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2001 San Francisco Giants season

FieldValue
nameSan Francisco Giants
season2001
leagueNational League
divisionWest
ballparkPacific Bell Park
citySan Francisco, California
record90–72 (.556)
divisional_place2nd
ownersPeter Magowan
general_managersBrian Sabean
managersDusty Baker
televisionKTVU
(Mike Krukow, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller, Lon Simmons)
FSN Bay Area
(Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper)
radioKNBR
(Mike Krukow, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper)

(Mike Krukow, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller, Lon Simmons) FSN Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) (Mike Krukow, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper) |}}

The 2001 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 119th year in Major League Baseball, their 44th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their second at Pacific Bell Park. The team finished in second place in the National League West with a 90–72 record, two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, and they finished three games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the Wild Card spot. The Giants set franchise records for home runs (235) and pinch hit home runs (14).

Offseason

  • November 18, 2000: Bill Mueller was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Tim Worrell.
  • January 11, 2001: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

  • October 4, 2001: Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run of the season off Houston pitcher Wilfredo Rodriguez, to tie Mark McGwire's single season home run record.

Opening Day starters

  • Rich Aurilia
  • Marvin Benard
  • Barry Bonds
  • Russ Davis
  • Bobby Estalella
  • Liván Hernández
  • Jeff Kent
  • Armando Ríos
  • J. T. Snow

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • June 29, 2001: Alan Embree was traded by the San Francisco Giants with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Derek Hasselhoff (minors).
  • July 4, 2001: Bobby Estalella was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Joe Smith (minors) to the New York Yankees for Brian Boehringer.
  • July 24, 2001: Andrés Galarraga was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Texas Rangers for Todd Ozias (minors), Chris Magruder and Erasmo Ramirez.
  • July 27, 2001: Felipe Crespo was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Gomes.
  • July 30, 2001: John Vander Wal was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jason Schmidt to the San Francisco Giants for Armando Ríos and Ryan Vogelsong.

Roster

2001 San Francisco Giants
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C133477125.262645
1B10128570.246834
2BJeff Kent159607181.29822106
3B12839199.253537
SSRich Aurilia156636206.3243797
LF153476156.328**73**137
CFCalvin Murray10632680.245625
RFArmando Ríos9331682.2591449

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
129392104.2651544
9422050.227722
8818652.280925
Russ Davis5316743.257717
Eric Davis7415632.205422
4915645.288735
4913935.252320
Edwards Guzmán6111528.24337
Bobby Estalella299319.204310
406613.197410
Damon Minor19457.15603
Jalal Leach8101.10001
Cody Ransom970.00000
Dante Powell1362.33300
Yorvit Torrealba342.50002

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Liván Hernández34226.213155.24138
Russ Ortiz33218.21793.29169
Kirk Reuter34195.114124.4283
Shawn Estes27159.0984.02109
Jason Schmidt1166.1713.3965

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mark Gardner2391.2555.4053
Ryan Jensen1042.1124.2526

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Robb Nen7945453.0193
Félix Rodríguez809101.6891
Tim Worrell732503.4563
Aaron Fultz663114.5667
Brian Boehringer290314.1927
Chad Zerbe273003.9222
Jason Christiansen251001.5912
Alan Embree2202011.2525
Ryan Vogelsong130305.6517
Wayne Gomes132008.4017
Kurt Ainsworth200013.503

Awards and honors

  • Barry Bonds, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Barry Bonds, National League Most Valuable Player
  • Mark Gardner P, Willie Mac Award
  • Benito Santiago C, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

  • Jeff Kent, second baseman, starter
  • Barry Bonds, outfield, starter

Team leaders

  • Games – Jeff Kent (159)
  • At-bats – Rich Aurilia (636)
  • Runs – Barry Bonds (129)
  • Hits – Rich Aurilia (206)
  • Doubles – Jeff Kent (49)
  • Triples – Jeff Kent (6)
  • Home runs – Barry Bonds (73)
  • Runs batted in – Barry Bonds (137)
  • Walks – Barry Bonds (177)
  • Batting average – Barry Bonds (.328)
  • On-base percentage – Barry Bonds (.515)
  • Slugging average – Barry Bonds (.863)
  • Stolen bases – Barry Bonds (13)
  • Wins – Russ Ortiz (17)
  • Innings pitched – Liván Hernández (226)
  • Earned run average – Russ Ortiz (3.29)
  • Strikeouts – Russ Ortiz (169)

Barry Bonds 73 home runs

NumberDatePitcherTeamInningLength
104-02-2001Woody WilliamsSan Diego5th420'
204-12-2001Adam EatonSan Diego4th417'
304-13-2001Jamey WrightMilwaukee1st440'
404-14-2001Jimmy HaynesMilwaukee5th410'
504-15-2001David WeathersMilwaukee8th390'
604-17-2001Terry AdamsLos Angeles8th417'
704-18-2001Chan Ho ParkLos Angeles7th420'
804-20-2001Jimmy HaynesMilwaukee4th410'
904-24-2001Jim BrowerCincinnati3rd380'
1004-26-2001Scott SullivanCincinnati8th430'
1104-29-2001Manny AybarChicago Cubs4th370'
1205-02-2001Todd RitchiePittsburgh5th420'
1305-03-2001Jimmy AndersonPittsburgh1st420'
1405-04-2001Bruce ChenPhiladelphia6th360'
1505-11-2001Steve TrachselNew York Mets4th410'
1605-17-2001Chuck SmithFlorida3rd420'
1705-18-2001Mike RemlingerAtlanta8th391'
1805-19-2001Odalis PérezAtlanta3rd416'
1905-19-2001Jose CabreraAtlanta7th440'
2005-19-2001Jason MarquisAtlanta8th410'
2105-20-2001John BurkettAtlanta1st415'
2205-20-2001Mike RemlingerAtlanta7th436'
2305-21-2001Curt SchillingArizona4th430'
2405-22-2001Russ SpringerArizona9th410'
2505-24-2001John ThomsonColorado3rd400'
2605-27-2001Denny NeagleColorado1st390'
2705-30-2001Robert EllisArizona2nd420'
2805-30-2001Robert EllisArizona6th410'
2906-01-2001Shawn ChacónColorado3rd420'
3006-04-2001Bobby J. JonesSan Diego4th410'
3106-05-2001Wascar SerranoSan Diego3rd410'
3206-07-2001Brian LawrenceSan Diego7th450'
3306-12-2001Pat RappAnaheim1st320'
3406-14-2001Lou PoteAnaheim6th430'
3506-15-2001Mark MulderOakland1st380'
3606-15-2001Mark MulderOakland6th430'
3706-19-2001Adam EatonSan Diego5th375'
3806-20-2001Rodney MyersSan Diego8th347'
3906-23-2001Darryl KileSt. Louis1st380'
4007-12-2001Paul AbbottSeattle1st429'
4107-18-2001Mike HamptonColorado4th320'
4207-18-2001Mike HamptonColorado5th360'
4307-26-2001Curt SchillingArizona4th375'
4407-26-2001Curt SchillingArizona5th370'
4507-27-2001Brian AndersonArizona4th440'
4608-01-2001Joe BeimelPittsburgh1st400'
4708-04-2001Nelson FigueroaPhiladelphia6th405'
4808-07-2001Danny GravesCincinnati11th430'
4908-09-2001Scott WinchesterCincinnati3rd350'
5008-11-2001Joe BorowskiChicago Cubs2nd396'
5108-14-2001Ricky BonesFlorida6th410'
5208-16-2001A. J. BurnettFlorida4th380'
5308-16-2001Vic DarensbourgFlorida8th430'
5408-18-2001Jason MarquisAtlanta8th415'
5508-23-2001Graeme LloydMontreal9th380'
5608-27-2001Kevin AppierNew York Mets5th375'
5708-31-2001John ThomsonColorado8th400'
5809-03-2001Jason JenningsColorado4th435'
5909-04-2001Miguel BatistaArizona7th420'
6009-06-2001Albie LopezArizona2nd420'
6109-09-2001Scott ElartonColorado1st488'
6209-09-2001Scott ElartonColorado5th361'
6309-09-2001Todd BelitzColorado11th394'
64*09-20-2001Wade MillerHouston5th410'
6509-23-2001Jason MiddlebrookSan Diego2nd411'
6609-23-2001Jason MiddlebrookSan Diego4th365'
6709-24-2001James BaldwinLos Angeles7th360'
6809-28-2001Jason MiddlebrookSan Diego2nd440'
6909-29-2001Chuck McElroySan Diego6th435'
7010-04-2001Wilfredo RodriguezHouston9th480'
7110-05-2001Chan Ho ParkLos Angeles1st440'
7210-05-2001Chan Ho ParkLos Angeles3rd410'
7310-07-2001Dennis SpringerLos Angeles1st380'

Barry Bonds accomplishments

The following MLB records were broken by Barry Bonds in 2001:

  • 73 home runs, Old record: 70, Mark McGwire (1998)
  • Major League record, .863 slugging percentage, Old record: .847, Babe Ruth (1920). Only Ruth in 1920 and 1921 (.846) had ever slugged over .800. The old NL record was .756 by Rogers Hornsby in 1925.
  • 177 walks, Old record: 170, Ruth (1923)
  • .515 on-base percentage, First .500+ OBP since Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle in 1957. Highest in NL since 1900.
  • 1.379 combined on-base + slugging, Ties old record set by Ruth in 1920. Ruth was the only other player to ever top 1.300 (1920, 1921, 1923).
  • 107 extra-base hits, Ties Chuck Klein (1930) for NL record and third all time behind Ruth (119, 1921) and Lou Gehrig (117, 1927).
  • Home run percentage, 15.34 homers per 100 at-bats; old record: 13.75, Mark McGwire, 1998
  • At age 36, Bonds became the oldest player to lead the Major Leagues in home runs in one season

Farm system

References

References

  1. "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, Playing for SFG, HR>=185, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Home Runs". Stathead.
  2. "Giants Stat of the Day: June 2021".
  3. "Bill Mueller Stats".
  4. "Eric Davis Stats".
  5. ''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.10, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN. 978-1-55365-507-7
  6. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=SFN 2001 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac]
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/embreal01.shtml Alan Embree Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/estalbo02.shtml Bobby Estalella Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galaran01.shtml Andrés Galarraga Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crespfe01.shtml Felipe Crespo Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  12. [http://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)]
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