Post by sharksrog on Dec 4, 2021 17:53:00 GMT -5
We know about Madison Bumgarner's fabulous 2014 postseason, of course, and we haven't forgotten Tim Lincecum's 2010 postseason, even if we remember that Matt Cain pitched even better than Tim. But I recently came across two other amazing postseasons by Giants pitchers.
The first was Christy Mathewson in 1905. Until 1971, of course, the World Series was all there was in the postseason. But let's not forget that back in the old days, teams used two or three starting pitchers, and they pitched almost all of every game. In 1905, Mathewson won games 1,3 and 5, pitching 27 shutout innings in one of the greatest World Series performances ever. The Giants used only two pitchers, with Iron Man Joe McGinnity not giving up an earned run either. McGinnity pitched all but one inning of his two games, but was beaten in one game by unearned runs. Red Ames pitched one inning of relief. The Giants' team ERA in the Series? That would be 0.00.
King Carl Hubbell wasn't too bad in 1933 either. He pitched 20 shutout innings to win both his World Series starts.
As fine as Lincecum was in 2010 (4-1 with a 2.43 ERA), Cain also was in 2010 (2--0 with a 0.00 ERA), and Bumgarner was in 2014 (4-0 with a save and a 1.03 ERA), Mathewson and Hubbell may have been even better. Mathewson's, Hubbell's and Bumgarner's in particular were historic postseason performances. And Cain's may have been the most underrated.
Mathewson was the Giants' greatest pitcher ever, and Hubbell may have been their second-best. McGinnity came by his nickname honestly, pitching over 400 innings in each of his first two Giants seasons. He reached 300 innings in all of his 10 major league seasons except his final one, when he was limited to only 186 frames.
All three of those old Giants pitchers are in the Hall of Fame. It is unlikely that any of the Giants World Series trio will be so enshrined, although Lincecum is probably one of the five or fewer most popular San Francisco Giants of all time, and Cain and particularly Bumgarner were also quite popular.
The first was Christy Mathewson in 1905. Until 1971, of course, the World Series was all there was in the postseason. But let's not forget that back in the old days, teams used two or three starting pitchers, and they pitched almost all of every game. In 1905, Mathewson won games 1,3 and 5, pitching 27 shutout innings in one of the greatest World Series performances ever. The Giants used only two pitchers, with Iron Man Joe McGinnity not giving up an earned run either. McGinnity pitched all but one inning of his two games, but was beaten in one game by unearned runs. Red Ames pitched one inning of relief. The Giants' team ERA in the Series? That would be 0.00.
King Carl Hubbell wasn't too bad in 1933 either. He pitched 20 shutout innings to win both his World Series starts.
As fine as Lincecum was in 2010 (4-1 with a 2.43 ERA), Cain also was in 2010 (2--0 with a 0.00 ERA), and Bumgarner was in 2014 (4-0 with a save and a 1.03 ERA), Mathewson and Hubbell may have been even better. Mathewson's, Hubbell's and Bumgarner's in particular were historic postseason performances. And Cain's may have been the most underrated.
Mathewson was the Giants' greatest pitcher ever, and Hubbell may have been their second-best. McGinnity came by his nickname honestly, pitching over 400 innings in each of his first two Giants seasons. He reached 300 innings in all of his 10 major league seasons except his final one, when he was limited to only 186 frames.
All three of those old Giants pitchers are in the Hall of Fame. It is unlikely that any of the Giants World Series trio will be so enshrined, although Lincecum is probably one of the five or fewer most popular San Francisco Giants of all time, and Cain and particularly Bumgarner were also quite popular.