1969 San Francisco Giants

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1969 San Francisco Giants went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 636, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie McCovey (45 HR, 126 RBI) and Juan Marichal (21-11, 2.10 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
713 R 636 RA
Diff +77

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713 Runs Scored
636 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
873K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .242 3% below the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .334 5% above the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .360 2% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.26 9% better than the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 713 8% above the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 873,603
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Avg per Game 10,785

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Willie McCovey 0.320 2 Tito Fuentes 0.295 3 Willie Mays 0.283 4 Ron Hunt 0.262 5 Bobby Etheridge 0.260

Home Runs

1 Willie McCovey 45 2 Bobby Bonds 32 3 Willie Mays 13 4 Dick Dietz 11 5 Jack Hiatt 7

RBI

1 Willie McCovey 126 2 Bobby Bonds 90 3 Willie Mays 58 4 Ken Henderson 44 5 Jim Davenport 42
1969 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonds 158 622 120 161 25 6 32 90 81 187 45 0.259
Hal Lanier 150 495 37 113 9 1 0 35 25 68 0 0.228
Willie McCovey 149 491 101 157 26 2 45 126 121 66 0 0.320
Ron Hunt 128 478 72 125 23 3 3 41 51 47 9 0.262
Willie Mays 117 403 64 114 17 3 13 58 49 71 6 0.283
Ken Henderson 113 374 42 84 14 4 6 44 42 64 6 0.225
Jim Davenport 112 303 20 73 10 1 2 42 29 37 0 0.241
Dave Marshall 110 267 32 62 7 1 2 33 40 68 1 0.232
Don Mason 104 250 43 57 4 2 0 13 36 29 1 0.228
Dick Dietz 79 244 28 56 8 1 11 35 53 53 0 0.230
Jim Ray Hart 95 236 27 60 9 0 3 26 28 49 0 0.254
Jack Hiatt 69 194 18 38 4 0 7 34 48 58 0 0.196
Tito Fuentes 67 183 28 54 4 3 1 14 15 25 2 0.295
Bob Burda 97 161 20 37 8 0 6 27 21 12 0 0.230
Bobby Etheridge 56 131 13 34 9 0 1 10 19 26 0 0.260
Gaylord Perry 40 117 5 14 1 0 1 2 4 47 0 0.120
Juan Marichal 38 109 3 15 1 1 0 3 4 22 0 0.138
Bob Barton 49 106 5 18 2 0 0 1 9 19 0 0.170
Mike McCormick 32 66 6 9 1 0 1 4 4 31 0 0.136
Ray Sadecki 30 40 6 5 0 0 1 5 7 13 0 0.125
Bobby Bolin 30 39 6 6 2 0 1 5 8 18 0 0.154
Frank Linzy 58 30 1 8 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.267
John Stephenson 22 27 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.222
Cesar Gutierrez 15 23 4 5 1 0 0 0 6 2 1 0.217
Ron Herbel 39 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Ron Bryant 16 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.188
Leon Wagner 11 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.333
Frank Johnson 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Rich Robertson 17 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
John Harrell 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.500
George Foster 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Joe Gibbon 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don McMahon 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bob Garibaldi 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ozzie Virgil 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Kline 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Juan Marichal 2.10 2 Gaylord Perry 2.49 3 Mike McCormick 3.34 4 Frank Linzy 3.64 5 Ron Herbel 4.02

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 21 2 Gaylord Perry 19 3 Frank Linzy 14 4 Mike McCormick 11 5 Bobby Bolin 7

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 233 2 Juan Marichal 205 3 Ray Sadecki 104 4 Bobby Bolin 102 5 Mike McCormick 76
1969 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 19 14 2.49 40 39 0 325.1 290 90 91 233
Juan Marichal 21 11 2.10 37 36 0 299.2 244 70 54 205
Mike McCormick 11 9 3.34 32 28 0 196.2 175 73 77 76
Bobby Bolin 7 7 4.43 30 22 0 146.1 149 72 49 102
Ray Sadecki 5 8 4.23 29 17 0 138.1 137 65 53 104
Frank Linzy 14 9 3.64 58 0 11 116.1 129 47 38 62
Ron Herbel 4 1 4.02 39 4 1 87.1 92 39 23 34
Ron Bryant 4 3 4.37 16 8 1 57.2 60 28 25 30
Rich Robertson 1 3 5.48 17 7 0 44.1 53 27 21 20
Don McMahon 3 1 3.04 13 0 2 23.2 13 8 9 21
Joe Gibbon 1 3 3.60 16 0 2 20.0 15 8 13 9
Ron Kline 0 2 4.09 7 0 0 11.0 16 5 6 7
Bob Garibaldi 0 1 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 6 1 2 1
Mike Davison 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 2

👥 Roster (37)

Bob Barton Bobby Bolin Bobby Bonds Ron Bryant Bob Burda Jim Davenport Mike Davison Dick Dietz Bobby Etheridge George Foster Tito Fuentes Bob Garibaldi +25 more

37 players

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The 1969 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1969 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72, a .556 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL West. Runs came in at 713 scored against 636 allowed (+77). Against a league average of .250, the 1969 San Francisco Giants batted .242. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.26 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 873,603 in attendance, about 10,785 a game. For power, Willie McCovey led the way with 45 homers. Bobby Bonds collected the most hits, 161. Juan Marichal was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Gaylord Perry with 233. Frank Linzy closed out 11 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1969 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1969 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1969 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie McCovey led the 1969 San Francisco Giants with 45 home runs.
What was the 1969 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1969 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1969 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1969 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1969 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1969 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie McCovey (45 HR, 126 RBI) and Juan Marichal (21-11, 2.10 ERA).
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