THE 108th WORLD SERIES
GAME 4 POSTGAME NOTES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4, DETROIT TIGERS 3 (10 Innings)
FIRST PITCH: 8:16 p.m.
TONIGHT’S ATTENDANCE: 42,152
GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 45 degrees
TIME OF GAME: 3:34
PITCHING LINES
SAN FRANCISCO
Matt Cain
Jeremy Affeldt
Santiago Casilla (W)
Sergio Romo (S)
IP
7.0
1.2
0.1
1.0
H
5
0
0
0
R
3
0
0
0
ER
3
0
0
0
BB-I
2-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
SO
5
4
0
3
HR
2
0
0
0
WP
0
0
0
0
BF
28
6
2
3
#PIT/K
102-67
29-18
5-2
15-10
DETROIT
Max Scherzer
Drew Smyly
Octavio Dotel
Phil Coke (L)
IP
6.1
0.1
1.1
2.0
H
7
0
0
2
R
3
0
0
1
ER
3
0
0
1
BB-I
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
SO
8
0
1
4
HR
1
0
0
0
WP
0
0
0
0
BF
26
1
4
8
#PIT/K
90-59
5-4
18-11
27-17
WORLD CHAMPS: The San Francisco Giants franchise won their seventh World Championship, and second since they
moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958. It is the club’s second World Series win in the last three years, when
they defeated the Texas Rangers in five games. The club’s other five titles came in 1905 over the Philadelphia Athletics,
in 1921 over the New York Yankees, in 1922 over the New York Yankees, in 1933 over the Washington Senators and in
1954 over the Cleveland Indians.
The Giants are just the fourth team to win at least seven World Series in their history, joining the New York
Yankees (27); St. Louis Cardinals (11); and the Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics (9).
The Giants have now won five of their seven clinching games of the World Series on the road (including 1921 in a
road game at their home ballpark). The previous four include: 1921 at the Polo Grounds (a Yankee home game);
1933 at Griffith Stadium; 1954 at Cleveland Stadium; and 2010 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
PABLO SANDOVAL WINS 2012 WORLD SERIES MVP AWARD PRESENTED BY CHEVROLET
San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was selected as the unanimous 2012 World Series Most Valuable
Player Presented by Chevrolet.
Sandoval batted .500 (8-for-16) with a double, three homers and four RBI during this World Series. The .500
average tied for ninth all-time for a single Fall Classic (minimum 15 at-bats) behind only Babe Ruth (.625, 1928
Yankees), Chris Sabo (.563, 1990 Reds), Johnny Bench (.533, 1976 Reds), Deion Sanders (.533, 1992 Braves),
Sean Casey (.529, 2006 Tigers), Lou Gehrig (.529, 1932 Yankees), Dane Iorg (.529, 1982 Cardinals) and
Thurman Munson (.529, 1976 Yankees).
Sandoval singled in the top of the third inning tonight and went 24-for-66 (.364) with five doubles, six homers and
13 RBI in 16 games this Postseason, including .415 (22-for-53) with six homers and 13 RBI in his last 13 games.
With 24 hits this Postseason, he finished just one hit shy of the all-time single Postseason record of 25 set by
Marquis Grissom (1995 Braves), Darin Erstad (2002 Angels) and David Freese (2011 Cardinals).
Sandoval is the Giants all-time leader for hits in a single Postseason, eclipsing J.T. Snow, who had 22 hits for San
Francisco in 2002.
With six home runs this Postseason, Sandoval tied with Rich Aurilia (2002) for the second-most in franchise history
for a single Postseason behind only Barry Bonds (eight in 2002). In addition, he was the third player in franchise
history to collect at least six career Postseason home runs, joining Bonds (eight) and Aurilia (six).
Sandoval was just the fourth Venezuelan-born player to homer in World Series history, joining Dave Concepcion
(1975 Game 3), Miguel Cabrera (2003 Game 4), and Alex Gonzalez (2003 Game 4).
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Sandoval becomes the 10 third baseman in history, and the second straight, to win World Series MVP, joining
Baltimore’s Brooks Robinson (1970), Cincinnati’s Pete Rose (1975), Philadelphia’s Mike Schmidt (1980), Ron
Cey (1981) of the Dodgers, Ray Knight (1986) of the Mets, Scott Brosius (1998) of the Yankees, Anaheim’s Troy
Glaus (2002), Boston’s Mike Lowell (2007) and David Freese (2011) of the Cardinals.
Sandoval becomes the second player in Giants history to win a World Series MVP, joining Edgar Renteria (2010).
The award was first given out in 1955, the year after the Giants last World Championship prior to 2010.
Pablo is the first-ever Venezuelan-born World Series Most Valuable Player.
SWEEP THEN SWEPT: The Detroit Tigers became the third team to sweep their opponents in the League
Championship Series and then get swept in the World Series. They join the 1990 Oakland Athletics, who swept the
Boston Red Sox in the ALCS and then got swept by the Cincinnati Reds in the Fall Classic, and the 2007 Colorado
Rockies, who were swept by the Red Sox in the World Series after sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS.
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ABOUT THE SWEEP: This marks the 21 sweep in World Series history (including 1907 and 1922, when each series
had one tie), and it is the third in Giants history. After a Game 1 win, the Giants tied the Yankees in Game 2 in 1922, and
followed with three straight wins. In 1954, the Giants swept the Cleveland Indians to capture the Fall Classic.
The only other time in World Series history that the Tigers have gotten swept in the World Series was in 1907,
when they dropped four straight to the Cubs after tying in Game 1.
WINNING WAYS: The Giants have won seven consecutive Postseason games for the first time in franchise history. The
Giants previous best of four consecutive Postseason wins happened on five occasions: from Game 3 of the 1905 World
Series through Game 1 of the 1911 Fall Classic; from Game 6 of the 1921 World Series through Game 1 of the 1922 Fall
Classic; from Game 3 of the 1922 World Series through Game 1 of the 1923 Fall Classic; from Games 1 through 4 of the
1954 World Series; and from Game 4 of the 2002 NLDS through Game 2 of the NLCS.
TAMING THE TIGERS: The Tigers have lost seven consecutive World Series contests dating back to Game 3 of the
2006 World Series against St. Louis.
The seven straight losses is now the worst in Detroit World Series history, eclipsing a six-game losing streak from
Game 2 of the 1907 World Series through Game 2 of the 1908 Fall Classic.
The last team to lose at least seven consecutive Fall Classic contests was the San Diego Padres, who lost seven
in a row from Game 3 of the 1984 World Series through Game 4 of the 1998 Fall Classic.
The longest losing streak in World Series history is eight, which was done by the Philadelphia Phillies from Game
2 in 1915 through Game 4 in 1950, and by the Atlanta Braves from Game 3 in 1996 through Game 4 in 1999.
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OCTOBER 28 , AGAIN: For the second consecutive year, the Fall Classic ended on October 28 . It is the eighth time
that the World Series has ended on the same date in consecutive years, joining 1905-06, 1914-15, 1939-40, 1956-57,
1978-79, 1985-86 and 1996-97.
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EXTRA EXTRA: Tonight’s Game 4 was the 57 extra-inning game in World Series history, and the first since Game 6 of
last year’s Fall Classic, when David Freese hit a walk-off home run to lift the Cardinals over the Rangers.
Overall, National League clubs have now won 26 extra-inning games, while American League clubs have won 28
and three games ended in a tie.
The home team has been victorious in 35 of the 57 extra-inning contests.
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Tonight was the 30 extra-inning game to last 10 innings, the first since Game 4 of the 2001 Fall Classic, when
the Yankees defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-3 on a walk-off homer by Derek Jeter.
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It was also the 10 Game 4 to reach extra frames, the last coming in Game 4 of the 2003 Fall Classic, when the
Florida Marlins topped the New York Yankees, 4-3.
Tonight was the seventh World Series-clinching extra-inning victory in history, and the first since the Florida
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Marlins topped the Cleveland Indians in the bottom of the 11 inning of Game 7 in 1997. The others include 1992
(Game 6, Toronto over Atlanta, 11 innings); 1991 (Game 7, Minnesota over Atlanta, 10 innings); 1933 (Game 5,
New York Giants over Washington, 10 innings); 1924 (Game 7, Washington over New York Giants, 12 innings);
and 1912 (Game 8, Boston over New York Giants, 10 innings).
BUSTER POSEY homered in the top of the sixth inning to put the Giants back on top with a 3-2 lead. Posey went
4-for-14 (.286) with a home run, three RBI and a run scored in this World Series. In his nine Fall Classic contests overall,
he is 10-for-34 (.294) with two homers, five RBI and three runs scored.
SERGIO ROMO struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning tonight to pick up his third save of the World Series and his
fourth save of the Postseason. In 10.2 innings during the 2012 Postseason, he allowed just one run on four hits with one
walk and nine strikeouts.
Romo became the seventh player to record at least three saves in a single Fall Classic, joining John Wetteland of
the Yankees (four in 1996), Pittsburgh’s Roy Face (three in 1960), Boston’s Jonathan Papelbon (three in 2007),
Anaheim’s Troy Percival (three in 2002), Mariano Rivera of the Yankees (three in 1998) and Pittsburgh’s Kent
Tekulve (three in 1979).
JUST SCORE FIRST: The Giants finished this Postseason with a 10-1 record when scoring the first run in a game. In
their 16 games played overall this Postseason, the team that scored the first run went 14-2.
IT’S BEEN AWHILE: Tonight was the first World Series game to feature a game-tying or go-ahead home run by both
teams in the same inning since Game 4 of the 1995 Fall Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians. In
that game, Atlanta’s Ryan Klesko hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to give the Braves a 1-0 lead before
Albert Belle of the Indians tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.
OCTAVIO DOTEL tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief tonight and pitched 5.0 innings of relief this Postseason without
allowing a hit. In the 5.0 innings over six appearances, he permitted five walks with six strikeouts.
In 26 career Postseason games, Dotel is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA. In 23.1 innings pitched, he has allowed 11 runs
(10 earned) on 17 hits with 11 walks and 33 strikeouts.
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MIGUEL CABRERA hit his 10 career Postseason home run, which is tied with Johnny Damon, Andruw Jones, Hideki
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Matsui and Chase Utley for 10 -most among active players. They trail Derek Jeter (20), Albert Pujols (18), Jim Thome
(17), Carlos Beltran (14), Nelson Cruz (14), Jayson Werth (14), Chipper Jones (13), Alex Rodriguez (13) and David Ortiz
(12).
Cabrera has now reached base safely in all 24 of his Postseason games as a Tiger. Overall, Cabrera has now
reached safely in 37 of his 41 career Postseason contests. His 24-game streak is the longest such streak in club
history, surpassing an 18-game streak by Hank Greenberg.
DELMON YOUNG homered in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 3-3. It was Young’s third home run of the
Postseason and his eighth career Postseason homer in a Tigers uniform. The eight Postseason home runs is the most in
franchise history ahead of Miguel Cabrera, who hit his sixth for the Tigers tonight.
CABRERA AND FIELDER: Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder went a combined 4-for-27 (.148) over four games in the World
Series. Cabrera went 3-for-13, while Fielder was 1-for-14.
Attendance
Net Receipts
Players Pool
Commissioner’s Office
Each Club
WORLD SERIES FINANCIAL FIGURES
GAME 4
SERIES
42,152
170,251
$9,541,925.66
$37,524,851.54
$5,725,155.40
$22,514,910.94
$1,431,288.85
$5,628,727.73
$715,644.43
$2,814,363.87