1969 San Francisco Giants season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = San Francisco Giants

| season = 1969

| misc =

| image =

| league = National League

| division = West

| ballpark = Candlestick Park

| city = San Francisco, California

| owners = Horace Stoneham

| general_managers = Chub Feeney

| managers = Clyde King

| television = KTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)

| radio = KSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson, Bill Rigney)

|}}

The 1969 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 87th season in Major League Baseball, their 12th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their tenth at Candlestick Park. The team finished second in the newly established National League West with a record of 90–72, 3 games behind the Atlanta Braves, their fifth consecutive season of finishing second. The Giants set a Major League record which still stands for the most double plays grounded into by a team in a single game, with 7 against the Houston Astros on May 4.{{cite web|title=Game Related Grounding Into Double Play Records|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rb_gidp2.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|access-date=May 14, 2012}}

Offseason

October 14, 1968: Jesús Alou was drafted from the Giants by the Montreal Expos as the 13th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alouje01.shtml Jesús Alou] at Baseball-Reference
December 6, 1968: Nate Oliver was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Charley Smith.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithch04.shtml Charley Smith] at Baseball-Reference
March 16, 1969, Giants pitching prospect Néstor Chávez was killed in a plane crash
March 28, 1969: Charley Smith was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

July 20, 1969: Pitcher Gaylord Perry hit the first home run of his career (he hit 6). It was in the third inning off pitcher Claude Osteen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196907200SFN|title = Box Score of Game played on Sunday, July 20, 1969 at Candlestick Park}}

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Opening Day starters =

= Notable transactions =

August 8, 1969: The Giants traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Don McMahon. The Giants completed the deal by sending César Gutiérrez to the Tigers on September 2.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gutiece01.shtml César Gutiérrez] at Baseball-Reference

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| 1969 San Francisco Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|42\|Bobby Bolin}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Ron Bryant}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Mike Davison}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Bob Garibaldi}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Joe Gibbon}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Ron Herbel}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Ron Kline}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Frank Linzy}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Juan Marichal}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Mike McCormick}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Don McMahon}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Gaylord Perry}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Rich Robertson}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Ray Sadecki}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Bob Barton}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Dick Dietz}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|John Harrell}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Jack Hiatt}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|John Stephenson}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|19\|Bob Burda}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Jim Davenport}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Bobby Etheridge}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Tito Fuentes}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|César Gutiérrez}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Ron Hunt}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Hal Lanier}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Don Mason}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Willie McCovey}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|25\|Bobby Bonds}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|George Foster}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Jim Ray Hart}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Ken Henderson}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Frank Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Dave Marshall}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Willie Mays}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Leon Wagner}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Ozzie Virgil}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|23\|Clyde King}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|46\|Larry Jansen}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Ozzie Virgil}} (Third base) {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Wes Westrum}} (First base)

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1969 San Francisco Giants

colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|46|Larry Jansen}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer| 3|Ozzie Virgil}} (Third base)

{{MLBplayer| 9|Wes Westrum}} (First base)

Player stats

style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates team leader

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| = Indicates league leader

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="5%" \| Pos. ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| R ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| RBI ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Dick\|Dietz}}	79	244	28	56	.230	11	35	0
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Willie\|McCovey}}	149	491	101	157	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|.320	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|45	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|126	0
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Ron\|Hunt}}	128	478	72	125	.262	3	41	9
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Jim\|Davenport}}	112	303	20	73	.241	2	42	0
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Hal\|Lanier}}	150	495	37	113	.228	0	35	0
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Dave\|Marshall\|Dave Marshall (baseball)}}	110	267	32	62	.232	2	33	1
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Willie\|Mays}}	117	403	64	114	.283	13	58	6
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Bobby\|Bonds}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|158	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|622	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|120*	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|161	.259	32	90	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|45

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1969.shtml 1969 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com]

Tied with Pete Rose

== Other batters ==

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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| R ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| RBI ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Henderson}}	113	374	42	84	.225	6	44	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|Mason\|Don Mason (baseball)}}	104	250	43	57	.228	0	13	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim Ray\|Hart}}	95	236	27	60	.254	3	26	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Hiatt}}	69	194	18	38	.196	7	34	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tito\|Fuentes}}	67	183	28	54	.295	1	14	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Burda}}	97	161	20	37	.230	6	27	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Etheridge\|Bobby Etheridge (baseball)}}	56	131	13	34	.260	1	10	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Barton}}	49	106	5	18	.170	0	1	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Stephenson\|John Stephenson (baseball)}}	22	27	2	6	.222	0	3	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|César\|Gutiérrez}}	15	23	4	5	.217	0	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Leon\|Wagner}}	11	12	0	4	.333	0	2	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Johnson\|Frank Johnson (1960s outfielder)}}	7	10	2	1	.100	0	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Harrell}}	2	6	0	3	.500	0	2	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|George\|Foster\|George Foster (baseball)}}	9	5	1	2	.400	0	1	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ozzie\|Virgil\|Ozzie Virgil, Sr.}}	1	1	0	0	.000	0	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| GS ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| BB ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gaylord\|Perry}}	40	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|39	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|325.1	19	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|14	2.49	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|91	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|233
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Juan\|Marichal}}	37	36	299.2	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|21	11	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|2.10	54	205
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|McCormick\|Mike McCormick (pitcher)}}	32	28	196.2	11	9	3.34	77	76
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Bolin}}	30	22	146.1	7	7	4.43	49	102
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ray\|Sadecki}}	29	17	138.1	5	8	4.23	53	104

== Other pitchers ==

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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ron\|Bryant}}	16	57.2	4	3	4.37	30
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rich\|Robertson\|Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher)}}	17	44.1	1	3	5.48	20
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ron\|Kline}}	7	11.0	0	2	4.09	7
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Davison\|Mike Davison (baseball)}}	1	2.0	0	0	4.50	2

== Relief pitchers ==

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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SV ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Linzy}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|58	116.1	14	9	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|11	3.64	62
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ron\|Herbel}}	39	87.1	4	1	1	4.02	34
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Gibbon}}	16	20.0	1	3	0	3.60	9
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|McMahon}}	13	23.2	3	1	2	3.04	21

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Phoenix Giants|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=Charlie Fox

|level17=AA |team17=Amarillo Giants|league17=Texas League|manager17=Andy Gilbert

|level18=A |team18=Fresno Giants|league18=California League|manager18=Dennis Sommers

|level19=A |team19=Decatur Commodores|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Frank Funk

|level20=Rookie|team20=Great Falls Giants|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Harvey Koepf

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

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1969.shtml 1969 San Francisco Giants team] at Baseball-Reference
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=SFN 1969 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]

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