The 1992 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 110th season in

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, their 35th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 33rd at

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. The team finished in fifth place in the

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with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses. This year, Giants owner

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agreed in principle to sell his team to a

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-based group of investors led by

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, who would then move the team to

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. However, in November 1992, National League owners nixed the move under pressure from San Francisco officials, and the Giants were sold to a group that kept them in San Francisco.

Offseason

* December 11, 1991: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Mike Remlinger to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba. *January 13, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. * January 30, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.Steve Lake Statistics
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Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 2, 1992: Steve Lake was released by the San Francisco Giants. *June 1, 1992:

Marvin Benard Marvin Larry Benard (born January 20, 1970) is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Personal life Benard moved to Los Angeles with his mother and father wh ...

was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.

Major League debuts

*Batters: **Craig Colbert (Apr 6) **Steve Hosey (Aug 29) **Jim McNamara (Apr 9) **John Patterson (Apr 6) *Pitchers: **Larry Carter (Sep 6) **Jim Pena (Jul 7) **Pat Rapp (Jul 10) **Steve Reed (Aug 30) **Kevin Rogers (Sep 4)

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''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

* Mike Felder CF, Willie Mac Award

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Farm system

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

References

External links

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