2011 San Francisco Giants Roster and Lineup The San Francisco Giants put up a 92-70 record to win the National West in 2010, then won the NL pennant and then won the World Series by defeating the Texas Rangers. Manager Bruce Bochy was voted Manager of the Year by baseballhistorian.com Giants’ general manager said during spring training, “Even though we’re the defending world champions, it’s going to be tough to get back to the playoffs.” The Giants though are loaded with pitching, including strikeout pitcher Tim Linceum, who won the Cy Young in back-to-back seasons 2008-09. Last season he posted a 16-10 win/loss mark and led the major leagues for the 3rd straight year in strikeouts, 231. Brian Wilson, the Giants’ reliever, broke into the majors with San Francisco in 2006 and took over as the team’s closer in 2008. He chalked up 47, 45 and last year (2010) he notched 53 in 70 games, striking 93 in 73.2 innings of work. San Francisco Giants 2011 Opening Day Lineup Batting Order Andres Torres cf… Freddy Sanchez 2b… Aubrey Huff rf… Buster Posey c… Pat Burrell lf… Miguel Tejada ss… Brandon Belt 1b… Pablo Sandoval 3b… Tim Linceum rh p San Francisco Giants 2011 Opening Day Roster with Uniform Numbers Outfielders - #5 Pat Burrell … #33 Aaron Rowland … #12 Nate Schierholtz … #58 Andres Torres Infielders - #9 Brandon Belt … #7 Mark DeRosa … #14 Mike Fontenot … #17 Audrey Huff … #21 Freddy Sanchez … #48 Pablo Sandoval … #10 Miguel Tejada Catchers - #28 Buster Posey … #22 Eli Whiteside Pitchers - #41 Jeremy Affeidt … #40 Madison Bamgamer … #18 Matt Cain … #46 Santiago Casilla … #55 Tim Lincecum … #49 Javier Lopez … #59 Guillermo Mota … #52 Ramon Ramirez … #54 Sergio Romo … #45 Dan Runzler … #57 Jonathan Sanchez … #75 Barry Zito San Francisco Baseball History by baseball historian |
