San Francisco Giants: The all-time bracket
By Bill Felber
San Francisco Giants: The All-Time Bracket
No. 2 vs. 7 seed
The 2012 Buster Posey-led San Francisco Giants were probably the best of the three recent San Francisco World Series winners. Posey batted .336 to lead the league with 103 RBIs and was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player.
Left fielder Melky Cabrera delivered a ,346 batting average in support. On the mound, the Giants were deep. Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito all were double-digit winners, Cain on a 2.79 ERA with an All-Star start thrown in for the honor of it.
The 1962 Giants featured Mays as a mature San Francisco hero. He batted .304 with a league-leading 49 home runs and 141 RBIs, finishing second to Maury Wills in MVP voting. Orlando Cepeda hit .306 with 35 homers and 114 RBIs.
Jack Sanford was 24-7 in 38 starts, with Juan Marichal (18-11, 3.36) emerging as a star.
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Game 1: The 1962 Giants had a 103-62 regular-season record and .624 percentage that included a best-of-three playoff victory over the Dodgers. The 2012 team was 94-68, a .580 percentage.
Game 2: The 1962 Giants lost a thrilling seven-game series to the Yankees. That gives this win to the 2012 Giants, who were 11-5 in their post-season games, a .688 percentage.
Game 3: The 2012 Giants had a 106 team OPS+. But the 1962 Giants had Mays, who lifted them to a 110 OPS+.
Game 4: The 1962 Giants posted a 101 staff ERA+. As deep as the 2012 Giants pitching was, it managed only an ordinary 96 staff ERA+.
Game 5: The 2012 Giants only accumulated 37.7 WAR. That’s well below the 1962 Giants’ 52.1 WAR.
Result: 1962 Giants in five games