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After more than 100 years of baseball, the Giants are bound to have set some team records— good and bad. Interestingly enough, a majority of the records covered in this piece were set before 1950, including some of the most impressive ones.

The team won 106 games in 1904, setting the record for most games won. They follow this record with most shutout games won in 1908 at 25. Their highest club batting average (.319), most runs (959), and most hits (1,769) records were all set in 1930.

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While we haven’t been in this millennium too long, only nine have been set during the 2000s.

2001 was a fantastic year for the Giants. The team set their record for most home runs hit at 235. This was also the year Barry Bonds set the record for most home runs hit at 73, and Jeff Kent set the record of most doubles at 49. It was also the same year when the most pinch-hit home runs were made at 14.

In 2000 J. T. Snow hit the record for most sacrifice flies at 14. In 2003 the Giants celebrated setting their record of fewest errors at 80. The most doubles, 314 hit in 2004 by the likes of Barry Bonds, Jason Ellison, and more, while Jim Brower pitched the most games at 89.

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Though we’re here to celebrate the “good,” we’d be remiss not to mention the “bad.” If you ever thought the Giants were bad in recent years, you can take comfort in the fact that they haven’t set any records on that front since 1985. That was the year the Giants hit 100 lost games, though thankfully, not consecutively. Their longest losing streak was 13 games in 1902 and again in 1914. Luther Taylor lost the most games at 27 in 1901, and Ron Hunt holds the record for most times hit by pitch in 1970, so take comfort in the fact that no player has had quite a rough time as either of them.

Just like any team, the Giants have had great years and not-so-great years to say the least. Peruse the list before to see more.

Club Records — Batting (Franchise) Year
Highest Club Batting Average — .319 1930
Most Runs — 959 1930
Most Hits — 1,769 1930
Most Doubles — 314 2004
Most Triples — 105 1911
Most Home Runs — 235 2001
Most Pinch-Hit Home Runs — 14 2001
Most Grand Slams — 7 1951, 1954, 1970, 1998
Most Pinch-Hit Grand Slam Home Runs — 3 1973, 1978
Most Total Bases — 2,628 1930
Most Stolen Bases — 347 1911

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Club Records — Miscellaneous (Franchise) Year
Most Games Won — 106 1904
Most Games Lost — 100 1985
Most Shutout Games Won — 25 1908
Most One-Run Games Won — 42 1978
Longest Winning Streak — 26 games 1916
Longest Losing Streak — 13 games 1902, 1914
Most Errors — 307 1909
Fewest Errors — 80 2003
Most Double Plays — 183 1987
Most Players Used — 51 1990
Most Pitchers Used — 26 1990

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Individual Records — Batting (Franchise) Player(s) Year
Highest Batting Average — .401 Bill Terry 1930
Most Games — 164 Jose Pagan 1962
Most At-Bats — 681 Joe Moore 1935
Most Hits — 254 Bill Terry 1930
Most Pinch Hits — 22 Sam Leslie 1932
Most Runs Scored — 147 Mike Tiernan 1889
Most Runs Scored (Since 1900) — 139 Bill Terry 1930
Longest Consecutive Game Hitting Streak — 33 George Davis 1893
Longest Consecutive Game Hitting Streak (Since 1900) — 26 Jack Clark 1978
Most Doubles — 49 Jeff Kent 2001
Most Triples — 27 George Davis 1893
Most Triples (Since 1900) — 25 Larry Doyle 1911
Most Home Runs — 73 Barry Bonds 2001
Most Pinch-Hit Home Runs — 4 Mike Ivie, Candy Maldonado, Ernest Riles 1978, 1986, 1990
Most Grand Slams — 3 (5 times) Most Recent: Jeff Kent 1997
Most Runs Batted In — 151 Mel Ott 1929
Most Bases on Balls — 232 Barry Bonds 2004
Most Strikeouts — 189 Bobby Bonds 1970
Most Game-Winning RBIs — 21 Jack Clark 1982
Most Times Hit By Pitch — 26 Ron Hunt 1970
Most Sacrifice Hits — 36 Art Devlin 1907
Most Sacrifice Flies — 14 J.T. Snow 2000
Most Stolen Bases — 111 John Ward 1883
Most Stolen Bases (Since 1900) — 62 George Burns 1914

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Individual Records — Pitching (Franchise) Player(s) Year
Most Games — 89 Julian Tavarez, Jim Brower 1997, 2004
Most Games Won — 37 Christy Mathewson 1908
Most Games Lost — 27 Luther Taylor 1901
Most Consecutive Games Won — 19 Rube Marquard 1912
Most Shutouts — 12 Christy Mathewson 1908
Most Consecutive Shutouts — 4 Sal Maglie, Gaylord Perry 1950, 1970
Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings — 46.1 Carl Hubbell 1933
Most Complete Games — 44 Joe McGinnity 1903
Most Strikeouts — 267 Christy Mathewson 1903
Most Innings — 434 Joe McGinnity 1903
Lowest ERA (162 Innings) — 1.66 Carl Hubbell 1933
Most Saves — 48 Rod Beck 1993