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Here are the top 5 August 29 moments in San Francisco Giants history.
Walk off 1970 home vs. Pirates, 17 games out of first, everyone just waiting for their tee times, Bobby Bonds hit a three run homer in the 8th to tie it, and then, with the score 9-9 in the 9th, singled home the winning run off of Bruce Dal Canton. Bonds never won an MVP award, but he had two top five finishes. In '71 he finished 4th. That year Bonds had a 6.05 WAR (his second best season) Joe Torre won, he had a 5.2 WAR. Ferguson Jenkins was 10.5, so while Bonds was better than Torre, he still didn't deserve the award. Bobby's best finish was in '73, when he finished third. That was also his best season, 7.75 WAR, the best season a Giants RF had who isn't Mel Ott. Rose won, his WAR was also 7.75. Joe Morgan was 9.55, so you wouldn't have gone Bonds this year either.
1984 at Montreal, 22.5 games out of first, 3-3 in the top of the 11th, Bob Brenly homers off Rick Grapenthin and that's gonna be the final. Brenly hit two extra inning homers in his entire career, this one and a walk off 3 years later to beat the Braves in the 10th.
Walk off 1985 home vs. Mets, 24.5 out, so things haven't gotten better a year later, with the score 3-3 in the 10th, Chili Davis hits a 3 run homer off Terry Leach and we win 6-3. Chili had 5 career walk off homers, this was his only one as a Giant. He got two with the Angels 8 years later in '93, and then 2 with the Royals way out in '97.
1990 at Montreal, we're 8.5 out, 5-5 in the 9th inning, 2 out, Robby Thompson homers off of Bill Sampen, we're going to win 6-5. This was Robby's 50th career homer. His 5th was off Doyle Alexander His 14th was off Bob Knepper. His 23rd/25th off Ed Whitson. His 51st off Dennis Cook. His 61st off Rich Rodriguez. His 65th off Terry Mulholland. His 98th and 102nd off Robb Nen. His 106th off Kirk Rueter. His 113th off Jeff Juden. And his 116th off of Jason Schmidt.
2010 home vs. Diamondbacks, we were a game back on the 6th - but now that deficit is 6 games, we're 1.5 out of the WC, so here, on game 131 of the season as we try to avoid a series sweep by Arizona, a win would be a good thing. Down 6-5 in the 7th, Jose Guillen singles home the tying and go ahead runs off of Esmerling Vasquez, we go on to win 9-7. Guillen spent the last 34 games of his big league career in San Francisco, We got him 16 days before from the Royals. He played a lot of RF, had an 89 OPS+ in 139 PA.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
