10	Cardinals	4–2	Krukow (1–0)	Cox (0–1)		Candlestick Park	57,997	2–2	W1
5 NLCS	October 11	Cardinals	6–3	Price (1–0)	Forsch (1–1)		Candlestick Park	59,363	3–2	W2
6 NLCS	October 13	@ Cardinals	0–1	Tudor (1–1)	Dravecky (1–1)	Dayley (2)	Busch Stadium	55,331	3–3	L1
7 NLCS	October 14	@ Cardinals	0–6	Cox (1–1)	Hammaker (0–1)		Busch Stadium	55,331	3–4	L2

Roster

1987 San Francisco Giants

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

33 Roger Craig

Coaches

42 Bill Fahey (First base)
5 Bob Lillis (Bench)
28 Jose Morales (Hitting)
34 Norm Sherry (Pitching)
1 Don Zimmer (Third base)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Bob Brenly	123	375	100	.267	18	51
1B	Will Clark	150	529	163	.308	35	91
2B	Robby Thompson	132	420	110	.262	10	44
3B	Kevin Mitchell	69	268	82	.306	15	44
SS	José Uribe	95	309	90	.291	5	30
LF	Jeffrey Leonard	131	503	141	.280	19	63
CF	Chili Davis	149	500	125	.250	24	76
RF	Candy Maldonado	118	442	129	.292	20	85

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mike Aldrete	126	357	116	.325	9	51
Chris Speier	111	317	79	.249	11	39
Bob Melvin	84	246	49	.199	11	31
Matt Williams	84	245	46	.188	8	21
Eddie Milner	101	214	54	.252	4	19
Chris Brown	38	132	32	.242	6	17
Joel Youngblood	69	91	23	.253	3	11
Harry Spilman	83	90	24	.267	1	14
Mark Wasinger	44	80	22	.275	1	3
Dave Henderson	15	21	5	.238	0	1
Mike Woodard	10	19	4	.211	0	1
Randy Kutcher	14	16	3	.188	0	1
Francisco Meléndez	12	16	5	.313	1	1
Iván DeJesús	9	10	2	.200	0	1
Jessie Reid	6	8	1	.125	1	1
Rob Wilfong	2	8	1	.125	1	2
Kirt Manwaring	6	7	1	.143	0	0
Mackey Sasser	2	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Atlee Hammaker	31	168.1	10	10	3.58	107
Mike Krukow	30	163.0	5	6	4.80	104
Dave Dravecky	18	112.1	7	5	3.20	78
Rick Reuschel	9	50.0	5	3	4.32	27
Roger Mason	5	26.0	1	1	4.50	18

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kelly Downs	41	186.0	12	9	3.63	137
Mike LaCoss	39	171.0	13	10	3.68	79
Mark Davis	20	70.2	4	5	4.71	51
Mark Grant	16	61.0	1	2	3.54	32

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Scott Garrelts	64	11	7	12	3.22	127
Jeff Robinson	63	6	8	10	2.79	82
Craig Lefferts	44	3	3	4	3.23	18
Jim Gott	30	1	0	0	4.50	63
Don Robinson	25	5	1	7	2.74	26
Joe Price	20	2	2	1	2.57	42
Greg Minton	15	1	0	1	3.47	9
Keith Comstock	15	2	0	1	3.05	21
Randy Bockus	12	1	0	0	3.63	9
Jon Perlman	10	0	0	0	3.97	3
John Burkett	3	0	0	0	4.50	5

National League Championship Series

Award winners

Chris Speier, 2B, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Wendell Kim
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Jack Mull
A	Fresno Giants	California League	R. J. Harrison
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Bill Evers
A-Short Season	Everett Giants	Northwest League	Joe Strain
Rookie	Pocatello Giants	Pioneer League	Rafael Landestoy

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↑ "Brad Gulden Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
↑ "Chuck Hensley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
↑ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
↑ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
↑ Dan Gladden at Baseball Reference
↑ "Player Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, from 1980 to 2021, Playing for SFG, requiring Innings Pitched >= 9.1, sorted by latest Date". Stathead. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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↑ Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
↑ Greg Minton at Baseball Reference
↑ Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference
↑ Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
↑ Mackey Sasser at Baseball Reference
↑ Rick Reuschel at Baseball Reference
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External links

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1987 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac

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[1] "Brad Gulden Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[2] "Chuck Hensley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[3] "Mike Jeffcoat Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[4] Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference

[5] Dan Gladden at Baseball Reference

[6] "Player Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, from 1980 to 2021, Playing for SFG, requiring Innings Pitched >= 9.1, sorted by latest Date". Stathead. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "1987 San Francisco Giants Roster". Baseball Almanac.

[9] Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference

[10] Greg Minton at Baseball Reference

[11] Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference

[12] Mark Davis at Baseball Reference

[13] Mackey Sasser at Baseball Reference

[14] Rick Reuschel at Baseball Reference

[15] Dave Henderson at Baseball Reference

[16] "Baseball Teams - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

[17] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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