Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 2nd Base
By Phil Watson
4. Robby Thompson, 1989
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 27 | 148 | 620 | 91 | 132 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 133 | .241 | .321 | .400 | .721 | 108 |
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Generated 2/16/2014.
Thompson led the National League with 11 triples and being hit by 13 pitches while helping the Giants to their first NL pennant since 1962.
He was fifth in the NL with a 2.3 Defensive War and eighth among position players with a 6.1 WAR
Thompson was also fourth in the league with 133 strikeouts and 10th with 91 runs.
Obviously, Thompson led National League second basemen with 11 triples and was also second with 13 homers, 91 runs and a .400 slugging percentage.
He was 5-for-18 with five runs, two homers, three RBI and three walks in San Francisco’s five-game NLCS win over the Cubs before going 1-for-11 with two RBI as the Giants were swept by Oakland in the World Series.