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The 1993 Giants season was their 111th in Major League Baseball and their 36th in San Francisco. In the offseason, Barry Bonds left the Pirates to sign a lucrative free agent contract worth a then-record $43.75 million over 6 years with the Giants, with whom his father spent the first 7 years of his career, and with whom his godfather Willie Mays played 22 of his 24 Major League seasons. The deal was at that time the largest in baseball history, in terms of both total value and average annual salary.[1] To honor his father, Bonds switched his jersey number to 25 once he signed with the Giants, as it had been Bobby's number in San Francisco. (His number during most of his stay with the Pirates, 24, was retired in honor of Mays anyway).[2] Bonds hit .336 in 1993, leading the league with 46 home runs and 123 RBI en route to his second consecutive MVP award,[3] and third overall. As good as the Giants were (winning 103 games), the Atlanta Braves won 104 in what some call the last great pennant race (due to the Wild Card being instituted shortly after).[4]
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- December 8, 1992: Barry Bonds signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants. [5]
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[edit] Season standings
[edit] Notable Transactions
August 28, 1993: Jim DeShaies was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later, Aaron Fultz, and Andres Duncan (minors). The San Francisco Giants sent Greg Brummett (September 1, 1993) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade. [7]
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1993 San Francisco Giants roster
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] References
- ^ Chass, Murray. "Giants Make Investment: $43 Million in Bonds", The New York Times, published December 6, 1992, accessed January 31, 2008.
- ^ Pearlman, Jeff. Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero. Google Book Search. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ 1993 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Neyer, Rob (2001-10-01). What makes a great Pennant Race?. ESPN Classic. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bondsba01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1993&t=SFN
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deshaji01.shtml
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