The 1990 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 108th season in

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, their 33rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 31st at

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. The team finished in third place in the

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with an 85–77 record, 6 games behind the

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Offseason

* December 3, 1990:

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was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * January 19, 1990:

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was signed as a free agent by the Giants.

Regular season

* In a game against the

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, Gary Carter broke the National League record set by Al López for most games caught by a catcher. It was Carter's 1,862nd game as a catcher.

Opening Day starters

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* Brett Butler *

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* Kevin Mitchell * Rick Reuschel *

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* José Uribe * Matt Williams

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 5, 1990: Greg Booker was signed as a free agent by the Giants. *April 8, 1990: Rick Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. * June 23, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the Giants. * June 24, 1990: Rick Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * August 12, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was released by the Giants.

Draft picks

*June 4, 1990: Rikkert Faneyte was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed March 19, 1991.

Major League debuts

*Batters: **Steve Decker (Sep 18) **Mark Leonard (Jul 21) **Rick Parker (May 4) **Andres Santana (Sep 16) *Pitchers: **Mark Dewey (Aug 24) **Eric Gunderson (Apr 11) **Paul McClellan (Sep 2) **Rafael Novoa (Jul 31)

Roster

Player stats

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Award winners

* Steve Bedrosian P, Willie Mac Award *Will Clark, National League Leader, Sacrifice Flies (13)

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* Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams

Farm system

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References

External links

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