High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1969 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise`s 87th season and 12th season in San Francisco. The team finished second in the newly-established National League West with a record of 90-72, 3 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Giants set a Major League record which still stands for the most double plays grounded into by a team in a single game, with 7 against the Houston Astros on the 4th of May.