2021 San Francisco Giants season explained

San Francisco Giants
Season:2021
Misc:National League West Champions
League:National League
Division:West
Ballpark:Oracle Park
City:San Francisco, California
Divisional Place:1st
Owners:Larry Baer (managing general partner)
Presbo:Farhan Zaidi
Managers:Gabe Kapler
Television:KNTV (NBC Bay Area 11)
(Jon Miller, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Dave Flemming)
NBC Sports Bay Area
(Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller, Shawn Estes, Javier López, Hunter Pence, JT Snow, Randy Winn)
Radio:KNBR (104.5 FM and 680 AM)
San Francisco Giants Radio Network
(Jon Miller, Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow)
KXZM (93.7 FM, Spanish)
(Erwin Higueros, Tito Fuentes, Marvin Benard)
Espntn:sfo
Brtn:SFO

The 2021 season was the 139th season for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 64th year in San Francisco, and their 22nd at Oracle Park. It was the Giants' second season under manager Gabe Kapler, who managed his first 162-game season with the club (after the 2020 season was shortened to 60 games because of the COVID-19 pandemic), and he led them to the best record in the league.

On September 13, the Giants clinched a spot in the postseason for the first time since 2016 and became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2021 postseason.[1] On September 29, the Giants won their 104th game of the season, which set a San Francisco era record for most wins in a season.[2] On October 3, the Giants won the National League West title and home-field advantage throughout the entire playoffs.[3] [4] It was their ninth division title in franchise history, and their first since 2012. It was also their 107th win of the season, which set a new franchise record for most wins. It broke the previous record of 106 wins set by the 1904 New York Giants.

In the 2021 regular season, the Giants' batters led the National League in home runs (241), slugging percentage (.440), OPS (.769), intentional walks (45), pitches per plate appearance (3.99), stolen base percentage (83%), and pull percentage (30.2%).[5] [6] [7] They hit 18 pinch-hit home runs, a major league record.[8] Of all NL teams, they had the highest batting average (.280), on-base percentage (.368), slugging percentage (.461), and OPS (.829) from the catcher position, the highest slugging percentage (.588) and OPS (.969) from the first base position, and the most RBIs from the shortstop position (108).[9] They were second in the NL in runs (804), RBIs (768), walks (602), and batting average (.249).

The team's pitchers led the NL in fewest home runs (151), fewest walks (416), and strikeouts/walk (3.43). They tied for the league lead with 56 saves and fewest hit batters (63).[10]

Manager Gabe Kapler began the 2021 season with a coaching staff of 13, including nine who had never been on a major league staff before he hired them, and most of them were young enough to be playing themselves.[11] In the 2021 regular season, his Giants winning percentage rose from .483 to .660, the 12 overturns caused by his challenges were tied for the most in the majors, and he was one of only two managers who were not ejected during the season.[12] He used more pinch hitters per game than any other major league manager for the second season in a row (2.60), and the second-most pitchers per game (4.7).[12]

The Giants lost in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.[13]

Kapler was named the Sporting News 2021 NL Manager of the Year.[14] [15] [16]

Offseason

The Giants participated in the Cactus League during spring training. The team won 11 and lost 12 of their 28 games; the remaining 5 games were tied and not included in the standings.[20]

Regular season

For the 12th consecutive year, the Giants started their season on the road.[21] They began 2021 against the Seattle Mariners, the first time that either team had opened a season with an interleague game.[22] Evan Longoria and Buster Posey became only the second pair of Giants teammates—after Benito Santiago and Ray Durham in 2003—to homer in each of the team's first two games of a season since at least 1901.[23] In mid-April, the Giants shut out the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies in consecutive games, marking the club's first back-to-back team shutouts since September 2018.[24]

Facing the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, the Giants scored 10 runs in the first inning for the first time since 1967.[25]

The Giants came back from a 7–0 deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in mid-June. Mike Yastrzemski hit a grand slam into McCovey Cove and he and Steven Duggar became the first pair of Giants teammates to each get a splash hit home run in the same game.[26]

Season standings

Game log

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 7–8 || Misiewicz (1–0) || Álvarez (0–1) || — || 8,174 || 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 6–3 || Peralta (1–0) || Steckenrider (0–1) || McGee (1) || 8,392 || 1–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 3 || April 3 || @ Mariners || 0–4 || Flexen (1–0) || Webb (0–1) || Montero (1) || 8,651 || 1–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 5 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Baragar (1–0) || Stammen (0–1) || McGee (2) || 10,350 || 2–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 6 || @ Padres || 1–3 || Kela (1–0) || Wisler (0–1) || Melancon (3) || 10,350 || 2–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6 || April 7 || @ Padres || 3–2 || McGee (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Peralta (1) || 10,350 || 3–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7 || April 9 || Rockies || 3–1 || Cueto (1–0) || Gomber (0–2) || McGee (3) || 7,390 || 4–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8 || April 10 || Rockies || 4–3 || Baragar (2–0) || Bowden (0–2) || McGee (4) || 6,176 || 5–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9 || April 11 || Rockies || 4–0 || DeSclafani (1–0) || Márquez (0–1) || — || 6,560 || 6–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 10 || April 12 || Reds || 0–3 || Miley (2–0) || Sanchez (0–1) || Sims (1) || 3,662 || 6–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 13 || Reds || 7–6 || Peralta (2–0) || Pérez (1–1) || McGee (5) || 3,673 || 7–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 12 || April 14 || Reds || 3–0 || Cueto (2–0) || Mahle (1–1) || McGee (6) || 6,409 || 8–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 13 || April 16 || @ Marlins || 1–4 || Bass (1–2) || Wisler (0–2) || García (3) || 5,734 || 8–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14 || April 17 || @ Marlins || 6–7 || García (2–1) || García (0–1) || — || 6,014 || 8–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15 || April 18 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Wood (1–0) || López (0–2) || Rogers (1) || 6,129 || 9–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16 || April 19 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Gausman (1–0) || Anderson (0–2) || Peralta (2) || 9,510 || 10–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 17 || April 20 || @ Phillies || 10–7 || Álvarez (1–1) || Brogdon (3–1) || — || 10,584 || 11–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 18 || April 21 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Neris (1–1) || Peralta (2–1) || — || 9,537 || 11–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 19 || April 22 || Marlins || 3–0 || Sanchez (1–1) || Castano (0–1) || McGee (7) || 4,580 || 12–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 20 || April 23 || Marlins || 5–3 || Wood (2–0) || Alcántara (0–2) || — || 6,657 || 13–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 24 || Marlins || 2–5 || Floro (1–1) || Santos (0–1) || — || 8,282 || 13–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 22 || April 25 || Marlins || 4–3 || Webb (1–1) || Campbell (0–1) || Rogers (2) || 7,572 || 14–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 23 || April 26 || Rockies || 12–0 || DeSclafani (2–0) || Gomber (1–3) || — || 4,129 || 15–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24 || April 27 || Rockies || 5–7 || Bard (1–1) || Santos (0–2) || Estévez (1) || 5,595 || 15–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 25 || April 28 || Rockies || 7–3 || Wood (3–0) || Márquez (1–2) || — || 6,163 || 16–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 26 || April 30 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Darvish (3–1) || Webb (1–2) || Melancon (9) || 15,250 || 16–10|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27 || May 1 || @ Padres || 2–6 || Snell (1–0) || DeSclafani (2–1) || — || 15,250 || 16–11|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28 || May 2 || @ Padres || 7–1 || Gausman (2–0) || Musgrove (2–3) || — || 15,250 || 17–11|- style="background:#bbb;"| – || May 3 || @ Rockies || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain; Makeup: May 4)|- style="background:#bfb;"| 29 || May 4 || @ Rockies || 12–4 || Wisler (1–2) || Márquez (1–3) || — || 10,213 || 18–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30 || May 4 || @ Rockies || 6–8 || Bowden (1–2) || Doval (0–1) || — || 10,213 || 18–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31 || May 5 || @ Rockies || 5–6 || Gray (4–2) || Webb (1–3) || Bard (3) || 9,521 || 18–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 32 || May 7 || Padres || 5–4 || Doval (1–1) || Kela (2–2) || McGee (8) || 9,219 || 19–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33 || May 8 || Padres || 7–1 || Gausman (3–0) || Musgrove (2–4) || — || 9,764 || 20–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34 || May 9 || Padres || 1–11 || Weathers (2–1) || Cueto (2–1) || — || 10,008 || 20–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 35 || May 10 || Rangers || 3–1 || Wood (4–0) || King (4–2) || McGee (9) || 7,450 || 21–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 36 || May 11 || Rangers || 4–2 || Webb (2–3) || Lyles (1–3) || McGee (10) || 7,268 || 22–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 37 || May 13 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || DeSclafani (3–1) || Crowe (0–2) || Rogers (3) || 4,099 || 23–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 14 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Oviedo (1–1) || Baragar (2–1) || — || 6,743 || 23–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 39 || May 15 || @ Pirates || 6–8 || Rodríguez (2–0) || McGee (1–1) || — || 7,833 || 23–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 40 || May 16 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Wood (5–0) || Keller (2–5) || Rogers (4) || 7,356 || 24–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 41 || May 17 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Webb (3–3) || Gray (0–3) || Rogers (5) || 11,004 || 25–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 42 || May 18 || @ Reds || 4–2 || DeSclafani (4–1) || Castillo (1–6) || McGee (11) || 8,745 || 26–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 43 || May 19 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Gausman (4–0) || Miley (4–4) || — || 10,326 || 27–16 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 44 || May 20 || @ Reds || 19–4 || Cueto (3–1) || Mahle (2–2) || — || 11,656 || 28–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 45 || May 21 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Bauer (5–2) || Wood (5–1) || Treinen (2) || 12,753 || 28–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46 || May 22 || Dodgers || 3–6 || Buehler (3–0) || Kazmir (0–1) || Jansen (11) || 13,660 || 28–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47 || May 23 || Dodgers || 5–11 || Urías (7–1) || DeSclafani (4–2) || — || 13,346 || 28–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 48 || May 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–0 || Gausman (5–0) || Martin (0–2) || — || 10,311 || 29–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 49 || May 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Tropeano (1–0) || Young (1–4) || Rogers (6) || 8,597 || 30–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 50 || May 27 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || González (2–0) || Wood (5–2) || Jansen (12) || 16,343 || 30–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 51 || May 28 || @ Dodgers || 8–5 || Rogers (1–0) || Jansen (0–2) || García (1) || 17,873 || 31–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 52 || May 29 || @ Dodgers || 11–6 || Webb (4–3) || Urías (7–2) || — || 19,097 || 32–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53 || May 30 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Gausman (6–0) || Kershaw (7–4) || McGee (12) || 18,155 || 33–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54 || May 31 || Angels || 6–1 || Cueto (4–1) || Bundy (0–6) || — || 13,144 || 34–20|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 55 || June 1 || Angels || 1–8 || Heaney (3–3) || Wood (5–3) || — || 10,546 || 34–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 56 || June 3 || Cubs || 7–2 || DeSclafani (5–2) || Davies (2–3) || — || 10,737 || 35–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 57 || June 4 || Cubs || 8–5 || Menez (1–0) || Arrieta (5–6) || Rogers (7) || 11,524 || 36–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 58 || June 5 || Cubs || 4–3 || Gausman (7–0) || Stewart (1–1) || Rogers (8) || 12,792 || 37–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 59 || June 6 || Cubs || 3–4 || Hendricks (7–4) || Cueto (4–2) || Kimbrel (14) || 14,089 || 37–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 60 || June 8 || @ Rangers || 9–4 || Álvarez (2–1) || Rodríguez (1–3) || — || 24,938 || 38–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 9 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Martin (1–2) || McGee (1–2) || — || 25,803 || 38–23|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || June 10 || @ Nationals || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain; Makeup: June 12)|- style="background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 11 || @ Nationals || 1–0 || DeSclafani (6–2) || Espino (0–2) || — || 18,029 || 39–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 12 || @ Nationals || 0–2 || Fedde (4–4) || Gausman (7–1) || Hand (11) || 16,425 || 39–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 64 || June 12 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || McGee (2–2) || Finnegan (2–2) || Baragar (1) || 24,066 || 40–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 65 || June 13 || @ Nationals || 0–5 || Ross (3–6) || Cueto (4–3) || — || 21,569 || 40–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 66 || June 14 || Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Wood (6–3) || Peacock (2–4) || McGee (13) || 9,906 || 41–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 67 || June 15 || Diamondbacks || 9–8 || Sherfy (1–0) || Castellanos (0–1) || Rogers (9) || 9,867 || 42–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 68 || June 16 || Diamondbacks || 13–7 || DeSclafani (7–2) || Kelly (2–7) || — || 11,004 || 43–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 69 || June 17 || Diamondbacks || 10–3 || Gausman (8–1) || Gallen (1–2) || — || 13,144 || 44–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70 || June 18 || Phillies || 5–3 || Cueto (5–3) || Velasquez (2–2) || McGee (14) || 16,170 || 45–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 71 || June 19 || Phillies || 6–13 || Suárez (3–1) || García (0–2) || — || 16,774 || 45–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 72 || June 20 || Phillies || 11–2 || Long (1–0) || Eflin (2–6) || — || 18,265 || 46–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 73 || June 22 || @ Angels || 5–0 || DeSclafani (8–2) || Heaney (4–5) || — || 28,354 || 47–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 74 || June 23 || @ Angels || 9–3 || Leone (1–0) || Claudio (1–2) || — || 20,620 || 48–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 75 || June 25 || Athletics || 2–0 || Cueto (6–3) || Manaea (6–4) || McGee (15) || 36,928 || 49–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 76 || June 26 || Athletics || 6–5 || McGee (3–2) || Smith (1–1) || — || 33,168 || 50–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77 || June 27 || Athletics || 2–6 || Irvin (6–7) || Long (1–1) || — || 35,920 || 50–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 78 || June 28 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Bauer (8–5) || DeSclafani (8–3) || Jansen (19) || 47,835 || 50–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79 || June 29 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Buehler (8–1) || Gausman (8–2) || Jansen (20) || 52,342 || 50–29|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80 || July 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–5 || Kelly (5–7) || Cueto (6–4) || Soria (1) || 9,172 || 50–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 81 || July 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–4 || Wood (7–3) || Gallen (1–4) || — || 12,262 || 51–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 82 || July 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Leone (2–0) || Buchter (0–2) || McGee (16) || 23,689 || 52–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 83 || July 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–2 || DeSclafani (9–3) || Smith (2–5) || Rogers (10) || 27,032 || 53–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 5 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Kim (3–5) || Gausman (8–3) || — || 32,644 || 53–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 85 || July 6 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Wainwright (7–5) || Cueto (6–5) || Miller (1) || 18,785 || 53–32|- style="background:#bfb;"| 86 || July 7 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Wood (8–3) || Oviedo (0–5) || McGee (17) || 19,067 || 54–32 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 87 || July 9 || Nationals || 5–3 || García (1–2) || Clay (0–3) || McGee (18) || 27,345 || 55–32 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 88 || July 10 || Nationals || 10–4 || DeSclafani (10–3) || Lester (2–4) || — || 25,901 || 56–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 11 || Nationals || 3–1 || Gausman (9–3) || Fedde (4–6) || McGee (19) || 26,639 || 57–32 |-style=background:#bbbfff| – || July 13 || colspan="8"|91st All-Star Game in Denver, CO|- style="background:#bfb;"| 90 || July 16 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Jackson (1–0) || Wainwright (7–6) || — || 33,743 || 58–32 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || July 17 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || Kim (5–5) || DeSclafani (10–4) || Reyes (21) || 40,489 || 58–33 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 92 || July 18 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Cabrera (2–3) || Brebbia (0–1) || Reyes (22) || 29,425 || 58–34|- style="background:#bfb;"| 93 || July 19 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || García (2–2) || Gonsolin (1–1) || — || 50,970 || 59–34 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || July 20 || @ Dodgers || 6–8 || Sherfy (2–0) || Rogers (1–1) || — || 42,344 || 59–35 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 95 || July 21 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Álvarez (3–1) || Jansen (1–3) || Rogers (11) || 52,076 || 60–35 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 96 || July 22 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Álvarez (4–1) || Jansen (1–4) || McGee (20) || 47,312 || 61–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 97 || July 23 || Pirates || 4–6 || Stratton (3–0) || Leone (2–1) || Rodríguez (14) || 26,579 || 61–36 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 98 || July 24 || Pirates || 2–10 || Crowe (2–5) || Gausman (9–4) || — || 30,780 || 61–37|- style="background:#bfb;"| 99 || July 25 || Pirates || 6–1 || Wood (9–3) || Brubaker (4–10) || — || 30,303 || 62–37 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 100 || July 27 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Rogers (2–1) || Treinen (2–5) || McGee (21) || 32,878 || 63–37 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 101 || July 28 || Dodgers || 0–8 || Buehler (11–1) || DeSclafani (10–5) || — || 33,728 || 63–38 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 102 || July 29 || Dodgers || 5–0 || Cueto (7–5) || Price (4–1) || — || 35,136 || 64–38 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 103 || July 30 || Astros || 6–9 || Valdez (7–2) || Gausman (9–5) || — || 28,020 || 64–39 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 104 || July 31 || Astros || 8–6 || Jackson (2–0) || Taylor (2–3) || McGee (22) || 27,324 || 65–39|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 105 || August 1 || Astros || 5–3 || Webb (5–3) || García (7–6) || McGee (23) || 29,655 || 66–39|- style="background:#bfb;"| 106 || August 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–8 || García (3–2) || Aguilar (0–1) || — || 8,904 || 67–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 107 || August 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–3 || Bumgarner (6–6) || Cueto (7–6) || Clippard (2) || 8,809 || 67–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 108 || August 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Gausman (10–5) || Gallen (1–6) || — || 8,091 || 68–40|- style="background:#bfb;"| 109 || August 5 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Rogers (3–1) || Gilbert (0–1) || McGee (24) || 8,773 || 69–40|- style="background:#fbb;"| 110 || August 6 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Suter (11–5) || García (3–3) || — || 33,250 || 69–41 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 111 || August 7 || @ Brewers || 9–6 || García (4–3) || Romano (0–1) || — || 34,155 || 70–41 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 112 || August 8 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Watson (4–3) || Boxberger (4–3) || Littell (1) || 38,597 || 71–41 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 113 || August 10 || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Littell (1–0) || Peacock (5–7) || — || 23,802 || 72–41 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 114 || August 11 || Diamondbacks || 7–2 || Gausman (11–5) || Kelly (7–9) || — || 20,037 || 73–41|- style="background:#bfb;"| 115 || August 12 || Rockies || 7–0 || Webb (6–3) || Márquez (10–9) || — || 24,295 || 74–41|- style="background:#bfb;"| 116 || August 13 || Rockies || 5–4 || DeSclafani (11–5) || Gomber (9–7) || Littell (2) || 36,126 || 75–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 14 || Rockies || 1–4 || Freeland (4–6) || Leone (2–2) || Bard (19) || 32,282 || 75–42|- style="background:#bfb;"| 118 || August 15 || Rockies || 5–2 || Wood (10–3) || Gray (7–9) || McGee (25) || 33,337 || 76–42 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 119 || August 16 || Mets || 7–5 || Gausman (12–5) || Castro (3–4) || McGee (26) || 23,511 || 77–42|- style="background:#bfb;"| 120 || August 17 || Mets || 3–2 || Webb (7–3) || Stroman (8–12) || Leone (1) || 23,610 || 78–42 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 121 || August 18 || Mets || 2–6 || Familia (7–3) || Chatwood (1–3) || — || 25,360 || 78–43|- style="background:#fbb;"| 122 || August 20 || @ Athletics || 1–4 || Kaprielian (7–4) || Wood (10–4) || Trivino (21) || 40,133 || 78–44 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 123 || August 21 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || Rogers (4–1) || Trivino (5–5) || McGee (27) || 36,230 || 79–44|- style="background:#bfb;"| 124 || August 22 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Leone (3–2) || Puk (0–1) || McGee (28) || 30,345 || 80–44 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 125 || August 24 || @ Mets || 8–0 || Long (2–1) || Megill (1–3) || — || 28,558 || 81–44 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 126 || August 25 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Watson (5–3) || Walker (7–9) || McGee (29) || 24,384 || 82–44 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 127 || August 26 || @ Mets || 3–2 || García (5–3) || Lugo (3–2) || Rogers (12) || 25,000 || 83–44|- style="background:#fbb;"| 128 || August 27 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Minter (2–4) || Watson (5–4) || Smith (29) || 35,586 || 83–45 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 129 || August 28 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Webb (8–3) || Ynoa (4–4) || — || 39,558 || 84–45|- style="background:#fbb;"| 130 || August 29 || @ Braves || 0–9 || Anderson (6–5) || DeSclafani (11–6) || — || 28,820 || 84–46|- style="background:#fbb;"| 131 || August 30 || Brewers || 1–3 || Burnes (9–4) || Álvarez (4–2) || Hader (28) || 23,154 || 84–47 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 132 || August 31 || Brewers || 2–6 || Woodruff (9–7) || Cueto (7–7) || — || 20,897 || 84–48 |-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 133 || September 1 || Brewers || 2–5 || Norris (2–3) || Leone (3–3) || Hader (29) || 21,189 || 84–49|- style="background:#bfb;"| 134 || September 2 || Brewers || 5–1 || Rogers (5–1) || Williams (7–2) || — || 21,023 || 85–49|- style="background:#bfb;"| 135 || September 3 || Dodgers || 3–2 || García (6–3) || Phillips (1–1) || — || 39,338 || 86–49|- style="background:#fbb;"| 136 || September 4 || Dodgers || 1–6 || Urías (16–3) || Jackson (2–1) || — || 41,146 || 86–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 137 || September 5 || Dodgers || 6–4 || Littell (2–0) || Buehler (13–3) || — || 41,155 || 87–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 138 || September 6 || @ Rockies || 10–5 || Gausman (13–5) || Freeland (5–7) || — || 27,967 || 88–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 139 || September 7 || @ Rockies || 12–3 || Webb (9–3) || Gonzalez (3–7) || — || 24,387 || 89–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 8 || @ Rockies || 7–4 || Rogers (6–1) || Estévez (2–4) || McGee (30) || 20,358 || 90–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 141 || September 10 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Doval (2–1) || Megill (1–1) || — || 29,439 || 91–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 142 || September 11 || @ Cubs || 15–4 || Gausman (14–5) || Davies (6–11) || Baragar (2) || 34,723 || 92–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 143 || September 12 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Webb (10–3) || Steele (3–3) || McGee (31) || 32,021 || 93–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 144 || September 13 || Padres || 9–1 || Littell (3–0) || Darvish (8–10) || — || 21,078 || 94–50|- style="background:#bfb;"| 145 || September 14 || Padres || 6–1 || DeSclafani (12–6) || Arrieta (5–13) || — || 23,192 || 95–50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 146 || September 15 || Padres || 6–9 || Musgrove (11–9) || Leone (3–4) || — || 21,212 || 95–51|- style="background:#fbb;"| 147 || September 16 || Padres || 4–7 || Crismatt (3–1) || Gausman (14–6) || — || 23,379 || 95–52|- style="background:#bfb;"| 148 || September 17 || Braves || 6–5 || Doval (3–1) || Webb (4–3) || — || 26,644 || 96–52|- style="background:#bfb;"| 149 || September 18 || Braves || 2–0 || Littell (4–0) || Morton (13–6) || Leone (2) || 32,058 || 97–52|- style="background:#fbb;"| 150 || September 19 || Braves || 0–3 || Fried (12–7) || DeSclafani (12–7) || Smith (33) || 32,210 || 97–53|- style="background:#bfb;"| 151 || September 21 || @ Padres || 6–5 || Watson (6–4) || Melancon (4–3) || Rogers (13) || 36,439 || 98–53|- style="background:#bfb;"| 152 || September 22 || @ Padres || 8–6 || Doval (4–1) || Velasquez (3–8) || — || 38,189 || 99–53|- style="background:#fbb;"| 153 || September 23 || @ Padres || 6–7 || Detwiler (3–1) || Leone (3–5) || — || 31,049 || 99–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 154 || September 24 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Castro (1–0) || Goudeau (1–1) || — || 41,613 || 100–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 155 || September 25 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Watson (7–4) || Gray (8–12) || — || 45,063 || 101–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 156 || September 26 || @ Rockies || 6–2 || Doval (5–1) || Bard (7–8) || — || 31,043 || 102–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 157 || September 28 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Álvarez (5–2) || Poppen (1–1) || Doval (1) || 28,122 || 103–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 158 || September 29 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Leone (4–5) || Ramirez (0–2) || Doval (2) || 23,110 || 104–54|- style="background:#bfb;"| 159 || September 30 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Rogers (7–1) || Mantiply (0–3) || — || 27,503 || 105–54|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 160 || October 1 || Padres || 3–0 || DeSclafani (13–7) || Ávila (0–1) || Doval (3) || 33,975 || 106–54|- style="background:#fbb;"| 161 || October 2 || Padres || 2–3 || Hill (6–6) || Castro (1–1) || Melancon (39) || 40,760 || 106–55|- style="background:#bfb;"| 162 || October 3 || Padres || 11–4 || Webb (11–3) || Knehr (1–2) || — || 36,901 || 107–55|-

Postseason

Game Log

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1 || October 8 || Dodgers || 4–0 || Webb (1–0) || Buehler (0–1) || – || 41,934 || 1–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2 || October 9 || Dodgers || 2–9 || Urías (1–0) || Gausman (0–1) || – || 42,275 || 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3 || October 11 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Rogers (1–0) || Scherzer (0–1) || Doval (1) || 53,299 || 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4 || October 12 || @ Dodgers || 2–7 || Kelly (1–0) || DeSclafani (0–1) || – || 52,935 || 2–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || October 14 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Jansen (1–0) || Doval (0–1) || Scherzer (1) || 42,275 || 2–3|-

Postseason rosters

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Roster

2021 San Francisco Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager Coaches

Statistics

Batting

The list does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On Base + Slugging

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
13848379144303 24 9056105 11.298.373.522.895
139468 75 105 28 3 25 71 51 1314.224 .311 .457 .768
113395 68 120 23 0 18 56 5687 0.304 .390 .499 .889
139389 57 102 16 1 18 53 41 56 1.262 .335 .447 .782
109336 52 85 17 3 18 56 33 89 6.253 .326 .482 .808
97325 65 89 14 2 2959 48 103 3.274 .378 .597 .975
101307 35 86 17 0 7 31 25 58 2.280 .344 .404 .748
111283 37 66 10 2 13 38 23 76 1.233 .304 .420 .725
129274 39 66 12 1 12 32 28 84 15.241 .320 .423 .744
107268 45 69 14 58 35 27 88 7.257 .330 .437 .766
117262 41 71 13 2 16 43 46 87 2.271 .385 .519 .904
81253 45 66 17 0 13 46 35 68 1.261 .351 .482 .833
76220 26 55 11 1 7 27 18 26 0.250 .308 .405 .713
77200 20 42 11 1 5 26 26 66 0.210 .313 .350 .663
51187 28 49 13 0 7 22 23 46 6.262 .344 .444 .788
74175 20 42 9 0 5 22 9 41 2.240 .278 .377 .655
64152 21 27 4 0 4 15 22 52 1.178 .286 .283 .569
52121 19 33 4 0 7 22 9 23 1.273 .333 .479 .813
4173 12 13 4 0 3 9 7 21 2.178 .256 .356 .612
918 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 0.222 .222 .389 .611
59 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.111 .111 .222 .333
26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.333 .333 .333 .667
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 .000 .000 .000
Non-Pitcher Totals1625205787133726824240756583131565.257.337.456.793
Team Totals1625462804136027125241768602146166.249.329.440.769

Pitching

The list does not include position players. Stats in bold are the team leaders.

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
146 2.8133 330 192.0150666050227
13 73.1731 31 0 167.2 141 61 59 42 152
11 3 3.0327 26 0 148.1 128 53 50 36 158
10 4 3.8326 26 0 138.2 125 63 59 39 152
7 74.0822 21 0 114.2 127 57 52 30 98
7 1 2.22800 13 81.0 74 23 20 13 55
6 3 2.6258 0 1 68.2 48 26 20 18 68
5 2 2.3767 1 0 64.2 53 23 17 19 42
4 0 2.9263 2 2 61.2 46 24 20 24 63
3 2 2.7262 0 3159.2 44 25 18 10 58
4 5 1.5157 4 2 53.2 37 15 9 22 50
2 1 5.5312 5 0 40.2 37 27 25 15 38
1 1 3.069 7 0 35.1 32 12 12 15 26
5 1 3.0029 0 3 27.0 19 10 9 9 37
4 1 2.9626 0 0 24.1 15 8 8 4 19
2 1 1.5725 0 2 23.0 19 7 4 12 16
2 1 3.7423 1 0 21.2 15 9 9 12 28
1 2 6.0521 0 0 19.1 19 13 13 6 26
0 1 5.8918 0 0 18.1 25 13 12 4 22
1 0 3.868 1 0 14.0 16 10 6 3 15
1 1 0.0010 0 0 13.1 13 1 0 4 13
0 1 6.355 4 0 11.1 15 9 8 6 10
1 0 4.2210 0 0 10.2 9 5 5 4 9
0 0 4.665 0 0 9.2 8 5 5 6 12
2 1 5.4010 0 2 8.1 11 5 5 3 8
0 0 4.507 0 0 8.0 4 4 4 4 8
1 0 1.504 0 0 6.0 4 2 1 2 2
0 1 6.752 0 0 4.0 6 5 3 1 6
0 0 2.254 0 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 2
0 2 22.503 0 0 2.0 5 6 5 2 3
0 0 27.001 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 0 2
Team Totals107553.24162162561455.012545945244161425

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

Level Team League Division Manager Record Type Record[27]
West Dave BrundageRegular
Final Stretch
Southwest Regular
N/A Dennis Pelfrey Regular
North Regular
East Regular
East Lance Burkhart Regular
San Pedro Jose Montilla Regular
Northeast Juan Ciriaco Regular

Source:[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giants first to punch postseason ticket. sfgiants.com. Maria. Guardado. September 13, 2021. September 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: With historic 104th win, SF nears West title. sfgiants.com. Maria. Guardado. September 29, 2021. October 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: Snyder. Matt. Giants clinch NL West with 107th win, end Dodgers' streak of eight straight division titles . CBSSports.com . October 4, 2021 . October 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Guardado . Maria . 'Pretty amazing' Giants claim NL West crown . October 11, 2023 . MLB.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2021 National League Pitches Batting. Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. Web site: 2021 National League Advanced Batting. Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. Web site: 2021 National League Standard Batting. Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. News: 'Late Night' LaMonte, Pinch-Hit Homers and a Closer From Nowhere. Scott. Miller. The New York Times . October 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: 2021 NL Team Position Performance by BA. Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. Web site: 2021 National League Standard Pitching. Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. Web site: Kapler's vision for Giants coaching staff helped quick turnaround. RSN. October 7, 2021 .
  12. Web site: 2021 Major League Baseball Managers. Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. Web site: What we learned as Giants' season ends in controversy. October 15, 2021. RSN. October 15, 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: Posey honored by players for comeback season with Giants. RSN. October 28, 2021 .
  15. Web site: SF Giants News: Giants lead 2021 Sporting News MLB Awards. Sami. Higgins. October 29, 2021. McCovey Chronicles.
  16. Web site: Buster Posey, Gabe Kapler, Farhan Zaidi earn Sporting News honors. www.msn.com.
  17. Web site: Guardado. Maria. Giants sign Alex Wood to one-year contract. MLB.com. January 15, 2021. February 5, 2021.
  18. Web site: Guardado. Maria. La Stella excited to join SF's 'unique group'. MLB.com. February 4, 2021. February 5, 2021.
  19. Web site: Guardado. Maria. Giants add OF Wade Jr. in deal with Twins. MLB.com. February 4, 2021. February 5, 2021.
  20. Web site: 2021 Spring Training Standings . MLB.com . April 3, 2021.
  21. Web site: Susan. Slusser. Buster Posey might disapprove but road openers are old hat for Giants. Here's why. San Francisco Chronicle. April 3, 2021. April 23, 2021.
  22. Web site: Andrew. Simon. Opening Day! Your guide to today's games. MLB.com. April 1, 2021. April 3, 2021.
  23. Web site: Player Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, Playing for SFG, In team's first 2 games, requiring Home Runs >= 1, sorted by most games. . Stathead Baseball . April 3, 2021.
  24. Web site: Team Pitching Streak Finder: Consecutive games with Runs Allowed = 0, In the Regular Season, from 2018 to 2021, Playing for SFG. . Stathead Baseball . April 20, 2021.
  25. Web site: Maria. Guardado. Giants open twin bill with 10-run inning. MLB.com. May 5, 2021. May 6, 2021.
  26. Web site: Dalton. Johnson. Five crazy stats from Giants' epic comeback win over D-backs. NBC Sports. June 16, 2021. June 16, 2021.
  27. Web site: Standings. MiLB.com.
  28. 2021 Info Guide . . MiLB.com . June 21, 2021.

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