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Titles: 1962 NL Pennant (Lost to Yankees in World Series)

Top San Francisco Players of the First Dozen Years

Pitchers:

BallPark:

Juan Marichal (55.33) - 122

Seals Stadium (1958-1959)

Mike McCormick (15.28) - 56

Candelstick Park (1960 - 1969)

Gaylord Perry (27.07) - 53

Jack Sanford (12.44) - 49

Team Name:

Frank Linzy (10.38) - 35

Giants

Sam Jones (6.81) - 29

Bob Bolin (14.08) - 28

Owner:

Billy O'Dell (8.26) - 26

Horace Stoneham

Johnny Antonelli (9.35) - 24

Stu Miller (11.08) - 24

General Manager:

Ray Sadecki (3.02) - 13

Chub Feeney

Bob Shaw (5.3) - 13

Ron Herbel (4.3) - 10

Managers:

Billy Pierce (4.04) - 8

Bill Rigney (1958-1960)

Masanori Murakami (1.56) - 2

Tom Sheehan (1960)

Eddie Fisher (1.83) - 0

Al Dark (1961 - 1964)

Herman Franks (1965-1968)

Catchers:

Clyde King (1969)

Tom Haller (19.01) - 45

Ed Bailey (6.68) - 23

No Hitters:

Bob Schmidt (2.01) - 15

Juan Marichal (1963)

Jack Hiatt (5.9) - 8

Gaylord Perry (1968)

Dick Dietz (3.21) - 8

Hall of Famers:

First Basemen:

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey (47.59) - 100

Juan Marichal

Gaylord Perry

Second Baseman:

Orlando Cepeda

Hal Lanier (1.98) - 24

Willie McCovey

Ron Hunt (8.7) - 10

Tito Fuentes (3.03) - 8

Rookie of the Year

Orlando Cepeda (1958)

ShortStop:

Willie McCovey (1959)

Jose Pagan (2.87) - 17

Daryl Spencer (5.65) - 13

MVP

Ed Bressoud (3.84) - 8

Willie Mays (1965)

Willie McCovey (1969)

Third Base:

Jim Ray Hart (24.05) - 47

Cy Young

Jim Davenport (18.29) - 37

Mike McCormick (1967)

Outfield:

Notable Events:

Willie Mays (102.24) - 207

Orlando Cepeda (30.42) - 76

1958 - The Giants move to San Francisco. They are a very entertaining

Felipe Alou (17.21) - 32

club thru their first dozen seasons. They are also reasonably successful

Bobby Bonds (9.06) - 26

averaging eighty nine wins, but only win one pennant. GM Chub Feeney was

Willie Kirkland (7.01) - 20

expert at signing young hard hitting outfielders. Not so good anywhere else.

Harvey Kuenn (3.32) - 15

Adding outfielders to a squad that already had a young Willie Mays was

Jesus Alou (0.02) - 15

probably not what you wanted to prioritize. Anyway, they signed Willie

Jackie Brandt (1.66) - 12

Kirkland, Willie McCovey, Leon Wagner, Orlando Cepeda, Bill White,

Matty Alou (0.82) - 7

Felipe Alou, Jesus Alou, Matty Alou, Jim Ray Hart, Manny Mota,

Leon Wagner (2.87) - 3

Ken Henderson, Jose Cardenal, Bobby Bonds, George Foster,

Gary Matthews and Gary Maddox. San Francisco spent much of the

Notable Events:

decade trading these guys to try to fill in gaps in other positions, particularly

pitching. They never could quite get over the hump. The 1958 Giants roster

1962 - The Giants lose a tight seven game World Series to the

contained a number of players who would help them moving forward:

Yankees ending on a screaming liner by Willie McCovey right at

□ Centerfielder Willie Mays, 27, arguably the best player of all time

Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson off of Yankee ace

□ First Base Bill White, 24, signed as a free agent in 1953

Ralph Terry with Mays on third.

□ Outfield Willie Kirkland, 24, signed as a free agent in 1953

□ Pitcher Johnny Antonelli, 28, picked up in a deal with the Braves in 1954

1963 - Hall of Fame righthander Gaylord Perry, 23, is a rookie. He was

□ Outfield Leon Wagner, signed as a free agent in 1954

signed in 1958

□ First Base Orlando Cepeda, 20, signed as a free agent in 1955

□ Third Base Jim Davenport, 24, signed as a free agent in 1955

1963 - Outfielder Jesus Alou, 21, is a rookie He was signed in 1958

□ Outfield Felipe Alou, 23, signed as a free agent in 1955

□ Pitcher Mike McCormick, 19, signed as a free agent in 1956

1963 - 3B Jim Ray Hart, 21, is a rookie. He was signed in 1960

□ Outfield Jackie Brandt, 24, obtained from Cards in 9 player deal in 1956

□ Pitcher Stu Miller, 30, obtained from Phillies for Jim Hearn in 1957

1963 - Outfielder Jose Cardenal, 19, is a rookie. He was signed in 1960

He's dealt to the Angels for journeyman catcher Jack Hiatt in '64

1959 - Righthander Jack Sanford, 30, is obtained from the Phillies

for Ruben Gomez in a steal

1963 - Righty reliever Frank Linzy, 22, is a rookie. He was signed in 1960

1959 - No need to keep Bill White around when you've got Orlando Cepeda.

1963 - Giants field an all-brother outfield of Felipe, Matty and Jesus Alou

White is traded to the Cards for Sad Sam Jones. Altho' Jones had a couple

of nice years for the Giants, this was a minus deal as White was a stud

1964 - Catcher Randy Hundley, 22, is a rookie. He was signed in 1960

1959 - Slugger Willie McCovey is rookie of the year on the heels of Orlando

1965 - Outfielder Ken Henderson, 19, is a rookie. He was signed in 1964

Cepeda winning the award in 1958. Mays-McCovey-Cepeda was an

awsome middle of the lineup and they were young. All three Hall of Famers.

1965 - 2B Tito Fuentes, 21, is a rookie. He was signed in 1962

McCovey, 21, was originally signed in 1955

1966 - Twenty five year old lefthander Ray Sadecki is obtained from

1960 - Outfielder Matty Alou, 21, is a rookie. He was signed in 1957

the Cards in exchange for Orlando Cepeda. This deal was a disaster.

1960 - Hall of Fame righthander Juan Marichal, 22, is a rookie. He was the

1967 - Nineteen year old lefty Ron Bryant is a rookie. He was picked

ace of the staff in the Sixties. Juan was signed in 1957

in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft

1960 - Lefthander Billy O'Dell, 27, and righthander Billy Loes, 30, are obtained

1967 - Mike McCormick wins Cy Young. He is also Comeback Player

from the Orioles for Jackie Brandt. This was a classic win-win deal as the

of the year.

Orioles were swimming in good pitchers and the Giants were swimming

in good outfielders. O'Dell would have a couple of nice seasons for SF

1967 - Orlando Cepeda, who was traded away by the Giants the

previous season, wins the NL MVP Award as he leads St. Louis to a

1960 - The Giants move out of Seals Stadium and into Candlestick Park

World Series title. Giant fans are understandably unhappy particularly

Candlestick Park was a typical Stoneham not think it thru blunder. It was a cold,

because the guy he was traded for, Ray Sadecki, stunk up the place

dank venue with high winds - you have to wonder if Stoneham didn't have a deed

for the Golden Gate Bridge that someone sold him buried amongst his posessions

1968 - Outfielder Gary Matthews,17, is selected in the first round

of the draft. He is a rookie four years hence

1961 - Catcher Tom Haller, 24, is a rookie. He was signed in 1958

1968 - Outfielder Gary Maddox, 18, is selected in the second round

1961 - Righthander Bobby Bolin, 22, is a rookie. He was signed in 1956

of the draft. He is a rookie four years hence.

1961 - Stu Miller is blown off the mound in one of the two all star games played

1968 - Outfielder Bobby Bonds, 22, is a rookie. He was signed in

that season - this one took place in Candlestick Park

'64. People thought Bonds would be the next Willie Mays. They

were wrong. Altho' that was an unfair comparison to put on any player

1962 - Outfielder Manny Mota, 24, is a rookie. He was signed in 1957

and Bobby turned out to be a pretty good player, but always

disappointed because he was not Mays.

1962 - Ace Lefty Billy Pierce, 35, is obtained in a deal with the White Sox

He was a big contributor to the pennant drive going 16-6

1969 - Outfielder George Foster, 20, is a rookie. He was drafted in the

third round of the 1968 draft.

1962 -The Giants beat the Dodgers in best of three playoff to win the pennant

This was their first world series appearance in San Francisco. The next one

1969 - The Giants finish second for the fifth season in a row

would be 27 years hence in 1989.

1969 - Chub Feeney leaves as Giants GM. This is a real blow to the

franchise as he was never really replaced. During Chub's twenty

three year tenure, the Giants were perennial contenders.