Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Roger Lee Craig (February 17, 1930 – June 4, 2023) was an American pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball ().After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966, Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach, [1] and a manager, between 1969 and 1992.
Former Giants manager Roger Craig, seen here in 1990, died Sunday. He was 93. ... His 586 wins are sixth-most in Giants history and third-most in the San Francisco era.
Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake ...
Roger Craig, who pitched for the Dodgers in the 1950s and '60s before embarking on a successful coaching and managerial career, has died at 93. Roger Craig, who pitched for the Dodgers in the ...
He won 823 games as the Giants' manager, fourth-most in Giants history, and won three National League championships, in 1933, 1936 and 1937, winning the World Series in 1933. [8] Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Leo Durocher managed the team from 1942 through 1955. Durocher was the manager for the Giants' World Series championship in 1954. [9]
November 17, 1992: Steve Decker was drafted by the Florida Marlins from the San Francisco Giants as the 35th pick in the 1992 expansion draft. [7] December 8, 1992: Barry Bonds signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. [8] December 10, 1992: Jim Pena was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the San Diego Padres for Paul Faries. [9]
The 49ers defense also held the Giants' offense in check, limiting the Giants to four Matt Bahr field goals through the midway point of the fourth of quarter. In the game's waning moments Erik Howard caused a Roger Craig fumble, [70] and Lawrence Taylor recovered it. The Giants drove down the field and got into field goal range for Bahr.
Posey was the previous recipient of the Giants' biggest contract ever, a $167 million extension that took him to the end of his playing career in 2022. Now, it is Adames who holds that distinction.