SAN FRANCISCO — As manager Bruce Bochy took in the Hall of Fame festivities in Cooperstown, the Giants further stamped his place in baseball’s record books by avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers.
With an 8-5 win over the Brewers at AT&T Park Sunday, the Giants earned Bochy’s 1,906th career victory as a Major League manager, pushing him past Casey Stengel into 11th place on baseball’s all-time wins list.
Bochy probably owes a solid to bench coach Hensley Meulens, who snagged him the win by taking over managerial duties while the Giants skipper traveled to Cooperstown to be present for the Hall of Fame induction of Trevor Hoffman, who he managed for 12 seasons with the San Diego Padres.