Fresh off 96 losses and the Crazy Crab in 1984, the San Francisco Giants Giants decided to shift their marketing slogan from an anti mascot to old school baseball. It was “Real Grass, Real Sunshine, Real Baseball,” and the Giants added many day games to their schedule in 1985. Unfortunately, “Real Baseball” turned out to mean a 100-loss season.
Original San Francisco Giant Jim Davenport was brought in to manage. On Feb. 1, Jack Clark, who had been the face of the franchise, was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for David Green, Dave LaPoint, Gary Rajsich and Jose Uribe.