2001 San Francisco Giants season
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The 2001 San Francisco Giants season was the
Offseason
- November 18, 2000: Bill Mueller was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Tim Worrell.[3]
- January 11, 2001: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[4]
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.[5]
Opening Day starters
- Rich Aurilia
- Marvin Benard
- Barry Bonds
- Russ Davis
- Bobby Estalella
- Liván Hernández
- Jeff Kent
- Armando Ríos
- J. T. Snow[6]
Season standings
NL West | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 48–33 | 44–37 |
San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 2 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 13 | 35–46 | 44–37 |
Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |
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).[7]
- July 4, 2001: Bobby Estalella was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Joe Smith (minors) to the New York Yankees for Brian Boehringer.[8]
- 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.[9]
- July 27, 2001: Felipe Crespo was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Gomes.[10]
- 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.[11]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Benito Santiago | 133 | 477 | 125 | .262 | 6 | 45 |
1B | J. T. Snow | 101 | 285 | 70 | .246 | 8 | 34 |
2B | Jeff Kent | 159 | 607 | 181 | .298 | 22 | 106 |
3B | Ramón Martínez | 128 | 391 | 99 | .253 | 5 | 37 |
SS | Rich Aurilia | 156 | 636 | 206 | .324 | 37 | 97 |
LF | Barry Bonds | 153 | 476 | 156 | .328 | 73 | 137 |
CF | Calvin Murray | 106 | 326 | 80 | .245 | 6 | 25 |
RF | Armando Ríos | 93 | 316 | 82 | .259 | 14 | 49 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Marvin Benard | 129 | 392 | 104 | .265 | 15 | 44 |
Pedro Feliz | 94 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 7 | 22 |
Shawon Dunston | 88 | 186 | 52 | .280 | 9 | 25 |
Russ Davis | 53 | 167 | 43 | .257 | 7 | 17 |
Eric Davis | 74 | 156 | 32 | .205 | 4 | 22 |
Andrés Galarraga | 49 | 156 | 45 | .288 | 7 | 35 |
John Vander Wal | 49 | 139 | 35 | .252 | 3 | 20 |
Edwards Guzmán | 61 | 115 | 28 | .243 | 3 | 7 |
Bobby Estalella | 29 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 3 | 10 |
Felipe Crespo | 40 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 4 | 10 |
Damon Minor | 19 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
Jalal Leach | 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Cody Ransom | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dante Powell | 13 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Yorvit Torrealba | 3 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Liván Hernández | 34 | 226.2 | 13 | 15 | 5.24 | 138 |
Russ Ortiz | 33 | 218.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.29 | 169 |
Kirk Reuter |
34 | 195.1 | 14 | 12 | 4.42 | 83 |
Shawn Estes | 27 | 159.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.02 | 109 |
Jason Schmidt | 11 | 66.1 | 7 | 1 | 3.39 | 65 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Gardner | 23 | 91.2 | 5 | 5 | 5.40 | 53 |
Ryan Jensen | 10 | 42.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.25 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Robb Nen | 79 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 3.01 | 93 |
Félix Rodríguez | 80 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.68 | 91 |
Tim Worrell | 73 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.45 | 63 |
Aaron Fultz | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.56 | 67 |
Brian Boehringer | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.19 | 27 |
Chad Zerbe | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 | 22 |
Jason Christiansen | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 12 |
Alan Embree | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 25 |
Ryan Vogelsong | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.65 | 17 |
Wayne Gomes | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.40 | 17 |
Kurt Ainsworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
Awards and honors
- Barry Bonds, Associated Press Athlete of the Year[12]
- Barry Bonds, National League Most Valuable Player
- Mark Gardner P, Willie Mac Award
- Benito Santiago C, Willie Mac Award
- 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 (2262⁄3)
- Earned run average – Russ Ortiz (3.29)
- Strikeouts – Russ Ortiz (169)
Barry Bonds 73 home runs
Number | Date | Pitcher | Team | Inning | Length |
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1 | 04-02-2001 | Woody Williams | San Diego | 5th | 420' |
2 | 04-12-2001 | Adam Eaton | San Diego | 4th | 417' |
3 | 04-13-2001 | Jamey Wright | Milwaukee | 1st | 440' |
4 | 04-14-2001 | Jimmy Haynes | Milwaukee | 5th | 410' |
5 | 04-15-2001 | David Weathers | Milwaukee | 8th | 390' |
6 | 04-17-2001 | Terry Adams | Los Angeles | 8th | 417' |
7 | 04-18-2001 | Chan Ho Park | Los Angeles | 7th | 420' |
8 | 04-20-2001 | Jimmy Haynes | Milwaukee | 4th | 410' |
9 | 04-24-2001 | Jim Brower | Cincinnati | 3rd | 380' |
10 | 04-26-2001 | Scott Sullivan | Cincinnati | 8th | 430' |
11 | 04-29-2001 | Manny Aybar | Chicago Cubs | 4th | 370' |
12 | 05-02-2001 | Todd Ritchie | Pittsburgh | 5th | 420' |
13 | 05-03-2001 | Jimmy Anderson | Pittsburgh | 1st | 420' |
14 | 05-04-2001 | Bruce Chen | Philadelphia | 6th | 360' |
15 | 05-11-2001 | Steve Trachsel | New York Mets | 4th | 410' |
16 | 05-17-2001 | Chuck Smith | Florida | 3rd | 420' |
17 | 05-18-2001 | Mike Remlinger | Atlanta | 8th | 391' |
18 | 05-19-2001 | Odalis Pérez | Atlanta | 3rd | 416' |
19 | 05-19-2001 | Jose Cabrera | Atlanta | 7th | 440' |
20 | 05-19-2001 | Jason Marquis | Atlanta | 8th | 410' |
21 | 05-20-2001 | John Burkett | Atlanta | 1st | 415' |
22 | 05-20-2001 | Mike Remlinger | Atlanta | 7th | 436' |
23 | 05-21-2001 | Curt Schilling | Arizona | 4th | 430' |
24 | 05-22-2001 | Russ Springer | Arizona | 9th | 410' |
25 | 05-24-2001 | John Thomson | Colorado | 3rd | 400' |
26 | 05-27-2001 | Denny Neagle | Colorado | 1st | 390' |
27 | 05-30-2001 | Robert Ellis | Arizona | 2nd | 420' |
28 | 05-30-2001 | Robert Ellis | Arizona | 6th | 410' |
29 | 06-01-2001 | Shawn Chacón | Colorado | 3rd | 420' |
30 | 06-04-2001 | Bobby J. Jones
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San Diego | 4th | 410' |
31 | 06-05-2001 | Wascar Serrano | San Diego | 3rd | 410' |
32 | 06-07-2001 | Brian Lawrence | San Diego | 7th | 450' |
33 | 06-12-2001 | Pat Rapp | Anaheim | 1st | 320' |
34 | 06-14-2001 | Lou Pote | Anaheim | 6th | 430' |
35 | 06-15-2001 | Mark Mulder | Oakland | 1st | 380' |
36 | 06-15-2001 | Mark Mulder | Oakland | 6th | 430' |
37 | 06-19-2001 | Adam Eaton | San Diego | 5th | 375' |
38 | 06-20-2001 | Rodney Myers | San Diego | 8th | 347' |
39 | 06-23-2001 | Darryl Kile | St. Louis | 1st | 380' |
40 | 07-12-2001 | Paul Abbott | Seattle | 1st | 429' |
41 | 07-18-2001 | Mike Hampton | Colorado | 4th | 320' |
42 | 07-18-2001 | Mike Hampton | Colorado | 5th | 360' |
43 | 07-26-2001 | Curt Schilling | Arizona | 4th | 375' |
44 | 07-26-2001 | Curt Schilling | Arizona | 5th | 370' |
45 | 07-27-2001 | Brian Anderson | Arizona | 4th | 440' |
46 | 08-01-2001 | Joe Beimel | Pittsburgh | 1st | 400' |
47 | 08-04-2001 | Nelson Figueroa | Philadelphia | 6th | 405' |
48 | 08-07-2001 | Danny Graves | Cincinnati | 11th | 430' |
49 | 08-09-2001 | Scott Winchester | Cincinnati | 3rd | 350' |
50 | 08-11-2001 | Joe Borowski | Chicago Cubs | 2nd | 396' |
51 | 08-14-2001 | Ricky Bones | Florida | 6th | 410' |
52 | 08-16-2001 | A. J. Burnett | Florida | 4th | 380' |
53 | 08-16-2001 | Vic Darensbourg | Florida | 8th | 430' |
54 | 08-18-2001 | Jason Marquis | Atlanta | 8th | 415' |
55 | 08-23-2001 | Graeme Lloyd | Montreal | 9th | 380' |
56 | 08-27-2001 | Kevin Appier | New York Mets | 5th | 375' |
57 | 08-31-2001 | John Thomson | Colorado | 8th | 400' |
58 | 09-03-2001 | Jason Jennings | Colorado | 4th | 435' |
59 | 09-04-2001 | Miguel Batista | Arizona | 7th | 420' |
60 | 09-06-2001 | Albie Lopez | Arizona | 2nd | 420' |
61 | 09-09-2001 | Scott Elarton | Colorado | 1st | 488' |
62 | 09-09-2001 | Scott Elarton | Colorado | 5th | 361' |
63 | 09-09-2001 | Todd Belitz | Colorado | 11th | 394' |
64* | 09-20-2001 | Wade Miller | Houston | 5th | 410' |
65 | 09-23-2001 | Jason Middlebrook | San Diego | 2nd | 411' |
66 | 09-23-2001 | Jason Middlebrook | San Diego | 4th | 365' |
67 | 09-23-2001 | James Baldwin | Los Angeles | 7th | 360' |
68 | 09-28-2001 | Jason Middlebrook | San Diego | 2nd | 440' |
69 | 09-29-2001 | Chuck McElroy | San Diego | 6th | 435' |
70 | 10-04-2001[13] | Wilfredo Rodriguez
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Houston | 9th | 480' |
71 | 10-05-2001 | Chan Ho Park | Los Angeles | 1st | 440' |
72 | 10-05-2001 | Chan Ho Park | Los Angeles | 3rd | 410' |
73 | 10-07-2001 | Dennis Springer | Los Angeles | 1st | 380' |
Barry Bonds accomplishments
The following MLB records were broken by Barry Bonds in 2001:[14]
- 73 home runs, Old record: 70, Mark McGwire (1998)
- Major League record, .863 slugging percentage,[15] 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[16]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Shane Turner |
AA | Shreveport Swamp Dragons | Texas League | Bill Russell |
A
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San Jose Giants | California League | Lenn Sakata |
A
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Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Bill Hayes |
A-Short Season
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Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Northwest League | Fred Stanley |
Rookie
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AZL Giants
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Arizona League
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Keith Comstock |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem-Keizer; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: San Jose[17][18]
References
- ^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, Playing for SFG, HR>=185, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Home Runs". Stathead. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Giants Stat of the Day: June 2021". MLB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Bill Mueller Stats".
- ^ "Eric Davis Stats".
- ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ 2001 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Alan Embree Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Bobby Estalella Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Andrés Galarraga Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Felipe Crespo Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Vander Wal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
- ^ "MLB". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ ESPN.com: MLB – More power to him: Bonds wraps season with 73 homers
- ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2002 Annual Directory
External links
- 2001 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball Reference
- 2001 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball Almanac