2012 San Francisco Giants season

The San Francisco Giants are an American baseball team. Their 2012 season marked their 130th year in Major League Baseball, as well as their 55th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and the thirteenth at AT&T Park. The Giants finished with a record of 94–68, 1st place in the NL West, and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the Division Series thereby becoming the first National League team (8th in MLB History) to come back from a 2–0 deficit in a best-of-five series by sweeping three games in the opponent's park. The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games after overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the NL Championship Series and advancing to the 2012 World Series to face the Detroit Tigers. They swept the Tigers in four games to win their second World Series title in three years.

2012 San Francisco Giants
World Series Champions
National League Champions
National League West Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record94–68 (.580)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Larry Baer (managing general partner)
General manager(s)Brian Sabean
Manager(s)Bruce Bochy
Local televisionKNTV (NBC Bay Area 11)
(Jon Miller, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper)
CSN Bay Area
(Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller)
Local radioKNBR (680 AM)
(Jon Miller, Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow)
KTRB (860 AM, Spanish)
(Erwin Higueros, Tito Fuentes)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Season standings

NL West standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 9468 0.580 48–33 46–35
Los Angeles Dodgers 8676 0.531 8 45–36 41–40
Arizona Diamondbacks 8181 0.500 13 41–40 40–41
San Diego Padres 7686 0.469 18 42–39 34–47
Colorado Rockies 6498 0.395 30 35–46 29–52

NL Division Winners

Division leaders W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 9864 0.605
Cincinnati Reds 9765 0.599
San Francisco Giants 9468 0.580
Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 9468 0.580 +6
St. Louis Cardinals 8874 0.543
Los Angeles Dodgers 8676 0.531 2
Milwaukee Brewers 8379 0.512 5
Arizona Diamondbacks 8181 0.500 7
Philadelphia Phillies 8181 0.500 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 7983 0.488 9
San Diego Padres 7686 0.469 12
New York Mets 7488 0.457 14
Miami Marlins 6993 0.426 19
Colorado Rockies 6498 0.395 24
Chicago Cubs 61101 0.377 27
Houston Astros 55107 0.340 33

Record vs. opponents

2012 National League Records

Source: MLB Standings Grid
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL HOU LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona2–55–42–59–76–012–65–33–33–42–43–47–119–91–52–49–6
Atlanta5–23–41–56–14–23–314–43–312–612–63–24–33–45–18–108–10
Chicago4–54–34–122–48–52–42–44–134–22–48–83–31–67–101–65–10
Cincinnati5–25–112–45–110–52–43–39–66–23–411–76–24–36–72–57–8
Colorado7–91–64–21–55–28–103–45–15–22–72–48–104–142–54–32–13
Houston0–62–45–85–102–52–42–48–94–23–35–123–51–84–111–76–9
Los Angeles6–123–34–24–210–84–24–21–64–35–26–111–78-106–54–26–9
Miami3–54–144–23–34–34–22–44–44–128–101–45–15–22–59–95–13
Milwaukee3–33–313–46–91–59–86–14–43–22–511–43–42–46–93–56–9
New York4–36–122–42–62–52–43–412–42–310–85–24–34–44–34–148–7
Philadelphia4–26–124–24–37–23–32–510–85–28–103–44–32–45–29-95–10
Pittsburgh4–32–38–87–114–212–51–64–14–112–54–31–53–38–73–210–8
San Diego11–73–43–32–610–85–37–111–54–33–43–45–16–123–32–38–7
San Francisco9–94–36–13–414–48–110–82–54–24–44–23–312–63–31–57–8
St. Louis5–11–510–77–65–211–45–65–29–63–43–47–83–33–33–48–7
Washington4–210–86–15–23–47–12–49–95–314–49-92–33–25-14-310–8

Game log

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
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Postseason Game Log

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Roster

2012 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Events

Postseason

Division Series

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds to advance to the 2012 National League Championship Series.

Game 1, October 6

9:37 p.m. (EDT)[3] at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati002100002591
San Francisco000001001270
WP: Sam LeCure (1–0)   LP: Matt Cain (0–1)
Home runs:
CIN: Brandon Phillips (1), Jay Bruce (1)
SF: Buster Posey (1)

Game 2, October 7

Sunday, October 7, 2012 – 9:37 pm (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati0103000509130
San Francisco000000000020
WP: Arroyo (1–0)   LP: Bumgarner (0–1)
Home runs:
CIN: Ryan Ludwick (1)
SF: None

Game 3, October 9

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

Team12345678910RHE
San Francisco0010000001230
Cincinnati1000000000141
WP: Romo (1–0)   LP: Broxton (0–1)
Home runs:
SF: None
CIN: None

Game 4, October 10

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco1200203008111
Cincinnati101001000390
WP: Lincecum (1–0)   LP: Leake (0–1)
Home runs:
SF: Ángel Pagán (1), Gregor Blanco (1), Pablo Sandoval (1)
CIN: Ryan Ludwick (2)

Game 5, October 11

Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco000060000691
Cincinnati0000210014121
WP: Cain (1–1)   LP: Latos (0–1)   Sv: Romo (1)
Home runs:
SF: Buster Posey (2)
CIN: Ryan Ludwick (3)

Championship Series

The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League title.

Game 1, October 14

Sunday, October 14, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis020400000680
San Francisco000400000471
WP: Mujica (1–0)   LP: Bumgarner (0–1)   Sv: Motte (1)
Home runs:
STL: Carlos Beltrán (1), David Freese (1)
SF: None

Game 2, October 15

Monday, October 15, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis010000000152
San Francisco10040002X7120
WP: Vogelsong (1–0)   LP: Carpenter (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: None
SF: Ángel Pagán (1)

Game 3, October 17

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco001000000191
St. Louis002000100360
WP: Lohse (1–0)   LP: Cain (0–1)   Sv: Motte (2)
Home runs:
SF: None
STL: Matt Carpenter (1)

Game 4, October 18

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco010000002361
St. Louis20002220X8120
WP: Wainwright (1–0)   LP: Lincecum (0–1)
Home runs:
SF: Hunter Pence (1) Pablo Sandoval (1)
STL: None

Game 5, October 19

Friday, October 19, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco000400010560
St. Louis000000000071
WP: Zito (1–0)   LP: Lynn (0–1)
Home runs:
SF: Pablo Sandoval (2)
STL: None

Game 6, October 21

Sunday, October 21, 2012 – 7:45 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California[4]

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis000001000151
San Francisco14000001X691
WP: Ryan Vogelsong (2–0)   LP: Chris Carpenter (0–2)
Home runs:
STL: None
SF: None

Game 7, October 22

Monday, October 22, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis000000000072
San Francisco11500011X9140
WP: Cain (1–1)   LP: Lohse (1–1)
Home runs:
STL: None
SF: Brandon Belt (1)

World Series

The Giants swept the Detroit Tigers 4–0 to win the World Series Championship. The sweep marks as the franchise's first-ever in a playoffs or championship while in San Francisco.

Game 1, October 24

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Detroit000001002380
San Francisco10311020X8110
WP: Zito (1–0)   LP: Verlander (0–1)
Home runs:
DET: Jhonny Peralta (1)
SF: Pablo Sandoval 3 (3)

Game 2, October 25

Thursday, October 25, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Detroit000000000020
San Francisco00000011X250
WP: Bumgarner (1–0)   LP: Fister (0–1)   Sv: Romo (1)
Home runs:
DET: None
SF: None

Game 3, October 27

Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco020000000271
Detroit000000000051
WP: Vogelsong (1–0)   LP: Sánchez (0–1)   Sv: Romo (2)
Home runs:
SF: None
DET: None

Game 4, October 28

Sunday, October 28, 2012 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan[5]

Team12345678910RHE
San Francisco0100020001490
Detroit0020010000350
WP: Santiago Casilla (1–0)   LP: Phil Coke (0–1)   Sv: Sergio Romo (3)
Home runs:
SF: Buster Posey (1)
DET: Miguel Cabrera (1), Delmon Young (1)

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Buster Posey1485307817839124103.3361
Brandon Belt14541147113276756.27512
Ryan Theriot1043524595161028.27013
Brandon Crawford14343544108263445.2481
Pablo Sandoval108396591122521263.2831
Melky Cabrera1134598415925101160.34613
Ángel Pagán154605951743815856.28829
Hunter Pence592192848112745.2191
Gregor Blanco1413935696145534.24426
Joaquin Arias1123193086135534.2705
Marco Scutaro612684088161344.3622

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Fresno Grizzlies Pacific Coast League Bob Mariano
AA Richmond Flying Squirrels Eastern League Dave Machemer
A San Jose Giants California League Andy Skeels
A Augusta GreenJackets South Atlantic League Lipso Nava
A-Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Northwest League Tom Trebelhorn
Rookie AZL Giants Arizona League Derin McMains

References

  1. Lacques, Gabe (August 15, 2012). "Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games for testosterone". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012.
  2. "Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games". ESPN.com. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012.
  3. "2012 MLB postseason schedule". MLB.com.
  4. "St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants – October 21, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. "San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers – October 28, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play". MLB.com. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
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