⭐ Division Winner

1987 San Francisco Giants

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1987 San Francisco Giants went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 783 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Will Clark (35 HR, 91 RBI) and Mike LaCoss (13-10, 3.68 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 %
1st Rank
783 R 669 RA
Diff +114

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⚡ Quick Stats

783 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+114 Run Diff
1,917K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .324 1% below the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .429 7% above the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 3.68 10% better than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 783 7% above the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,917,863
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Avg per Game 23,677

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Mike Aldrete 0.325 2 Will Clark 0.308 3 Kevin Mitchell 0.306 4 Candy Maldonado 0.292 5 Jose Uribe 0.291

Home Runs

1 Will Clark 35 2 Chili Davis 24 3 Candy Maldonado 20 4 Jeffrey Leonard 19 5 Bob Brenly 18

RBI

1 Will Clark 91 2 Candy Maldonado 85 3 Chili Davis 76 4 Jeffrey Leonard 63 5 Mike Aldrete 51
1987 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Will Clark 150 529 89 163 29 5 35 91 49 98 5 0.308
Jeffrey Leonard 131 503 70 141 29 4 19 63 21 68 16 0.280
Chili Davis 149 500 80 125 22 1 24 76 72 109 16 0.250
Candy Maldonado 118 442 69 129 28 4 20 85 34 78 8 0.292
Robby Thompson 132 420 62 110 26 5 10 44 40 91 16 0.262
Bob Brenly 123 375 55 100 19 1 18 51 47 85 10 0.267
Mike Aldrete 126 357 50 116 18 2 9 51 43 50 6 0.325
Chris Speier 111 317 39 79 13 0 11 39 42 51 4 0.249
Jose Uribe 95 309 44 90 16 5 5 30 24 35 12 0.291
Kevin Mitchell 69 268 49 82 13 1 15 44 28 50 9 0.306
Bob Melvin 84 246 31 49 8 0 11 31 17 44 0 0.199
Matt Williams 84 245 28 46 9 2 8 21 16 68 4 0.188
Eddie Milner 101 214 38 54 14 0 4 19 24 33 10 0.252
Chris Brown 38 132 17 32 6 0 6 17 9 16 1 0.242
Joel Youngblood 69 91 9 23 3 0 3 11 5 13 1 0.253
Harry Spilman 83 90 5 24 5 0 1 14 9 20 1 0.267
Mark Wasinger 44 80 16 22 3 0 1 3 8 14 2 0.275
Atlee Hammaker 31 57 0 7 0 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.123
Kelly Downs 41 56 1 8 1 0 0 6 1 23 0 0.143
Mike Krukow 30 54 1 9 2 0 0 7 2 27 0 0.167
Mike LaCoss 39 50 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 16 0 0.060
Dave Dravecky 18 38 3 5 1 0 0 0 3 18 1 0.132
Mark Davis 21 23 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.217
Dave Henderson 15 21 2 5 2 0 0 1 8 5 2 0.238
Rick Reuschel 9 19 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0.105
Mike Woodard 10 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.211
Jeff Robinson 63 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.111
Randy Kutcher 14 16 7 3 1 1 0 1 1 5 1 0.188
Francisco Melendez 12 16 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.312
Mark Grant 16 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Don Robinson 25 11 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.273
Ivan de Jesus 9 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Scott Garrelts 65 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.200
Jim Gott 30 10 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.100
Roger Mason 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Jessie Reid 6 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.125
Rob Wilfong 2 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0.125
Kirt Manwaring 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Joe Price 20 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Craig Lefferts 44 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Mackey Sasser 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Minton 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Bockus 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Burkett 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Keith Comstock 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jon Perlman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Joe Price 2.57 2 Don Robinson 2.74 3 Jeff Robinson 2.79 4 Dave Dravecky 3.20 5 Scott Garrelts 3.22

Wins

1 Mike LaCoss 13 2 Kelly Downs 12 3 Scott Garrelts 11 4 Atlee Hammaker 10 5 Dave Dravecky 7

Strikeouts

1 Kelly Downs 137 2 Scott Garrelts 127 3 Atlee Hammaker 107 4 Mike Krukow 104 5 Jeff Robinson 82
1987 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kelly Downs 12 9 3.63 41 28 1 186.0 185 75 67 137
Mike LaCoss 13 10 3.68 39 26 0 171.0 184 70 63 79
Atlee Hammaker 10 10 3.58 31 27 0 168.1 159 67 57 107
Mike Krukow 5 6 4.80 30 28 0 163.0 182 87 46 104
Dave Dravecky 7 5 3.20 18 18 0 112.1 115 40 33 78
Scott Garrelts 11 7 3.22 64 0 12 106.1 70 38 55 127
Jeff Robinson 6 8 2.79 63 0 10 96.2 69 30 48 82
Mark Davis 4 5 4.71 20 11 0 70.2 72 37 28 51
Mark Grant 1 2 3.54 16 8 1 61.0 66 24 21 32
Jim Gott 1 0 4.50 30 3 0 56.0 53 28 32 63
Rick Reuschel 5 3 4.32 9 8 0 50.0 44 24 7 27
Craig Lefferts 3 3 3.23 44 0 4 47.1 36 17 18 18
Don Robinson 5 1 2.74 25 0 7 42.2 39 13 18 26
Joe Price 2 2 2.57 20 0 1 35.0 19 10 13 42
Roger Mason 1 1 4.50 5 5 0 26.0 30 13 10 18
Greg Minton 1 0 3.47 15 0 1 23.1 30 9 10 9
Keith Comstock 2 0 3.05 15 0 1 20.2 19 7 10 21
Randy Bockus 1 0 3.63 12 0 0 17.1 17 7 4 9
Jon Perlman 0 0 3.97 10 0 0 11.1 11 5 4 3
John Burkett 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 6.0 7 3 3 5

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (46)

Mike Aldrete Randy Bockus Bob Brenly Chris Brown John Burkett Will Clark Keith Comstock Chili Davis Mark Davis Kelly Downs Dave Dravecky Scott Garrelts +34 more

46 players

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The 1987 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1987 San Francisco Giants reads 90 wins and 72 losses, good for 1st in the NL West. This was a year in which the San Francisco Giants took the division title. Runs came in at 783 scored against 669 allowed (+114). The staff ERA of 3.68 was 10% better than the league average of 4.08. Measured against the 731-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead.

Attendance at Candlestick Park totaled 1,917,863 for the year. Will Clark topped the San Francisco Giants with 35 home runs. Mike LaCoss led the pitchers with 13 wins. Kelly Downs struck out 137, the most on the club. The saves leader was Scott Garrelts with 12. In the NL Championship Series, the San Francisco Giants lost to SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1987 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1987 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1987 San Francisco Giants make the playoffs?
The 1987 San Francisco Giants finished first in their division.
Who led the 1987 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Will Clark led the 1987 San Francisco Giants with 35 home runs.
What was the 1987 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1987 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 1987 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1987 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1987 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
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