September 15th, 2012
Triples
The previous 12 triples Angel Pagan hit were from the left side…
Here’s the important information from tonight:
- 17 Games to go
- Giants 3 – D’backs 2
- Cardinals 3 – Dodgers 4
- Giants are 7.5 games in first place
- Our magic number is 10
- Angel Pagan is in sole possession of 1st place on the SF-era list for most triples in a season.
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- The previous 12 triples Angel Pagan hit were from the left side…
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- …his 13th was from the right side of the plate.
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- He is leading the ML in triples (Jose Reyes is second).
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- Pagan passed Steve Finley (2006) and Willie Mays (1960) for the most in SF-era history.
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- The last Giants player to have 13+ triples in a season was Mays in 1957 (20).
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- George Davis has the Giants record for triples in a season (27 in 1893)…
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- …since 1900 Larry Doyle has the Giants record with 25 (1911).
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- Willie Mays has the record for most triples since 1958 with 76.
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- Mike Tiernan has the lifetime franchise record with 162 (13 years).
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- Willie Mays hit 139 in his career (22 years).
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- As of tonight, Angel Pagan has 40 triples in his career (7 years).
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- On May 18, 1897 Bill Joyce hit 4 triples in a game (franchise record).
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- The SF-era record for triples in a game is 3 – Willie Mays on 9/15/16.
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- The 1960 team holds the SF-era season record with 62.
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- The franchise record for triples in a single season goes to the 1911 team with 105.
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- The 2012 Giants have 51 triples (so far).
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- Charlie Hickman has the franchise record for triples as a rookie with 17 in 1900…
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- …while Gary Matthews has the SF-era rookie record of 10 in 1973.
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- Willie Mays hit 5 triples in his rookie year (1951)….
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- …and Angel Pagan hit 2 in his rookie year (2006).
Quick Hits for Saturday, September 15, 2012 (Game 145)
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks in the middle game of this 3-game series…Giants’ left-hander Barry Zito (11-8, 4.33) will face D-Backs’ left-hander Wade Miley (15-9, 3.07).
THE GIANTS… Are a season-high 20 games over .500 for the 1st time since the end of the 2010 season (92-70)…SF’s high water mark in 2010 was 23.
Check out today’s complete game notes, which contain more stats than mules in the Grand Canyon.
BASES LOADED RESURGENCE…OF Hunter Pence hit a 3rd inning grand slam home run last night… the Giants entered Sept. with a .198 team batting avg. with the bases loaded, but they are batting .417 (5-for-12) with the bags full so far this month (Elias).
HUNTER’S RBI…Since joining SF on July 31, OF Hunter Pence has driven in 34 runs for San Francisco, the most on the team and the 7th-most in the Majors since the trade deadline…the other players to drive in more are Chase Headley, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Hamilton, Alfonso Soriano, Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Howard.
BUSTER POSEY… Is batting .383 with 19 2Bs, 11 HRs and 47 RBI in 54 games since the All-Star break… His .383 avg. and .460 OBP lead the Majors since the break, while his .642 slugging pct. ranks 3rd and 47 RBI are the 6th-most.
SANTIAGO CASILLA… Recorded his 1st career Major League hit and RBI last night… Currently has a 13.2-inning scoreless streak, the 3rd-longest active streak in the NL.
A special congratulations to Derek Jeter for passing Willie Mays on the all-time hits list last night.
Happy Birthday – Gaylord Perry
Here are some Giants Gems for Gaylord Perry’s birthday from the 2012 Giants Media Guide – Happy Birthday Gaylord!
1st pitcher in baseball history to win Cy Young Award in both American and National Leagues, fashioned 134-109 record with 2.96 ERA for Giants from 1962-71…ranks 2nd in SF annals for wins, ERA, games started (283), complete games (125), shutouts (21), innings pitched (2,294.2) and strikeouts (1,606)…5-time 20-game winner and 5-time All-Star is 1 of only 4 pitchers in SF history to win 100 games with club…24-year veteran is 17th all-time with 314 wins, and is 1 of 7 pitchers ever to compile 300 wins and 3,500 strikeouts…
