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July 14 — Starting pitchers Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are voted to the 2009 All-Star Game, with Lincecum being named the NL starting pitcher [10] July 19 – Team majority owner Sue Burns dies of lung cancer [11] July 27 — Giants trade pitching prospect Scott Barnes to the Cleveland Indians for first baseman Ryan Garko [12]
Giants fans continued to refer to him by the moniker during his time with the team. [169] [170] [171] On October 30, 2009, a police officer pulled Lincecum over in Washington for speeding and discovered the pitcher with 3.3 grams (0.12 oz) of marijuana, which was still illegal under state law at the time. [172]
Six left-handed pitchers have thrown no-hitters in franchise history, including the most recent no-hitter author, Snell. The other ten pitchers were right-handers. Tim Lincecum and Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson are the only pitchers to throw more than one no-hitter in a Giants uniform. Ten no-hitters were thrown at home and seven on the road.
Brian Patrick Wilson (born March 16, 1982), nicknamed "the Beard" [1] and "B-Weezy", [2] is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.
It was the first perfect game for the Giants franchise (first in San Francisco), the ninth in NL history, the fifth no-hitter thrown by MLB pitchers in 2012, and the second of three perfect games of the season, a Major League record, after Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw one on April 21. Cain threw 125 pitches, the most by a ...
Joseph Andrew Martinez (born February 26, 1983) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.He played parts of four seasons for the San Francisco Giants (2009–2010), Pittsburgh Pirates (2010), Arizona Diamondbacks (2012), and Cleveland Indians (2013).
This is a list of players, both past and present, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Giants or the San Francisco Giants. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
Ryan Andrew Vogelsong (born July 22, 1977), nicknamed "Vogey", [1] is an American former professional baseball pitcher.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers (2007–2008) and Orix Buffaloes (2009).