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1979 San Francisco Giants (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980) 71-91, Finished 4th in NL Western Division View League Standings and Leaders Scored 672 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89 Managed by Joe Altobelli and Dave Bristol Ballpark: Candlestick Park (ballparks.com) Attendance: 1,456,402 (9th of 12) Park Factors   (multi-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 94   (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 93   Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates BaseballAmerica.com: Team Executives Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms News & Views: ThinkFactory, BallHype, ArmchairGM BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

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Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Dennis Littlejohn   24   63  193   15   38   6  1   1   13  21   46  .197  .272  .254   0   0   4   0   5   3   4   49
1B *Willie McCovey      41  117  353   34   88   9  0  15   57  36   70  .249  .318  .402   0   2   7   1   0   3   2  102
2B  Joe Strain          25   67  257   27   62   8  1   1   12  13   21  .241  .285  .292   8   4   5   3  11   1   0   63
3B *Darrell Evans       32  160  562   68  142  23  2  17   70  91   80  .253  .356  .391   6   7   6   2   1   5  14  111
SS  Johnnie LeMaster    25  108  343   42   87  11  2   3   29  23   55  .254  .304  .324   9   5   6   2   3   1   1   77
LF *Terry Whitfield     26  133  394   52  113  20  4   5   44  36   47  .287  .349  .396   5   4  15   4   7   4   6  110
CF #Billy North         31  142  460   87  119  15  4   5   30  96   84  .259  .386  .341  58  24   5   1   1   3   3  107
RF  Jack Clark          23  143  527   84  144  25  2  26   86  63   95  .273  .348  .476  11   8   9   1   1   6   6  130
    Mike Ivie           26  133  402   58  115  18  3  27   89  47   80  .286  .359  .547   5   1  10   1   0   4   7  152
    Larry Herndon       25  132  354   35   91  14  5   7   36  29   70  .257  .313  .384   8   6   3   1   3   2   5   96
   #Roger Metzger       31   94  259   24   65   7  8   0   31  23   31  .251  .311  .340  11   3   6   0   5   1   2   84
    Bill Madlock        28   69  249   37   65   9  2   7   41  18   19  .261  .309  .398  11   3   3   0   1   2   3   98
    Marc Hill           27   63  169   20   35   3  0   3   15  26   25  .207  .308  .278   0   1   5   0   2   3   5   67
    Rob Andrews         26   75  154   22   40   3  0   2   13   8    9  .260  .289  .318   4   1   5   0   4   4   0   71
    Mike Sadek          33   63  126   14   30   5  0   1   11  15   24  .238  .322  .302   1   0   6   1   4   1   2   77
   *Max Venable         22   55   85   12   14   1  1   0    3  10   18  .165  .260  .200   3   3   0   1   1   0   1   32
   *Greg Johnston       24   42   74    5   15   2  0   1    7   2   17  .203  .224  .270   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   39
   #John Tamargo        27   30   60    7   12   3  0   2    6   4    8  .200  .239  .350   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   64
    Hector Cruz         26   16   25    2    3   0  0   0    1   3    7  .120  .214  .120   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   -3
    Bob Kearney         22    2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    0       1.000         0   0   0   0   0   0   0     

   #Vida Blue           29   37   83    7   10   1  0   1    3   6   35  .120  .180  .169   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   -1
   *Bob Knepper         25   35   66    6   12   4  0   1    9   1   24  .182  .203  .288   0   0   0   1   9   1   0   37
    John Montefusco     29   24   42    3    7   3  1   0    3   1   11  .167  .186  .286   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   31
   *John Curtis         31   29   34    3    5   1  0   0    3   2    9  .147  .216  .176   0   0   0   1   6   0   0   12
    Ed Halicki          28   33   34    3    7   1  0   0    1   1    9  .206  .229  .235   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   31
    Ed Whitson          24   18   32    1    5   0  0   0    2   0   10  .156  .156  .156   0   0   0   0   5   0   0  -11
   *Philip Nastu        24   25   24    1    1   0  0   0    1   3    7  .042  .148  .042   0   0   0   0   4   0   0  -44
    Tom Griffin         31   59   14    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    6  .071  .071  .071   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -60
   *Dave Roberts        34   26    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   #Gary Lavelle        30   70    4    2    1   0  0   0    0   0    2  .250  .250  .250   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   42
   #Greg Minton         27   46    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    1  .000  .200  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -38
    Randy Moffitt       30   29    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Pedro Borbon        32   30    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   89
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.1  162 5395  672 1328 192 36 125  616 580  925  .246  .319  .365 140  73 100  20  89  47  61   98
    Rank among 12 NL teams        11    8   11  12  9   7        3    1    11     7     9   3   4                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Vida Blue           29  34   5.01  14  14  0  34   0  10   0  237.0  246  143  132  23  111  138 1041   8   1  0  11  70
SP *Bob Knepper         25  34   4.64   9  12  0  34   0   6   2  207.3  241  117  107  30   77  123  926   6   3  1   8  76
SP  John Montefusco     29  22   3.94   3   8  0  22   0   0   0  137.0  145   64   60  15   51   76  585   3   2  0   7  89
SP  Ed Halicki          28  33   4.58   5   8  0  19   3   3   1  125.7  134   82   64  12   47   81  562   2   3  1   8  77
SP *John Curtis         31  27   4.18  10   9  0  18   5   3   2  120.7  121   62   56  15   42   85  520   8   0  0   7  84
SP  Ed Whitson          24  18   3.95   5   8  0  17   1   2   0  100.3   98   47   44   5   39   62  439   3   4  1   6  89
SP *Philip Nastu        24  25   4.32   3   4  0  14   1   1   0  100.0  105   51   48  14   41   47  435   2   2  0   5  81

CL *Gary Lavelle        30  70   2.51   7   9 20   0  55   0   0   96.7   86   31   27   5   42   80  407   2   2  4  15 140
RP  Tom Griffin         31  59   3.91   5   6  2   3  13   0   0   94.3   83   46   41   9   46   82  407   5   4  0   8  90
RP  Greg Minton         27  46   1.81   4   3  4   0  18   0   0   79.7   59   25   16   0   27   33  314   8   2  2   7 195
RP  Pedro Borbon        32  30   4.89   4   3  3   0  13   0   0   46.0   56   28   25   7   13   26  202   0   0  0   3  72
RP  Randy Moffitt       30  28   7.71   2   5  2   0  13   0   0   35.0   53   33   30   5   14   16  170   1   2  0   6  46

   *Dave Roberts        34  26   2.57   0   2  3   1  11   0   0   42.0   42   15   12   3   18   23  182   2   1  0   3 137
   *Al Holland          26   3   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    7.0    3    0    0   0    5    7   29   0   0  0   0    
    Ed Plank            27   4   7.36   0   0  0   0   3   0   0    3.7    9    5    3   0    2    1   22   0   0  0   1  48
    Joe Coleman         32   5   0.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    3.7    3    2    0   0    2    0   18   0   1  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.3 162   4.16  71  91 34 162 137  25   6 1436.0 1484  751  664 143  577  880 6259  50  27  9  95  84
    Rank among 12 NL teams         10   9   4  6           9  10     11    9   11       12   11    3

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- DLittlejohn 536 62 63 366 43 6 7 .986 6 15 65 30 MHill 445 54 58 283 31 3 4 .991 2 19 39 28 MSadek 346 34 60 246 21 2 2 .993 9 15 31 12 JTamargo 108 12 17 61 5 1 4 .985 0 1 9 6 BKearney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1436 162 162 956 100 12 17 .989 17 50 144 76 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WMcCovey 724 86 89 740 48 10 60 .987 9.79 MIvie 701 76 98 724 40 4 51 .995 9.80 BMadlock 8 0 5 9 0 0 3 1.000 10.12 MHill 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 1475 88 14 115 .991 9.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *5.42 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JStrain 547 65 67 147 188 6 32 .982 5.50 BMadlock 525 63 63 137 144 7 32 .976 4.82 RAndrews 307 29 53 96 101 9 21 .956 5.77 RMetzger 55 5 10 14 18 0 4 1.000 5.24 MIvie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 394 451 22 89 .975 5.30 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *2.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DEvans 1385 157 159 129 369 30 28 .943 3.24 HCruz 18 2 2 3 2 1 0 .833 2.50 MIvie 16 2 4 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.87 RAndrews 10 1 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.75 JClark 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 JStrain 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 RMetzger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 137 377 31 28 .943 3.22 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .965 *5.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JLeMaster 837 94 106 160 303 20 52 .959 4.97 RMetzger 598 68 78 108 219 15 34 .956 4.92 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 268 522 35 86 .958 4.95 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 *2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- TWhitfield 843 93 105 167 11 8 3 .957 1.90 LHerndon 291 34 39 63 5 3 1 .958 2.10 MIvie 182 24 24 25 3 0 0 1.000 1.38 GJohnston 78 8 12 18 0 1 0 .947 2.06 HCruz 20 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 MVenable 17 1 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 JClark 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 281 19 12 4 .962 1.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 *2.82 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BNorth 994 126 129 302 8 4 2 .987 2.81 LHerndon 428 36 82 120 5 5 2 .962 2.62 GJohnston 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.12 MVenable 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 TWhitfield 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 424 13 9 4 .980 2.74 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.19 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JClark 1176 134 138 258 12 5 7 .982 2.07 MVenable 150 16 21 27 1 3 0 .903 1.68 LHerndon 84 11 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.39 GJohnston 18 1 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 HCruz 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.40 MSadek 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 308 13 8 7 .976 2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.33 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- JClark 1179 134 140 261 13 5 7 .982 2.09 BNorth 994 126 130 300 8 4 2 .987 2.79 TWhitfield 845 93 106 167 10 8 3 .957 1.88 LHerndon 804 81 122 196 10 8 2 .963 2.31 MIvie 182 24 24 25 3 0 0 1.000 1.38 MVenable 170 17 25 30 2 3 0 .914 1.69 GJohnston 104 9 17 27 1 1 0 .966 2.41 HCruz 25 2 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.78 MSadek 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1436 162 162 1011 47 29 14 .973 2.21 162 162 162 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *1.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- VBlue 237 34 34 10 42 1 5 .981 1.97 BKnepper 207 34 34 8 26 5 1 .872 1.48 JMontefusco 137 22 22 9 20 1 2 .967 1.91 EHalicki 125 19 33 9 19 4 1 .875 2.00 JCurtis 120 18 27 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.27 EWhitson 100 17 18 2 15 2 1 .895 1.53 PNastu 100 14 25 6 14 1 4 .952 1.80 GLavelle 96 0 70 4 13 1 0 .944 1.58 TGriffin 94 3 59 5 19 1 1 .960 2.29 GMinton 79 0 46 3 23 1 2 .963 2.94 PBorbon 46 0 30 4 3 1 0 .875 1.37 DRoberts 42 1 26 1 9 1 1 .909 2.14 RMoffitt 35 0 28 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.54 AHolland 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 JColeman 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 EPlank 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 .500 2.43 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1436 162 162 67 221 20 19 .935 1.81 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders Batting Average Clark .273 On-base % North .386 Slugging % Clark .476 OPS Clark .824 Games Evans 160 At Bats Evans 562 Plate Appearances (approx.) Evans 661 Runs North 87 Hits Clark 144 Total Bases Clark 251 Doubles Clark 25 Triples Metzger 8 Home Runs Ivie 27 RBI Ivie 89 Bases on Balls North 96 Strikeouts Clark 95 Stolen Bases North 58 Singles Evans 100 Adjusted OPS+ Clark 130 Runs Created Clark 88 Adjusted Batting Runs Ivie 28 Batting Wins Ivie 2.8 Extra-Base Hits Clark 53 Times on Base Evans 235 Offensive Win% Clark .624 Hit By Pitch Whitfield 4 Sac. Hits Strain 11 Sac. Flies Clark 6 Intentional Walks Evans 14 Grounded into Double Plays Whitfield 15 Caught Stealing North 24 Power/Speed Number Clark 15.5 At Bats per Strikeout Evans 7.0 At Bats per Home Run Clark 20.3 Outs Evans 439

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders ERA Knepper 4.64 Wins Blue 14 Won-Loss % Curtis .526 BB + H per IP (WHIP) Blue 1.506 Hits Allowed/9IP Blue 9.34 Bases on Balls/9IP Knepper 3.34 Strikeouts/9IP Knepper 5.34 Games Lavelle 70 Saves Lavelle 20 Innings Blue 237.0 Strikeouts Blue 138 Games Started Blue and Knepper 34 Comp. Games Blue 10 Shutouts Curtis and Knepper 2 Home Runs Allow. Knepper 30 Bases On Balls Allow. Blue 111 Hits Allowed Blue 246 SO to Walk Knepper 1.60 Losses Blue 14 Earned Runs Allow. Blue 132 Wild Pitches Blue, Curtis, and Minton 8 Hit Batsmen Griffin and Whitson 4 Batters Faced Blue 1041 Games Finished Lavelle 55 Adjusted ERA+ Knepper 76

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