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The San Francisco Giants is a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently plays in the National League West Division. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-2 Awards and honors Headline Event of the Year Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing World Series, resulting in the Black Sox scandal Hilltop Park was the nickname of a Baseball park that formerly stood in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-2 Awards and honors The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Boston Reds Major League Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-2 Awards and honors The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 National League: New York Giants Champions World Series: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 Louisville Colonels 3 1 tie National League: Brooklyn Bridegrooms St George Cricket Grounds or "St George Grounds" is a former Baseball ground located on Staten Island New York, USA Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 National League: New York Giants Oakland Park was the name used for a Ballpark used by the New York Giants for two games in 1889. Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 National League: New York Giants The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Philadelphia Athletics Inter-State Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 St Louis Browns 4 National League: New York Giants The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The 1933 World Series featured the New York Giants and the Washington Senators, with the Giants winning in five games for their first championship since In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning 4 games to 1 Peter A Magowan (born 1942) is the former managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise William Horlick "Bill" Neukom was President of the American Bar Association in 2007-08 Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Brian Sabean is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball franchise The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League.
New York Giants history
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Early days and the John McGraw era
One of the most storied of all major North American professional sports teams the Giants began life as the second baseball club founded by millionaire tobacconist John B. The history of the San Francisco Giants begins in 1883 with the New York Gothams and has involved some of baseball's greatest players including Willie Mays The following is a list of teams that play in one of the seven major sports leagues in North America: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the Day and veteran amateur baseball player Jim Mutrie. James J Mutrie ( June 13 1851 - January 24 1938) was an American Baseball pioneer who was the co-founder and first The Gothams (as the Giants were originally known) were their entry to the National League in 1883, while their other club, the Metropolitans (the original Mets) played in the American Association. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Metropolitan Club (the New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th century Professional Baseball team that played in New York "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 Nearly half of the original Gotham players were members of the disbanded Troy Trojans, whose place in the National League the Gothams inherited. The Troy Trojans were a Major League Baseball team in the National League for four seasons from 1879 to 1882. While the Metropolitans were initially the more successful club, Day and Mutrie began moving star players to the Gothams and the team won its first National League pennant in 1888, as well as a victory over the St. Louis Browns in an early incarnation of the World Series. The Metropolitan Club (the New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th century Professional Baseball team that played in New York Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. They repeated as champions the next year with a pennant and World Series victory over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA
It is said that after one particularly satisfying victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, Mutrie (who was also the team's manager) stormed into the dressing room and exclaimed, "My big fellows! My giants!" From then on, the club was known as the Giants. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The Giants' original home stadium, the Polo Grounds, also dates from this early era. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants The first of the Polo Grounds was located north of Central Park adjacent to Fifth and Sixth Avenues and 110th and 112th Streets in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The City of New York Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Upon eviction from the Polo Grounds after the 1888 season, the Giants moved uptown and renamed various fields the Polo Grounds which were located between 155th and 159th Streets in the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem and Washington Heights. The City of New York Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. The Giants played at the Polo Grounds until the end of the 1957 season, when they moved to San Francisco. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
The Giants remained a powerhouse during the last half of the 1880s, culminating in their first league pennant in 1889. Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 National League: New York Giants However, in 1890, nearly all of the Giants' stars jumped to the upstart Players' League, whose New York franchise was also named the Giants. Champions World Series: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 Louisville Colonels 3 1 tie National League: Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (sometimes rendered as Players League) was a short-lived but In 1890 the short-lived Players League included a team called the New York Giants. The new team even built its park next door to the National League Giants' Polo Grounds. With a decimated roster, the Giants finished a distant sixth. Attendance took a nosedive, and the financial strain affected Day's tobacco business as well. The Players' League dissolved after the season, and Day sold a minority interest to the PL Giants' principal backer, Edward Talcott. As a condition of the sale, Day had to fire Mutrie as manager. Although the Giants rebounded to third in 1891, Day was forced to sell controlling interest to Talcott at the end of the season. Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Boston Reds Major League
Four years later, Talcott sold the Giants to Andrew Freedman, a real estate developer with ties to Tammany Hall. Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party Political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics and helping immigrants (most notably Freedman was one of the most detested owners in baseball history, getting into heated disputes with other owners, writers and his own players. The most famous one was with star pitcher Amos Rusie. Amos Wilson Rusie ( May 30, 1871 - December 6, 1942) nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" was a hard-throwing Right-handed When Freedman only offered Rusie $2,500 for 1896, Rusie sat out the entire season. Champions Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Spiders, 4 games to 0 National League: Baltimore Attendance fell off throughout the league due to the loss of Rusie, prompting the other owners to chip in $5,000 to get him to return for 1897. Champions Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Beaneaters, 4 games to 1 National League: Boston Beaneaters Also, out of pure spite, Freedman hired former owner Day--by now a broken man--as manager for part of 1899. Champions National League: Brooklyn Superbas National League final standings Events
In 1902, after a series of disastrous moves that left the Giants 53½ games behind, Freedman signed John McGraw as a player-manager. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting McGraw would go on and manage the Giants for three decades, one of the longest tenures in professional sports. That would be Freedman's last significant move as owner of the Giants; after the season he was forced to sell his interest to John T. Brush. John Tomlinson Brush ( June 15 1845 - November 26 1912) was an American sports executive who was the owner of the New York Giants Under McGraw, the Giants would win ten National League pennants and three World Series championships. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
The Giants already had their share of stars during its brief history at this point, such as Smiling Mickey Welch, Roger Connor, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke and John Montgomery Ward, the player-lawyer who formed the renegade Players League in 1890 to protest unfair player contracts. Michael Francis Welch Born as Michael Francis Walsh ( July 4, 1859 - July 30, 1941) was a 19th century Major League Baseball Roger Connor ( July 1, 1857 &ndash January 4, 1931) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player born in Waterbury Connecticut Timothy John "Tim" Keefe ( January 1 1857 &ndash April 23 1933) was an American pitcher in Major League For the musician see Jim O'Rourke (musician James Henry O'Rourke ( September 1, 1850 - January 8, 1919) nicknamed John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (sometimes rendered as Players League) was a short-lived but McGraw would also cultivate his own crop of baseball heroes during his time with the Giants. Names such as Christy Mathewson, Iron Man Joe McGinnity, Bill Terry, Jim Thorpe, Mel Ott, Casey Stengel, and Red Ames are just a sample of the many players who honed their skills under McGraw. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman" Joseph Jerome McGinnity ( March 20, 1871 - November 14, 1929) nicknamed Iron Man, was an American right-handed William Harold Terry ( October 30, 1898 - January 9, 1989) was a Major League Baseball First baseman and manager Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott ( March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958) nicknamed "Master Melvin" was a Major League Baseball Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel ( July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975) nicknamed "The Old Professor" was an American Leon Kessling "Red" Ames ( August 2, 1882 - October 8, 1936) was an American Pitcher in Major League
The Giants under McGraw famously snubbed their first ever modern World Series chance in 1904—an encounter with the reigning world champion Boston Americans (now known as the "Red Sox")—because McGraw considered the new American League as little more than a minor league. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, matched the Boston American League club against the The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Minor leagues are professional Sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports His original reluctance was because the intra-city rival New York Highlanders looked like they would win the AL pennant. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Highlanders lost to Boston on the last day, but the Giants stuck by their refusal. McGraw had also managed the Highlanders in their first two seasons, when they were known as the Baltimore Orioles.
The ensuing criticism resulted in Brush leading an effort to formalize the rules and format of the World Series. The Giants won the 1905 World Series over the Philadelphia Athletics, with Christy Mathewson nearly winning the Series single-handedly. The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning 4 games to 1 The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman" It would be the last time (as of the beginning of the 2007 season) that the Giants would best the A's in a post-season series.
The Giants then had several frustrating years. In 1908 they finished in a tie with the Chicago Cubs and had a one-game playoff at the Polo Grounds. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The game was a replay of a tied game that resulted from the Merkle Boner. Frederick Charles Merkle ( December 20, 1888 – March 2, 1956) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball They lost the rematch to the Cubs, who would go on to win their second World Series. That post-season game was further darkened by a story that someone on the Giants had attempted to bribe umpire Bill Klem. William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball This could have been a disastrous scandal for baseball, but because Klem was honest and the Giants lost, it faded over time.
The Giants experienced some hard luck in the early 1910s, losing three straight World Series to the A's, the Red Sox, then the A's again. (The Giants and the A's both won pennants in 1913; two seasons later, both teams finished in last place). Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-1 Awards and honors In sports the last place team is the team with the worst record in the league or division. After losing the 1917 Series to the Chicago White Sox (the White Sox's last World Series win until 2005), the Giants played in four straight World Series in the early 1920s, winning the first two over their tenants, the Yankees, then losing to the Yankees in 1923 when Yankee Stadium opened. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. They also lost in 1924, when the Washington Senators won their only World Series in their history (prior to their move to Minnesota). Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1930–57: Five pennants in 28 seasons
McGraw handed over the team to Bill Terry in 1932, and Terry played for and managed the Giants for ten years. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. During this time the Giants won three pennants, defeating the Senators in the 1933 World Series and losing to the Yankees in 1936 and 1937. Aside from Terry himself, the other stars of the era were Ott and Carl Hubbell, one of the very few pitchers in baseball history to master the screwball (along with Mathewson and Fernando Valenzuela). Carl Owen Hubbell ( June 22, 1903 &ndash November 21, 1988) was a left-handed Screwball Pitcher in Major League Baseball A screwball is a Baseball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a Slider. Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (born November 1, 1960, Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico) is a former Left-handed Pitcher Known as "King Carl" and "The Meal Ticket", Hubbell gained fame during the 1934 All-Star Game, when he struck out five Hall of Famers in a row: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx ( October 22 - July 21) ( nicknamed Double X and The Beast) was an American First This page refers to the American baseball player For the children's performer see Al Simmons (musician. Joseph Edward Cronin ( October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager
Mel Ott succeeded Terry as manager in 1942, but the war years proved to be difficult for the Giants. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1 All-Star Game Midway during the 1948 season Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher left the Dodgers to became manager of the Giants. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Leo Ernest Durocher ( July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991) nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American Infielder and This hire was not without controversy. Not only was the mid-season switch unusual, but Durocher had been accused of gambling in 1947 and subsequently suspended for the entire 1947 season by Baseball Commissioner Albert "Happy" Chandler. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U Durocher remained at the helm of the Giants through the 1955 season, and those eight years proved to be some of the most memorable for Giants fans, particularly because of the arrival of Willie Mays and arguably the two most famous plays in Giants' history. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants
1951: The "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
One of the more famous episodes in major league baseball history, and possibly one of the greatest moments in sports history, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the name given to Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run that clinched the National League pennant for the Giants over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers. In Baseball, the " Shot Heard 'Round the World " is the term given to the Walk-off home run hit by New York Giants Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish In Baseball, a walk-off home run is a Home run that ends the game This game was the third of a three-game playoff series resulting from one of baseball's most memorable pennant races. The Giants had been thirteen and a half games behind the league-leading Dodgers in August, but under Durocher's guidance and with the aid of a sixteen-game winning streak, caught the Dodgers to tie for the lead on the last day of the season.
Mays' catch and the 1954 Series
In game one of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds, Willie Mays made "The Catch"—a dramatic over-the-shoulder catch off a line drive by Vic Wertz to deep center field. The Catch refers to a memorable defensive Baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29,, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants The Catch refers to a memorable defensive Baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29,, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the Victor Woodrow Wertz ( February 9 1925 – July 7 1983) was a Major League Baseball First baseman and Outfielder At the time the game had been tied 2-2 in the eighth inning. With men on first and second and nobody out, an extra-base hit could have blown the game wide open, and given the Cleveland Indians the momentum to win not only Game One, but perhaps the World Series itself. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Instead, Mays caught the ball 450 feet from the plate, whirled and threw the ball to the infield, keeping the lead runner—Larry Doby—from scoring. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player
The underdog Giants went on to sweep the series in four straight, despite the Cleveland Indians having won a thenAmerican League record 111 games that year. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in As of 2007, this was the last World Series victory for the Giants, subsequently losing in 1962, 1989, and 2002. The 1962 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won their first NL pennant since moving The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 It would be their last appearance as the New York Giants, as the team moved to San Francisco prior to 1958 season.
Memorable Giants of the 1950s
In addition to Bobby Thomson and Willie Mays, other memorable members of the Giants teams during the 1950s include: Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher, Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin, outfielder and runnerup for the 1954 NL batting championship (won by Willie Mays) Don Mueller, Hall of Fame knuckleball relief pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, starting pitchers Larry Jansen, Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Marv Grissom, Rubén Gómez, and Johnny Antonelli, catcher Wes Westrum, shortstop Alvin Dark, third baseman Hank Thompson, first baseman Whitey Lockman, second Baseman Davey Williams, and utility players: Bill Rigney, Daryl Spencer, Bobby Hoffman, and Dusty Rhodes among others. Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Leo Ernest Durocher ( July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991) nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American Infielder and A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (born February 25, 1919 in Haleburg Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in the Donald Frederick Mueller (born April 14, 1927, St Louis Missouri, USA is a retired Outfielder who played 12 seasons in American A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field A knuckleball (or knuckler for short is a Baseball pitch with an erratic unpredictable motion James Hoyt Wilhelm ( July 26, 1922 in Huntersville North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota Florida) was an American Lawrence Joseph Jansen (born July 16, 1920 in Verboort Oregon) was a righthanded Pitcher and coach in American Major Salvatore Anthony Maglie ( April 26, 1917 - December 28, 1992) was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Giants James Tolbert "Jumbo Jim" Hearn ( April 11 1921 – June 10 1998) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Marvin Edward Grissom ( March 31 1918 - September 18 2005) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball for Rubén Gómez Colón ( July 13, 1927 - July 26, 2004) was a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher who became John August Antonelli (born April 12, 1930 in Rochester New York) is a former left-handed Starting pitcher who played for the Boston and Wesley Noreen Westrum ( November 28 1922 – May 28 2002) was an American Catcher, manager, coach Alvin Ralph Dark (born January 7 1922 in Comanche Oklahoma) nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox" is a former Shortstop and manager Henry Curtis Thompson ( December 8, 1925 &ndash September 30, 1969) best known as Hank Thompson, was an American player Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman (born July 25, 1926 in Lowell North Carolina) is a retired player coach, Manager and front Dave Williams may refer to Dave Williams (rugby league, a rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL Dave Williams (musician, the late William Joseph Rigney ( January 29, 1918 - February 20, 2001) was an American Infielder and manager in Major Daryl Dean Spencer ( July 13, 1928 in Wichita Kansas) is a former professional baseball player who played Second base, and Short stop James Lamar Rhodes (born May 13, 1927 in Matthews Alabama) was an outfielder with a 7 year career from 1952-1957 1959 In the late 1950s two Hall of Fame First Basemen Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey joined the team. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17 1937 in) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman. Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball
1957: The move to California
The Giants' final three years in New York City were unmemorable. They stumbled to third place the year after their World Series win and attendance fell off precipitously. While seeking a new stadium to replace the crumbling Polo Grounds, the Giants began to contemplate a move from New York, initially considering Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis-St. Paul, which was home to their top farm team, the Minneapolis Millers. Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met" or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional Minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis Minnesota until 1960 Under the rules of the time, the Giants' ownership of the Millers gave them priority rights to a major league team in the area.
At this time, the Giants were approached by San Francisco mayor George Christopher. George Christopher ( December 8, 1907 - September 14, 2000) was the 34th Mayor of San Francisco, serving in that office from January Despite objections from shareholders such as Joan Whitney Payson, majority owner Horace Stoneham entered into negotiations with San Francisco officials around the same time that Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley was courting the city of Los Angeles. Joan Whitney Payson ( February 5 1903 – October 4 1975) was an American heiress businesswoman Philanthropist, patron Horace C Stoneham ( April 27 1903 — January 7 1990) was the principal owner of Major League Baseball 's New York/San Francisco Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9 1903 &ndash August 9 1979 was an American Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West O'Malley had been told that the Dodgers would not be allowed to move to Los Angeles unless a second team moved to California as well. He pushed Stoneham toward relocation. In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California, and the golden age of baseball in the New York area ended.
New York would remain a one-team town with the New York Yankees until 1962 when Joan Whitney Payson founded the New York Mets and brought National League baseball back to the city. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Payson and M. Donald Grant, who became the Mets' chairman, had been the only Giants board members to vote against the Giants' move to California. Michael Donald Grant (1904&ndash1998 was the chairman of the New York Mets baseball club from its beginnings in the early-1960s to 1978 The "NY" script on the Giants' caps and the orange trim on their uniforms, along with the blue background used by the Dodgers, would be adopted by the Mets.
San Francisco Giants history
Like the New York years, the Giants' fortunes in San Francisco have been mixed. The history of the San Francisco Giants begins in 1883 with the New York Gothams and has involved some of baseball's greatest players including Willie Mays Though recently the club has enjoyed relatively sustained success, there have also been prolonged stretches of mediocrity, along with two instances when the club's ownership threatened to move it out of San Francisco. Most disappointingly for the large fan base that they have maintained ever since their arrival in the city, the Giants have as yet failed to win a World Series title for San Francisco.
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1958–61: Seals Stadium and Candlestick Park
When the Giants moved to San Francisco, they played in Seals Stadium for their first two seasons. Seals Stadium was a Minor league Baseball Stadium that stood in San Francisco from 1931 through 1959 Seals Stadium, which was located at 16th & Bryant St. across from the Wonder Bread Bakery, had been the home of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) San Francisco Seals, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, from 1931-1957. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. For the professional hockey team see San Francisco Seals (hockey. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In 1958, Latino hitter Orlando Cepeda won Rookie of the Year honors. Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17 1937 in) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman. The next season, Willie McCovey won the same award. Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball
In 1960 the Giants moved to Candlestick Park (sometimes known simply as "The Stick"), a stadium built on a point in San Francisco's southeast corner overlooking San Francisco Bay. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento The new stadium quickly gained a reputation for being one of the most inhospitable in baseball, with swirling winds, cold temperatures and impenetrable evening fogs making for a torturous fan and player experience. It didn't help that the built-in radiant heating system never worked. Candlestick Park's reputation was sealed in the 9th inning of the first 1961 All-Star Game when after a day of perfect conditions, the winds rose. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League A strong gust appeared to cause Giants relief pitcher Stu Miller to slip off the pitching rubber during his delivery, resulting in a balk (and a baseball legend that Miller was "blown off the mound"). Stuart Leonard (Stu Miller (born December 26, 1927 in Northampton Massachusetts) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who A baseball field or baseball diamond is the field upon which the game of Baseball is played In Baseball, a Pitcher may commit a number of illegal motions or actions which constitute a balk.
There were also many of times that Candlestick Park was covered in fog, both inside and out, coming in from the bay. At one time, a fog horn was played inside the stadium between innings giving Candlestick another reputation. Other times, the winds would also whirl around in the parking lot, but inside the stadium it would be calm. But with all of its criticism, its reputation of being cold, windy and foggy, it stood its ground when the ground below it shook violently during the 1989 World Series. At 5:04 pm, a magnitude 7. 1 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area during the pre-game ceremonies of Game 3. For 15 seconds the stadium rocked and there was fear that the standing light fixtures above would fall onto the crowd. But the crowd rode it out and there were only small minor injuries reported and the stadium's structure was deemed safe 10 days later.
1962 World Series
In 1962, after another memorable pennant chase with the Dodgers which resulted in a playoff series which the Giants won, the Giants brought a World Series to San Francisco. The 1962 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won their first NL pennant since moving The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as However, the Giants lost the series 4 games to 3 to the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The seventh game went to the bottom of the ninth with the Yankees ahead 1–0. With Matty Alou on first base and two outs, Willie Mays sliced a double down the right field line. Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (born December 22 1938 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Center fielder in Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants Right fielder Roger Maris, whose 61 home run season in 1961 has historically overshadowed his great defensive work, quickly got to the ball and rifled a throw to the infield, preventing Alou from scoring the tying run. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record
With the speedy Mays on second, any base hit by the next batter, Willie McCovey, would likely have won the series for the Giants. Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball McCovey hit a screaming line drive that was snared by second baseman Bobby Richardson, bringing the Series to a sudden end. Robert Clinton "Bobby" Richardson (born August 19 1935, in Sumter South Carolina) is a former Second baseman in Major League Earlier in the inning, a failed sacrifice bunt by Felipe Alou had ultimately resulted in Matty not scoring on Mays' double, which started a lifelong dedication to fundamentals on Felipe's part. Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in In addition, to rub salt in the wound, Richardson was not originally positioned to catch the drive - he only moved there (three steps to the left) in reaction to a foul smash by McCovey on the previous pitch.
Giants fan (and resident of nearby Santa Rosa) Charles Schulz made a reference to the real world in one of his Peanuts strips soon afterward. Santa Rosa is the County seat of Sonoma County California, United States Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M In the first three panels of the strip of December 22, Charlie Brown and Linus are sitting on a porch step, looking glum. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies In the last panel, Charlie cries to the heavens, "Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?" Some weeks later, same scene. This time, Charlie cries, "Or why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just two feet higher?"
1963–84: Always a bridesmaid, never the bride
Although the Giants didn't make another World Series until 1989, the Giants of the 1960s continued to be pennant contenders thanks to several future Hall-of-Famers, including Gaylord Perry, who pitched a no-hitter with the Giants in 1968; Juan Marichal, a pitcher with a memorable high-kicking delivery; McCovey, who won the National League MVP award in 1969, and Mays, who hit his 600th career home run in 1969. Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston North Carolina) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20 1937 in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets A Giants highlight came in 1963 when Jesus Alou joined the team, and along with Felipe and Matty the Giants fielded the first all-brother outfield in Major League history. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball player for the Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (born December 22 1938 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Center fielder in
The Giants' next appearance in the postseason was 1971. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at After winning their division, they were easily defeated in the League Championship Series by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente, who then went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. The 1971 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the Western The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games During this decade, the Giants gave up many players who became successful elsewhere. Some of them included Garry Maddox, George Foster, Dave Kingman, and Gaylord Perry. Garry Lee Maddox (born September 1 1949 in Cincinnati Ohio) nicknamed "The Secretary of Defense" is a former Center fielder in George Arthur Foster (born December 1 1948 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton Oregon) nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King" is a former Major League Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston North Carolina) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball However, the Giants produced two more Rookies of the Year winners (Gary Matthews Sr. Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr (born July 5 1950 in San Fernando, California) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball in 1973 and John Montefusco in 1975). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, John Joseph Montefusco Jr (born May 25, 1950 in Long Branch New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP
In 1976, Bob Lurie bought the team, saving it from being moved to Toronto. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Robert Alfred Lurie (born 1929 is a real estate magnate and former owner of the San Francisco Giants franchise of Major League Baseball from March 2, A year later, Toronto was awarded an expansion team (the Blue Jays), but San Francisco baseball fans' worries about losing their beloved Giants had not completely gone away just yet. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The rest of the 1970s was a generally disappointing decade for the Giants, finishing no higher than third place in any season. That third place season was 1978. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP They had a young star in the likes of Jack Clark, along with veteran first baseman Willie McCovey, 2nd baseman Bill Madlock, whom the Giants acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates, shortstops Johnny LeMaster & Roger Metzger and third baseman Darrell Evans. Jack Anthony Clark (born November 10, 1955 in New Brighton Pennsylvania) also known as “Jack the Ripper” is a former Major League Baseball Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball Bill Madlock Jr (born January 12, 1951 in Memphis Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player Johnnie Lee LeMaster (Born June 19, 1954 in Portsmouth Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder. Roger Henry Metzger (born October 10 1947 in Fredericksburg Texas) was a Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs (1970 Houston Astros This article is about the baseball player for the musician of the same name see Darrell Evans (musician. Veteran pitchers Vida Blue, John Montefusco, Ed Halicki, and Bob Knepper rounded out the starting rotation with Vida Blue leading the way with 18 victories. This article is about Vida Blue the baseball pitcher For information on the Jam band of the same name see Vida Blue (band. John Joseph Montefusco Jr (born May 25, 1950 in Long Branch New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the Ed Halicki (born October 4, 1950 in Newark New Jersey) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1974-1980 Robert Wesley Knepper (born May 24 1954 in Akron Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from 1976 The most memorable moment of that 1978 season occurred on May 28, 1978 when pinch hitter Mike Ivie, who was acquired from the San Diego Padres during the offseason, hit a towering grand slam off of Los Angeles Dodger pitching ace Don Sutton in front of Candlestick Park's highest paid attendance of 57,545. Michael Wilson Ivie (born August 8, 1952 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman who played for The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Television Sportscaster. They were atop of the NL West for most of the season, but the Dodgers heated up to eventually win the West and the NL Pennant.
In 1981, the Giants became the first National League team to hire a black manager, Frank Robinson. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player However, Robinson's tenure lasted less than four years and was generally unsuccessful. In that tenure, the Giants finished a game over . 500 in the strike-shortened 1981 season. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike The next season, the Giants acquired veterans Joe Morgan and Reggie Smith. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into Carl Reginald Smith (born April 2, 1945 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, coach and front They were in the midst of a three-team pennant race with the Dodgers and Braves. Morgan would hit a homer against the Dodgers to make sure Atlanta won the NL West.
In 1984, the Giants hosted the All-Star Game at Candlestick Park. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California [3] 1984 was also the sole year that their infamous ex-mascot, the Crazy Crab "graced" the field. This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball Mascots sorted alphabetically
1985–89: Nadir and resurrection
In 1985, a year which saw the Giants lose 100 games (the most in franchise history), owner Bob Lurie responded by hiring Al Rosen as general manager. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Robert Alfred Lurie (born 1929 is a real estate magnate and former owner of the San Francisco Giants franchise of Major League Baseball from March 2, Albert Leonard Rosen (born February 29, 1924, in Spartanburg South Carolina) nicknamed " Al " " Flip " and the Under Rosen's tenure, the Giants promoted promising rookies such as Will Clark and Robby Thompson, and made canny trades to acquire such players as Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky, Candy Maldonado, and Rick Reuschel. William Nuschler Clark Jr (born March 13 1964 in) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his play with the Robert Randall Thompson (born May 10, 1962 West Palm Beach Florida) is a retired Baseball Infielder with an 11 year career from Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962 in San Diego California) is a former American Major League Baseball Left fielder David Francis Dravecky (born February 14, 1956 in Youngstown Ohio, United States) is a Christian motivational speaker author Candido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960 in Humacao Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from to for the Los Rickey Eugene Reuschel (pronounced RUSH-el (born May 16 1949 in Quincy Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from the early 1970s
New manager Roger Craig served from 1985 to 1992. Roger Lee Craig (born February 17 1930 in Durham North Carolina) is a former Pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP In Craig's first five full seasons with the Giants, the team never finished with a losing record.
Under Roger Craig's leadership (and his unique motto, "Humm Baby") the Giants won 83 games in 1986 and won the National League Western Division title in 1987. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The team lost the 1987 National League Championship Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The National League Championship Series took place between October 6 and October 14 at Busch Stadium (Games 1 2 6 and 7 and Candlestick The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The bright spot in that defeat was Giants outfielder Jeffrey Leonard, who was named the series MVP in a losing effort. Jeffrey N Leonard (born September 22 1955 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball with a
1989: The "Thrill" and the earthquake
Although the team used 15 different starting pitchers, the 1989 Giants won the National League pennant. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, They were led by pitchers Rick Reuschel and Scott Garrelts and sluggers Kevin Mitchell (the 1989 National League MVP) and Will Clark. Scott William Garrelts (born October 30, 1961 in Urbana Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
The Giants beat the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series, four games to one. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion San Francisco Giants and the National League East In Game 5, eventual 1989 NLCS MVP Will Clark (who hit . William Nuschler Clark Jr (born March 13 1964 in) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his play with the 650, drove in eight runs, including a grand slam off Greg Maddux in Game 1) came through in the clutch with a bases-loaded single off of the hard-throwing Mitch Williams to break a 1–1 tie in the bottom of the 8th inning. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mitch Williams redirects here For the fictional character please see Mitch Williams (General Hospital. Clark took the first fastball for a strike, then fouled one away. Williams' next pitch missed the outside corner to bring the count to 1-and-2. After Clark fouled off two more pitches, he hit a screaming line drive up the middle to bring in two runs. In the top of the 9th inning, Steve Bedrosian was shaky as he gave up a run. Steven Wayne Bedrosian, (b December 6 1957, Methuen Massachusetts) is a former American baseball player But ultimately, Bedrosian was able to get Ryne Sandberg to ground-out for out #3. Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18 1959 in Spokane Washington) nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who Fittingly, the hero of Game 5, Will Clark caught the final out from second baseman Robby Thompson. For the first time in 27 years, the San Francisco Giants were the champions of the National League.
After taking care of the Cubs, the Giants faced the Oakland Athletics in the "Bay Bridge Series". The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The series is best remembered because the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 disrupted the planned Game 3 of the series at Candlestick Park. The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Quake, was a major Earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, After a ten-day delay in the series, Oakland finished up its sweep of San Francisco.
1992 season
Following the '89 World Series defeat, a local ballot initiative to fund a new stadium in San Francisco failed, threatening the franchise's future in the city. After the 1992 season, owner Bob Lurie, who had previously saved the franchise from moving to Toronto in 1976, put the team up for sale. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP A group of investors from St. Petersburg led by Vince Naimoli reached an agreement to purchase the team and move them across the country. St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. Vincent J (Vince Naimoli was the founding owner of the American League baseball franchise in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, now known as the Tampa However, Major League Baseball blocked the move, paving the way for the team to stay in San Francisco with an ownership group led by Peter Magowan, the former CEO of Safeway. Peter A Magowan (born 1942) is the former managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise Safeway Inc ( a Fortune 500 company is North America's third largest Supermarket chain with as of December 29 2007 1743 stores located throughout the (As compensation, MLB granted Naimoli's group an expansion franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St )
In addition to the anticipated move to downtown San Francisco, the Giants' ownership also made a major personnel move to solidify fan support. Before even hiring a new General Manager or officially being approved as the new owners, Magowan signed locally-grown superstar free agent Barry Bonds (a move which MLB initially blocked until some terms were negotiated to protect Lurie and Bonds in case the sale failed), a move that shaped the franchise's fortunes for more than a decade. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent.
1993: "The last pure pennant race"
The Barry Bonds era started auspiciously as Bonds put up the numbers for the third MVP of his career: 46 homers, 129 runs and 123 RBI, (. 336 BA, . 458 OBP, . 677 SLG, for a total of 1. 135 OBP+SLG), all career highs. Matt Williams was solid again (38 HR, 110 RBI, . Matthew Derrick "Matt" Williams (born November 28, 1965 in Bishop California) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman 294 BA), with Robby Thompson and Will Clark (in his last season with the Giants) providing offensive support. John Burkett and Bill Swift both had 20+ wins, and closer Rod Beck was dominant with 48 saves and a 2. John David Burkett (born November 28, 1964 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League pitcher William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961 in Portland Maine) is a former Major League Baseball player Rodney Roy Beck ( August 3 1968 – June 23 2007) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who 16 ERA. [4] All this led the Giants to a 103–59 record in Dusty Baker's first year as manager, which earned him the Manager of the Year award. Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr (born June 15 1949 in Riverside California) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball
But despite the Giants' great record, the Atlanta Braves — fueled by solid seasons from David Justice, Ron Gant, Deion Sanders and their midseason acquisition of Fred McGriff from the San Diego Padres — came back from a 10-game deficit to the Giants to win the NL West by a single game. David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers Florida) is a former National Football League Cornerback, Major League Frederick Stanley "Crime Dog" McGriff (born October 31, 1963 in Tampa Florida) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball player The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 [5] The Braves also had 20+ wins from both Tom Glavine and Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux. Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The hapless expansion Colorado Rockies were a despicable 0-14 against the Braves in 1993, and largely responsible for the Giants 1993 demise.
Desperately needing a win against the Dodgers in the final game of the year to force a one-game playoff with the Braves, the controversial choice of Giants rookie pitcher Salomon Torres proved disastrous as he gave up three runs in the first four innings and the Giants went on to lose the game 12–1. Salomón Ramirez Torres (born March 11, 1972 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is the closer for the Milwaukee Brewers After MLB's establishment of the three-division–Wild Card playoff format following the 1993 season, New York Times sports columnist Dave Anderson captured the feeling of many baseball purists regarding the thrilling (and for Giants fans, heartbreaking) winner-take-all outcome as the "last pure pennant race". The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Dave Anderson may refer to Dave Anderson (actor Dave Anderson (football David Anderson (UK politician
1994–96
The period of 1994 to 1996 were not good years for the Giants, punctuated by the strike that canceled the World Series in 1994. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage The 1994 World Series was cancelled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players The strike cost Matt Williams a chance to beat Roger Maris' single season home run record—he had 43 HR in 115 team games, and was thus on pace for 60 when the strike hit with 47 games left to play (Bonds had 37, on pace for 52). Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball But the rest of the team was bad, with no other player having even 10 home runs or even 40 RBI that late into the seaon. [6]
The Giants then came in last place in both 1995 and 1996, as key injuries and slumps hurt them. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP 1995 had a strange feeling about it, with fans unsure if they would come back after the strike-shortened 1994 season (something that would keep attendances notably lower for a few more years, probably until the HR chase of 1998). Bonds continued to be the team's driving force, posting decent numbers (33 HR, 104 RBI, 109 R and 120 BB in 144 games). Matt Williams and Glenallen Hill were the only other Giants with 20+ HR, and the rest of the team had mediocre offensive numbers. Glenallen Hill (born March 22 1965 in) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 13 seasons The pitching staff was bad, with only Mark Leiter having 10 wins (10–12, 3. Mark Edward Leiter (born April 13 1963 in Joliet Illinois) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who 82 ERA). Rod Beck had 33 saves, but a 4. 45 ERA and a 5–6 record, including nine blown saves. In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances [7]
1996 was highlighted by Barry Bonds joining the 40–40 club (42 HR, 40 SB, with 129 RBI, 151 BB and . Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California 308 BA). Rookie Bill Mueller also provided hope for the future of the club with a . William Richard Mueller (ˈmɪlɚ born March 17, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman. 330 average (66 hits in 200 AB over 55 games). Matt Williams and Glenallen Hill provided offensive support. Pitching-wise, the team was not very good. Only Mark Gardner had more than 10 wins (12–7, 4. 42 ERA), and Rod Beck had 35 saves, a 3. 34 ERA and nine losses on his record. [8] The lowpoint came in late June when the Giants lost 10 straight games en route to a 68–94 record.
1997
These bad times led the Giants to name Brian Sabean as their new general manager in 1997, replacing Bob Quinn. Brian Sabean is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball franchise Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Bob Quinn can refer to Bob Quinn (Irish filmmaker (born 1935 Bob Quinn (baseball (1870-1954 American baseball executive (Sabean may have been acting as GM prior to the announcement, as he was rumored to have engineered the deal to get Kirk Rueter from the Montreal Expos). Kirk Wesley Rueter (born December 1, 1970 in Centralia Illinois) is a retired Left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of His tenure began with great controversy. In his first official trade as GM, he shocked Giants fans by trading Matt Williams to Cleveland for what newspapers referred to as a 'bunch of spare parts', with the negative reaction being great enough for him to have to publicly explain: "I didn't get to this point by being an idiot. . . I'm sitting here telling you there is a plan. "
Sabean was proven right, as the players he acquired in the Williams trade—Jeff Kent, Jose Vizcaino, Julian Tavarez, and Joe Roa (plus the $1 million in cash that enabled them to sign Darryl Hamilton)—and a subsequent trade for J.T. Snow were major contributors in leading the Giants to win their first NL West division title of the decade in 1997. Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for José Vizcaíno is a former Major League Baseball player He was a backup infielder for most of his Major League Baseball career Julián Tavárez Carmen (born May 22, 1973 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher currently Joseph Rodger "The Roa Constrictor" Roa (born October 11, 1971 in Southfield, Michigan) is former Major League Baseball The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Darryl Quinn Hamilton (born December 3, 1964 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder who played for Jack Thomas "J T" Snow Jr (born February 26, 1968 in) is a former Major League Baseball player Major League Baseball final standings Playoffs World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández Snow, Kent, and Bonds each had over 100 RBI, and pitcher Shawn Estes' 19 wins led the team. Rod Beck had 37 saves. [9]
The Wild-card winning Florida Marlins ended the Giants' season with a 3–0 sweep in the first round of the playoffs, as the Marlins marched on their way to their first World Series championship. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 1997 National League playoffs began on Tuesday September 30, and ended The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years
1998–99
In 1998, the Giants were fueled by good seasons from Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds, both with 30+ HR and 100+ RBI. Also having good seasons were pitchers Kirk Reuter (16–9 W-L record, 4. 36 ERA), Mark Gardner (13–6, 4. 33) and newly acquired Orel Hershiser (11–10, 4. Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. 41). [10] New closer Robb Nen had 40 saves. Robert Allen Nen (born November 28 1969 in San Pedro California) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball The Giants tied for the NL Wild card but lost a one-game playoff against the Chicago Cubs.
The next year (1999), the Giants finished second in the NL West with an 86–76 record. While Barry Bonds' production was down, other team regulars put up very good numbers. These included J. T. Snow, Jeff Kent, Rich Aurilia, and Ellis Burks, all who had 20+ HR and 80+ RBI. Marvin Benard also had a career year in center field with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs, and a career and team high 27 stolen bases. Marvin Larry Benard (born January 20, 1970 in Bluefields, Nicaragua) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, batting The pitching staff was paced by Russ Ortiz (18–9, 3. Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. 81) and Kirk Reuter (15–10, 5. 41). [11]
With the knowledge that their days in Candlestick Park were coming to an end, the 1999 season ended with a series of promotions and tributes. After the final game of the season, home plate was ceremoniously removed and taken to the new grounds where the downtown stadium was being built.
2000–2001: Downtown baseball
In 2000, after 40 years at Candlestick Park, the Giants bid a bittersweet farewell to their old home and relocated to a new, privately financed downtown stadium, a long-advocated move. The 2000 Major League Baseball season was the year of the long ball an all-time record 5693 home runs were hit during the regular season Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California Pacific Bell Park, later renamed SBC Park and then in February 2006 AT&T Park, sits on the shores of China Basin (often referred to as McCovey Cove by Giants fans) at the corner of 3rd and King Streets (affectionately dubbed 24 Willie Mays Plaza). AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Regardless of anything that might happen on the field of play, this move represented an entirely new era for the Giants and their fans. Whereas the team used to occupy what was widely regarded as the least baseball-friendly stadium in all of Major League Baseball, a throwback to the era of suburban, multi-purpose, concrete "cookie-cutter" stadiums that so many teams moved to during the 1960s and 70s, their new home is regarded as one of the better venues in all of professional sports.
The Giants routinely sell out this nearly 43,000-seat, baseball-only stadium, whereas it was not uncommon for them to have a paid attendance of less than 10,000 in Candlestick's nearly 60,000 seating capacity, although by the 1999 season the Giants managed about 25,000 fans a game. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. The franchise since the move annually vies for highest MLB season attendance, in contrast to being often threatened with having the league-low figure before. While still breezy in the summer time in comparison to other MLB parks, AT&T Park has been a consensus success and has developed the reputation as a "pitcher's park". Its state-of-the-art design minimizes wind-chill, it is well served by mass transit, and it has spectacular views of the bay and the city skyline (which even Candlestick had until it was redesigned in the early 1970s to accommodate the 49ers). The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team AT&T Park is the centerpiece of a renaissance in San Francisco's South Beach and Mission Bay neighborhoods. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Counting both major well-known neighborhoods as well as smaller specific subsections and developments there are over 100 neighborhoods in San Francisco California, USA Mission Bay is a neighborhood on the central bayshore of San Francisco, roughly bounded by Townsend Street on the north Third Street and San Francisco Bay on the But most important to Giants fans, the new ballpark means they no longer have to worry about their team moving away from San Francisco, at least not any time soon.
Despite inaugural game festivities at the new ballpark, the Dodgers would spoil the 2000 season opener, with a three HR performance by little-known Kevin Elster. However, the Giants would rebound and put out a solid effort all season long, culminating with a division title and the best record in the Major Leagues. Jeff Kent paced the attack with clutch RBI hits (33 HR, 125 RBI) en route to winning the MVP award, despite Bonds's 49 HR, 106 RBI season. The pitching staff was decent but not great, although 5 starters had at least 10 victories. These included Liván Hernández (17–11, 3. 75), Russ Ortiz (14–12, 5. 01), Kirk Rueter (11–9, 3. 96), Shawn Estes (15–6, 4. 26), and Mark Gardner (11–7, 4. 05). Robb Nen was nearly perfect, with 41 saves and a minute 1. 50 ERA. [12]
The Giants lost the 2000 division series to the New York Mets, three games to one. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. They had started out solid, winning game one bolstered by Liván Hernández. Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba) ( ɛrˈnandɛs is a Starting pitcher in Major However, the Mets won the next three games, despite decent performances by Shawn Estes, Russ Ortiz and Mark Gardner. Game two in particular had a tumultuous ending. Down 4–1 in the ninth, JT Snow hit a three-run home run to tie the game, but the Mets scored in the 10th to with the game. [13]
In 2001 the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention on the second to last day of the season. The Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in a Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Rich Aurilia put up stellar numbers (37 HR, 97 RBI, . 324 BA) in support of Barry Bonds, who once again gave fans something to cheer about as he hit 73 home runs, setting a new single-season record. The pitching staff was good but not great, with Russ Ortiz (17–9, 3. 29) leading a staff that also had Liván Hernández (13–15, 5. 24), and Kirk Reuter (14–12, 4. 42). Shawn Estes and Mark Gardner would have sub-par years, but notably Jason Schmidt (7–1, 3. 39) was picked up in a mid-season acquisition from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robb Nen continued to be a dominant closer (45 saves, 3. 01 ERA). [14]
2002: National League champions
In the 2002 season, the Giants finished 2nd in the NL West behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, bolstered by another MVP season for Bonds (46 HR, 110 RBI, . The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on The National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 9 to October 14 to determine the champion The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 The Major League Baseball season finished with the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. 370 BA, a then record 198 walks and a . 582 OBP) and Jeff Kent (37 HR, 108 RBI and . Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for 313 BA). [15] Additional roster support was provided by decent seasons from Benito Santiago and Rich Aurilia, plus new acquisitions David Bell, Reggie Sanders and Tsuyoshi Shinjo. Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher. Richard Santo (Rich Aurilia (born September 2 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the San David Michael Bell (born September 14, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman. Reginald Laverne Sanders (born December 1, 1967 in Florence South Carolina) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball. born January 28, 1972 in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and raised in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, is a former The pitching staff again proved solid (but not excellent), with 5 starters having 12 wins or more, including Jason Schmidt, whom the Giants had acquired in 2001 from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston Idaho) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Closer Robb Nen had 43 saves and a 2. Robert Allen Nen (born November 28 1969 in San Pedro California) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 20 ERA, and setup men Felix Rodriguez and Tim Worrell were solid coming out of the bullpen. Felix Rodríguez (born September 9, 1972 in Montecristi, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher who formerly played in Major Timothy Howard Worrell (born July 5, 1967 in Pasadena California) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
The Giants would make the playoffs as the NL Wild Card team. In the postseason, they defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS three games to two, with Russ Ortiz winning Games 1 and 5 in Atlanta. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on [16] Then they beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS four games to one, with wins by Reuter, Schmidt and two by Worrell in relief. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 9 to October 14 to determine the champion [17]
The Giants faced the American League's Wild Card team, the Anaheim Angels, in the World Series. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 With the Giants leading by three games to two following a 16–4 blowout win in Game 5 at Pac Bell Park and leading 5–0 in the bottom of the 7th inning of Game 6, the series' momentum changed decisively when Manager Dusty Baker removed starter Russ Ortiz and handed him the "game" ball as he left the mound. Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr (born June 15 1949 in Riverside California) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball Moments later, Scott Spiezio hit a three-run home run for the Angels, who went on to win the game 6–5. Scott Edward Spiezio (born September 21, 1972 in) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman who is currently a Free agent. The following night, Anaheim won Game 7, 4–1 to claim the Series. Angels third baseman Troy Glaus was named MVP. Troy Edward Glaus (ˈɡlɔːs (born August 3 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the
After the season 2002, the Giants would go through many personnel changes. Baker did not have his contract renewed, and left the team after 10 seasons to manage the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Closer Robb Nen had pitched despite a damaged shoulder, an injury which eventually ended his career. Robert Allen Nen (born November 28 1969 in San Pedro California) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Jeff Kent was not re-signed, and instead went to play for the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Position players David Bell, Reggie Sanders, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Kenny Lofton, as well as pitchers Liván Hernández, Russ Ortiz and relief pitcher Aaron Fultz all played for other teams the following season. David Michael Bell (born September 14, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman. Reginald Laverne Sanders (born December 1, 1967 in Florence South Carolina) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball. born January 28, 1972 in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and raised in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, is a former Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago Indiana) is a veteran Major League Baseball Outfielder. Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba) ( ɛrˈnandɛs is a Starting pitcher in Major Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. Richard Aaron Fultz (born September 4, 1973 in) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who currently plays for the Uni-President Lions
2003: Wire to wire
After two consecutive close second place finishes, the Giants under new manager Felipe Alou, recorded 100 victories for the seventh time in franchise history and the third time in San Francisco, winning their division for the third time in seven seasons. Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in The team spent every day of the season in first place, just the ninth team to do so in baseball history. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Their offense was paced by yet another MVP season from Bonds (45 HR, 90 RBI, . 341 BA, 148 BB, and an OBP of . 529). Decent offensive support was provided by Rich Aurilia, Marquis Grissom, Jose Cruz Jr. , Edgardo Alfonzo, Benito Santiago, Pedro Feliz and Andres Galarraga. The pitching staff was led by Jason Schmidt (17–5, 2. 34 ERA) and Kirk Reuter (10–5, 4. 53), but had a dropoff after that, as no other starter had 10 wins. [18]
Once again in the playoffs, and just like in 1997, the Giants faced the Florida Marlins in the NLDS. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs began on Tuesday September 30, and ended Jason Schmidt won game one in San Francisco with a complete game victory, but the Marlins would win the series three games to one as the Giants bullpen proved unable to prevent their opponent from scoring. Both times the Marlins were the NL Wild Card and yet went on to win the World Series. [19]
2004–06: Playoff drought
On November 13, 2003, Brian Sabean engineered what is considered by many to be the worst trade in Giants history. He traded Francisco Liriano, Boof Bonser, and Joe Nathan for A.J. Pierzynski. Francisco Casillas Liriano (born October 26, 1983 in Juan Barón San Cristóbal Dominican Republic) is a Left handed Major League Joseph Michael Nathan (born November 22 1974 in Houston Texas) is a closer in Major League Baseball who plays for the Minnesota Twins. Anthony John "AJ" Pierzynski (born December 30, 1976) is an American Major League Baseball Catcher who has played Pierzynski would last only one season with the Giants.
In 2004, Barry Bonds broke his own records with 232 walks and a . Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. 609 OBP on route to his 7th and last NL MVP award (45 HR, 101 RBI, . 362 BA). The team also had a solid but not stellar supporting cast including Marquis Grissom (22, 90, . 279) and Pedro Feliz (22, 84, . 276), along with decent showings by Ray Durham, Edgardo Alfonzo, Michael Tucker and AJ Pierzynski. Jason Schmidt was the star of the staff (18–7, 3. 20 ERA, 251 SO), and the team was constantly looking for a new closer (Matt Herges and Dustin Hermanson split the role during the season). [20] After sitting out most of the first half of the season, JT Snow led the league in hitting after the All-Star Break.
Like in 1993 and 2001, the Giants again avoided elimination from playoff contention until the final weekend of the season. The team would come close but still finished two games behind the division-winning Los Angeles Dodgers, marking the third time in four seasons the Giants would finish within 2½ games of the leader. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The season ended in frustration, as San Francisco needed a three-game sweep of the Dodgers in the final weekend of the season to force a one-game playoff in San Francisco for the NL West title. After winning the first game, the Giants lost the second game 7–3 (L. A. scored seven runs in the 9th, the last four on a walkoff grand slam by Steve Finley) as the Dodgers clinched the division title. In Baseball, a walk-off home run is a Home run that ends the game In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Houston won the wildcard spot the next day, rendering the Giants' season finale (a victory) meaningless. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas.
The Giants' 2005 season was the team's least successful since moving to its new stadium. The MLB season was the 105th season of Major League Baseball The season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the Bonds missed most of the season with a knee injury, closer Armando Benitez was injured for four months, and ace Jason Schmidt struggled after numerous injuries. Armando Germán Benítez (born November 3, 1972 in Ramón Santana Dominican Republic) is a Free agent Relief pitcher in Major Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston Idaho) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers However, team management has taken advantage of the off year to give playing time to numerous young players, including pitchers Noah Lowry, Brad Hennessey, Kevin Correia, Scott Munter, Matt Cain, and Jeremy Accardo, as well as first baseman Lance Niekro and outfielders Jason Ellison and Todd Linden. Noah Ryan Lowry (born October 10 1980 in) is a left-handed Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Brad Martin Hennessey (born on February 7, 1980 in) is a Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Kevin John Correia (born 1980-08-24 in San Diego, California) is a Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Scott Michael Munter (born March 7, 1980 in Norfolk, Nebraska) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher in the San Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Jeremy Lee Accardo (born on December 18, 1981 in Phoenix Arizona) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Lance Joseph Niekro (born January 28, 1979 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player nephew of Hall of Famer Jason Jerome Ellison (born April 4 1978 in Quincy California) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Texas Rangers Todd Anthony Linden (born June 30, 1980 in Edmonds, Washington) is an Outfielder in Major League Baseball in the Cleveland The acquisition of Randy Winn from the Seattle Mariners also proved invaluable in the stretch run. Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn (born June 9 1974 in) is an Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States.
On May 25, the Giants held a celebration in honor of Baseball Hall of Famer Juan Marichal. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20 1937 in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in A statue of Marichal was dedicated on the plaza outside of the ballpark. Leonel Fernández, the President of the Dominican Republic, was in attendance. Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican politician and the current President of the Dominican Republic. This page contains a list of presidents of the Dominican Republic. In the two games which followed the ceremonies, the Giants wore uniforms with the word "Gigantes" on the front (the Spanish word for "Giants"). On July 14, 2005, the franchise won their 10,000th contest defeating their long-time rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–3, becoming the first professional sports franchise to have five digits in its winning total. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA
On September 28, the Giants were officially eliminated from the NL West race after losing to the division champion San Diego Padres. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The team finished the season in third place, with a record of 75–87, their worst season—and first losing record—since 1996. The 1996 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the World Series. Despite the disappointing finish, manager Felipe Alou was offered a one-year extension of his contract by Giants management. Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in
The Giants were expected to contend in 2006, as they were bolstered by a strong starting staff. Despite a losing streak in May, and the worst batting performance by Barry Bonds in about 15 years[21] (which led to the general observation that age had eroded his skills) the Giants did contend in the less-than-stellar Western Division and by July 23 were in first place. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. On that day, however, during the last game of a home stand and leading San Diego going into the 9th inning, closer Armando Benitez blew a save by giving up a home run and the Giants lost in extra innings. In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out Armando Germán Benítez (born November 3, 1972 in Ramón Santana Dominican Republic) is a Free agent Relief pitcher in Major That was the first loss of a horrendous three-week stretch that saw San Francisco go 3–16, losing nine games by one run. [22]
At the end of August the Giants recovered to again contend for both the division crown and the Wild Card berth. Bonds returned to form after his legs healed (batting . 400—34 for 85—in 27 games from August 21 to September 23), the starting staff pitched well enough to lead the National League in ERA among starters, and the team found an effective closer in Mike Stanton, acquired in a trade at the end of July. William Michael "Mike" Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston Texas) is a Left-handed specialist Relief pitcher in However on the final road trip of the season the Giants lost eight of nine games to fall out of all contention for post-season play, despite an offensive explosion by both Bonds and right-fielder Moises Alou. Moisés Rojas Alou (usually ˈmɔɪ̪zɨs əˈluː in English, and /moiˈses alˈou/ in Spanish; born July 3, 1966 in Atlanta Georgia The starting staff collapsed, bombed in all nine games, and Giants pitching gave up 93 runs on the trip (by comparison, the Giants gave up 86 runs during the 19-game losing span in August), and the Giants were "officially eliminated" on September 25, and finished the season with a record of 76–85, just 1½ games better than the previous season. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
On October 2, 2006, the day after the end of the regular season, the Giants announced that they would not renew the contract of manager Felipe Alou, but did extend him an offer to remain with the club in an advisory role to the general manager and to baseball operations. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in
2007: End of the Bonds era
With 11 free agents excluding Jason Schmidt who has now signed with the Dodgers for roughly $15 million a year, a new manager on board with Bruce Bochy coming from division rival San Diego, and the loss of veteran catcher Mike Matheny due to complications resulting from concussions sustained during his career[5], the Giants' prospects for the 2007 season were less than favorable going into the winter off-season. The San Francisco Giants are an American Baseball team Their 2007 season began with the team attempting to return to the post-season for the first time since In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston Idaho) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970 in Reynoldsburg Ohio) is a former Baseball Catcher, playing for four different teams Since then, the team has agreed to several deals—resigning Pedro Feliz, Ray Durham, Barry Bonds and old time Giants fans favorite Rich Aurilia, and picking up catcher Bengie Molina, Ryan Klesko, and Dave Roberts. Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971 in) nicknamed The Sugarman, is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Milwaukee Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Richard Santo (Rich Aurilia (born September 2 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the San Benjamin José "Bengie" Molina (born July 20 1974 in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico) is the starting Catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971 in Westminster California) is a former First baseman and Corner outfielder, who last played David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco They also signed free agent pitcher Barry Zito to a seven year contract worth $126 million. Barry William Zito (born May 13, 1978 in) is a Left handed Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball The deal, which was the richest contract for a pitcher in baseball history, includes a $20 million player option for an eighth year. On January 9, 2007, the Giants resigned pitcher Russ Ortiz to compete for the fifth starting position in spring training. Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. Ortiz was slotted for the position in late March due to his outstanding spring.
The Giants started the regular season slowly, scoring just 20 runs in the first nine games, of which the team lost seven. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. Zito also started slowly, dropping his first two decisions, allowing 10 runs in 11 innings. The starting rotation found its rhythm in Denver for a series with the Colorado Rockies, however, and with improved pitching from the bullpen the Giants went 5–0 on their next homestand to improve their record to 9–8. Bonds demonstrated that he was again healthy by playing a day game after a night game and hitting home runs in consecutive games, batting . 348 after 15 games with six home runs to bring him within 15 of tying Hank Aaron. The Giants continued playing strong, and going into Los Angeles, they hoped to continue moving up in the standings. They swept the Dodgers, thanks to the pitching staff, and Armando Benitez, who recorded a save in each game without giving up any runs. The Giants found themselves in first place following the series.
Their fortunes then see-sawed down again as they went from Los Angeles to Phoenix and were swept by the Diamondbacks, characterized by a lack of situational hitting and a return of a spotty bullpen. Manager Bochy struggled to find hitters ahead of Bonds who could get on base, with Vizquel possibly showing his age in a miserable slump and Aurilia swinging poorly. The Giants also were not managing to get on base by walks, getting only 69 in their first 24 games (Bonds with a third of those) while giving up 101 to the opposition. Bonds knocked in four runners on May 2 to spark a come-from-behind win over the Rockies in the rubber match of the first series of a 10-game homestand. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The next night against Philadelphia, who in the recent past had been a nightmare to the Giants, Matt Cain was shelled for seven runs in three innings, his worst outing in his Major League career to that point. Despite a five-run sixth inning for the Giants, the Phils won 9–7.
Following a mediocre 10-game homestand that saw them go 3–4 against the Phillies and Mets, the Giants went 4–6 on a ten-game road trip through Colorado, Houston and Oakland. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Giants then returned home for six games, sweeping Houston in three games before being swept by Colorado. That heralded another mediocre 4–6 road trip going into June that saw them lose three times on walk-off home runs. Returning to AT&T for interleague play against the rival A's, they were again swept, going scoreless over the last 21 innings, in a seemingly unending downward spiral into last place.
The following weekend, playing the Red Sox in Boston for the first time since 1912, the Giants failed to get a hit 16 successive times with runners in scoring position, and one out of 30 overall, as Barry Zito was blasted 10–2 and Matt Cain suffered his second consecutive 1–0 loss. Swept in Boston, they then went to Milwaukee and were swept by the Brewers. Against the New York Yankees after returning home June 22, they lost their eighth in a row, but recovered to win games two and three for the series win. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Despite winning three in a row, they again began to lose games in improbable fashion again, stringing together three "tough losses" to fall 12 games back in the division before the All-Star break.
Following the All Star Break, the Giants were swept in a three game series against the Dodgers before heading to Chicago to play a four game series against the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Giants won game two of the series and in game four, Barry Bonds hit career homers 752 and 753 in a comeback effort which resulted in an 8–9 loss to the cubs. The two homers brought Bonds to within two long balls of tying Hank Aaron's career record of 755.
Bonds' close proximity to the record brought heavy media attention to the San Francisco Giants. The added pressure did not seem to adversely effect the team's performance, however, with the team going on to win two out of three games versus the Milwaukee Brewers and two out of four versus the Atlanta Braves. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League
On July 27, in the first inning of the Giants' three game series against the Florida Marlins, Bonds hit his 754th career home run. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Also contributing to the Giants' 12–10 victory was pinch-hitter Mark Sweeney, who moved ahead of Manny Mota on the all time pinch hits list with a clutch RBI single in the sixth inning. Mark Patrick Sweeney (born October 26, 1969 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a First baseman and a Corner outfielder in Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, or more commonly known as Manny Mota (born on February 18, 1938 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Late July would also see the offensive resurgence of players throughout the Giants' line-up. Omar Vizquel, Ray Durham, Pedro Feliz and Dave Roberts would all return to form and contribute to a four game winning streak which ended with a loss to the Marlins in the series finale on July 29th. Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971 in) nicknamed The Sugarman, is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Milwaukee Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco
The Giants would continue playing winning baseball against the Dodgers, winning two of three in Los Angeles. Prior to the first game of the series, pitcher Matt Morris, who had been having a solid year, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Rajai Davis, a young outfielder who immediately showcased his speed in center field and on the basepaths. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rajai Lavae Davis (born October 19, 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder for the Oakland Athletics. Bonds went homerless in all three games in L. A.
In the first game of a three game series versus the Padres in San Diego, Giants pitcher Matt Cain's tough luck continued as the Giants lost in extra innings by a score of 3-4. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Bonds was hitless in the game.
Leading off in the top of the second inning of game two versus the Padres, before a sell-out crowd at PETCO Park, Barry Bonds hit a high fastball off the facing of the upper deck in left field for his 755th career home run. PETCO Park is an open-air Stadium in downtown San Diego, California. The opposite-field shot tied the game at 1-1 and tied Hank Aaron for the all-time home run record. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired The Giants lost in extra innings, this time by a score of 2-3.
In the bottom of the 5th inning at home against the Nationals on August 7, 2007 Bonds hit his 756th home run which caused a melee in the crowd. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hank Aaron appeared on the big screen and congratulated Bonds. The Giants went on to lose the game 8 to 6.
On August 9, 2007, Mark Sweeney was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for AA second baseman Travis Denker. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The trade was the first between the Giants and the Dodgers since 1985. [23]
After the historical week at Willie Mays Plaza, the Giants embarked on a grueling road trip which included a double header in Pittsburgh (makeup games from April rainouts), a three game series in Atlanta and a four game set in Florida. These three cities are notorious for derailing the Giants late in the season. However, as miserable as 2007 had been for the club, the Giants surprised many by going 6-3, including a four game sweep of the Marlins, and a double header split with the Pirates in which Rajai Davis (whom the Pirates traded to the Giants) got his revenge by hitting 3 for 7. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rajai Lavae Davis (born October 19, 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder for the Oakland Athletics. He also made a game ending catch which made highlight reels across the country.
The discouraging theme of 2007 would continue with the team's return to San Francisco. Tim Lincecum held the Chicago Cubs to two hits through eight innings on August 21st, but the team scored only one run, losing to the Cubs by a score of 5-1. Timothy LeRoy Lincecum (born June 15 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
On September 22, 2007, the Giants officially announced that the team would not re-sign Barry Bonds for the 2008 season. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. After much speculation and debate, owner Peter Magowan announced Bonds' departure at a press conference, stressing the fact that the Giants needed to get younger and start fielding a more efficient offense. Peter A Magowan (born 1942) is the former managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise [24]
Barry Bonds played his last game as a San Francisco Giant on September 26, 2007. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. He went 0 for 3, driving a ball to deep right-center field in his final at bat.
Rivalries
Giants-Dodgers
The historic rivalry between the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers is the longest in baseball history, which began when these two National League clubs both played in New York City (the Giants at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan and the Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn). The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The City of New York The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Both franchises date back to the 19th century, and both moved to California in 1958, where the rivalry found a fitting new home, the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco having long been rivals in economic, cultural, and political arenas. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Although the feud between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees gets more publicity, the Dodgers/Giants rivalry is the oldest in baseball. The History of baseball in the United States can be traced to the 18th century when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using improvised equipment The Giants have won the World Series 5 times in their history, while the Dodgers have won the World Series 6 times. Since historically, the playoff race in the NL West has been fairly tight, the feud often leads to one team spoiling the other's chances of any hopeful playoff spot. An example of this phenomenon was in the 1951 season, where the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers faced off in a 3 game playoff. Supported by Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball), the Giants won the game 5-4, defeating the Dodgers in their pennant playoff series, two games to one. Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish In Baseball, the " Shot Heard 'Round the World " is the term given to the Walk-off home run hit by New York Giants Another more recent example played out in the 2004 season when the Dodgers beat out the Giants for the NL West by two games after Steve Finley crushed a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth. Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. The rivalry has been pretty evenly matched and the records are right around . 500 for each team. The San Francisco Giants fans coined the phrase "Beat LA!", and can be heard at every game played against the Dodgers.
Giants-Yankees
Though in different leagues, the Giants are also considered to have something of a feud with the New York Yankees,[25][26][27] beginning as a regional rivalry before the Giants moved to the West Coast. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States Before the institution of interleague play in 1997, the two teams would have little opportunity to play each other. Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues introduced in. However, they faced off in seven World Series, in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951, and 1962. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant The 1962 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won their first NL pennant since moving The Yankees won five of these series. The first regular-season meeting between the teams occurred in 2002 at Yankee Stadium. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The teams met again at AT&T Park in 2007. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Giants-Athletics
A geographic rivalry with the cross-bay American League Oakland Athletics has grown larger as a result of the two teams meeting in the 1989 World Series, which Oakland won 4–0 (and which was interrupted by the Loma Prieta Earthquake moments before Game 3). The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Quake, was a major Earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay In addition, the introduction of interleague play in 1997 that has called for the teams to play each other about 6 times every season since 1997. Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues introduced in. This rivalry, once limited to spring-training games, is called "The Battle of the Bay" or 'The Bay Bridge Series' because the two teams play on opposite sides of the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento They have played each other fairly evenly, despite differences that range from league, style of play, stadium, payroll, fan base stereotypes, and media coverage—all that have heightened the rivalry in recent years [28]. Since the start of interleague play, the A's lead the series 34–28. [29] The intensity of the rivalry and how it is understood varies among Bay Area fans. Some are fans of both teams. The "split hats" that feature the logos of both teams best embodies the shared fan base. Other Bay Area fans view the competition between the two teams as a "friendly rivalry" with little hatred.
This particular geographic rivalry is generally considered to be relatively friendly when compared to similar cases, including the Subway Series (New York Mets and New York Yankees), the Red Line Series (Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox), and the Freeway Series (Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). The Subway Series is a series of Major League Baseball games played between teams based in New York City. The term Freeway Series refers to a series of Baseball games played between Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the
Retired numbers
- 3: Bill Terry: 1B, 1923–36; Manager, 1932–41
- 4: Mel Ott: OF, 1926–47; Manager, 1942–48
- 11: Carl Hubbell: P, 1928–43
- 24: Willie Mays: OF, 1951–72
- 27: Juan Marichal: P, 1960–73
- 30: Orlando Cepeda: 1B, 1958–66
- 36: Gaylord Perry: P, 1962–71
- 42: Jackie Robinson*
- 44: Willie McCovey: 1B–OF, 1959–73 & 1977–80
In 1944, Hubbell became the first National Leaguer to have his number retired by his team. William Harold Terry ( October 30, 1898 - January 9, 1989) was a Major League Baseball First baseman and manager Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott ( March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958) nicknamed "Master Melvin" was a Major League Baseball Carl Owen Hubbell ( June 22, 1903 &ndash November 21, 1988) was a left-handed Screwball Pitcher in Major League Baseball Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20 1937 in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17 1937 in) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman. Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston North Carolina) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball
Terry, Ott and Hubbell played/managed their entire careers for the New York Giants. Mays began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
Also honored
John McGraw (3B, 1902–06; Manager, 1902–32) and Christy Mathewson (P, 1900–16), who were members of the New York Giants before the introduction of uniform numbers, have the letters "NY" displayed in place of a number. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman"
Broadcasters Lon Simmons (1958–73, 1976–78, 1996–2002, 2006) and Russ Hodges (1949–70) have a stylised old-style radio microphone displayed in place of a number. Lon Simmons is an American Baseball and football broadcaster and is currently broadcasting part-time for the San Francisco Giants. Russell Patrick Hodges ( June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American broadcaster who did
The Giants present the Willie Mac Award annually to the player that best exemplifies the spirit and leadership shown by Willie McCovey throughout his career. The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball
* Retired throughout the major leagues
Season records
See San Francisco Giants Season-by-Season Records. See also San Francisco Giants The Finish Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play
All-time record: 10184-8724 (. 539) (winningest baseball team of all time)
Current roster
Minor league affiliations
- AAA: Fresno Grizzlies, Pacific Coast League
- AA: Connecticut Defenders, Eastern League
- Advanced A: San Jose Giants, California League
- A: Augusta GreenJackets, South Atlantic League
- Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Northwest League
- Rookie: Arizona League Giants, Arizona League
Radio and television
The Giants' flagship station is KNBR, 680AM, branded as "The Sports Leader". Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Timothy LeRoy Lincecum (born June 15 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Patrick Theodore Joseph Misch (born August 18, 1981 in) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Pitcher for the San Francisco Jonathan O Sánchez (born November 19 1982 in) is a Pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization Barry William Zito (born May 13, 1978 in) is a Left handed Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Charles Vincent "Vinnie" Chulk (born December 19, 1978 in Miami Florida) is a reliever in the San Francisco Giants Alexander Omar Hinshaw (born October 31, 1982 in) is a 6' 4" 190 pound Major League left-handed Relief pitcher for the William Henry "Billy" Sadler IV (born September 21, 1981 in Pensacola, Florida) is a Right-handed Relief pitcher Jack Girard Taschner (born on April 21, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Tyler Lanier Walker (born May 15, 1976 in San Francisco California) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently plays for Brian Patrick Wilson (born March 16 1982 in) is the closer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. (born September 28, 1968 in Mihama, Mie Prefecture, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the San Stephen Robert Holm (born October 21, 1979 in Sacramento California) is a Major League Baseball Catcher for the San Francisco Benjamin José "Bengie" Molina (born July 20 1974 in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico) is the starting Catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Richard Santo (Rich Aurilia (born September 2 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the San John B Bowker (born July 8, 1983 in) is a Major League Baseball Corner outfielder and First baseman for the San Francisco Giants Emmanuel Allen Burriss (born January 17, 1985 in Washington D José Castillo (xoˈse kasˈt̪ijo (born March 19, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for Travis Norton Denker (born August 5, 1985 in) is a Right-handed Second baseman for the San Diego Padres. Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971 in) nicknamed The Sugarman, is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Milwaukee Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing This article is about the baseball player for the hockey player see Brian Horwitz (hockey Brian Jeffery Horwitz, nicknamed "The Rabbi Frederick Deshaun Lewis (born December 9, 1980 in) is an Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Aaron Ryan Rowand (born August 29 1977 in) is a Center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Francisco Giants Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn (born June 9 1974 in) is an Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Kevin John Correia (born 1980-08-24 in San Diego, California) is a Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Brad Martin Hennessey (born on February 7, 1980 in) is a Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Osiris G Matos Jimenez (born November 6, 1984 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Right-handed Major League Baseball Kelvin Antonio Pichardo (Born October 13, 1985 in Santiago Dominican Republic) is a right-handed minor league baseball pitcher currently on the San Merkin R Valdéz (born November 10, 1981 in) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Guillermo Segundo Rodríguez Perez (born May 15, 1978 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Free agent Catcher in Major Brian William Bocock (born March 9, 1985, in) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the San Francisco Giants. Travis Takashi Ishikawa (石川 隆 Ishikawa Takashi) (born September 24, 1983 in Seattle, Washington) is a First baseman Eugenio Vélez (born May 16, 1982 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Utility player in Major League Baseball Daniel David Ortmeier (born May 11, 1981 in) is a Corner outfielder and First baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco Nathan John Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984 in) is a Right fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Clay W Timpner (born May 13, 1983 in) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Timothy Earl Flannery (born September 29, 1957 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the Nephew of former Major League Baseball player Hal Smith Mark Allan Gardner (born March 4, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and William Ernest Hayes (born October 24, 1957 in Cheverly Maryland) was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1980-81 Roberto Conrado (Gray Kelly (born October 1, 1964 in Panama City Panama) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball and is Carney Ray Lansford (born February 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose California) is a former American left-handed Pitcher for various Major Ron Wotus (born March 3, 1961) grew up in Colchester Connecticut and attended Bacon Academy. Kevin Vincent Frandsen (born May 24, 1982 in) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the San Francisco Giants. Noah Ryan Lowry (born October 10 1980 in) is a left-handed Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (born February 7, 1979 in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) is a Catcher in Major League Baseball 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The Fresno Grizzlies are a Minor league baseball team based in Fresno California. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The Connecticut Defenders are a Minor league baseball team based in Norwich Connecticut. The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio The San Jose Giants are a Minor league baseball team in San Jose California, USA. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. The Augusta GreenJackets are a Minor league baseball team that plays in Augusta Georgia as a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The South Atlantic League or "Sally League" is a Minor league baseball League which operates mostly in the Southeastern United States, The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a Minor league baseball team in Keizer, Oregon, United States. The Northwest League of Professional Baseball (or simply the Northwest League) is a Short-Season A classification minor league The Scottsdale Giants are a Minor league baseball team in Scottsdale Arizona, USA. The Arizona League is a Minor league baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona. KNBR, The Sports Leader, is the on-air branding used by two AM radio stations in the San Francisco California, area broadcasting a Jon Miller, Dave Flemming, Greg Papa, and Duane Kuiper take turns as play-by-play announcers. Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. David R B "Dave" Flemming (born in 1977 is an American Sports announcer. Greg Papa is a sports broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950 in Racine Wisconsin) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Miller and Flemming are the regulars. Typically, when games are televised on KNTV, Kuiper replaces Miller on the radio. KNTV, Channel 11 is the NBC owned-and-operated Television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market When Miller is out of town for his ESPN Sunday Night Baseball duties, Papa usually replaces him. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Sunday Night Baseball is the Major League Baseball game of the week that is televised Sunday nights at 8 p
Giants' telecasts are split between KNTV and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. KNTV, Channel 11 is the NBC owned-and-operated Television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market Comcast SportsNet Bay Area ( CSN Bay Area for short is the regional sports network that serves cable outlets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Miller regularly calls the action on KNTV, while the announcing team for CSN telecasts is Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, affectionately known as "Kruk and Kuip". Comcast SportsNet Bay Area ( CSN Bay Area for short is the regional sports network that serves cable outlets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Michael Edward (Mike Krukow (born January 21, 1952 in Long Beach California) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Papa occasionally does play-by-play on TV as well.
On November 1, 2007, it was announced that the Giants signed a three year deal with KNTV to broadcast games beginning with the 2008 season. KNTV, Channel 11 is the NBC owned-and-operated Television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and Giants games have been broadcast on KTVU since 1958, the year the team moved to San Francisco. KTVU, channel 2 is the San Francisco Bay Area 's Fox affiliate [6]
Home run call glitch
On May 28, 2006, Flemming called the 715th career home run of Barry Bonds, putting Bonds second on the all-time home run list. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Unfortunately, the power from his microphone to the transmitter cut off while the ball was in flight, so the radio audience heard only crowd noise. For biologic transmitters see Transmitter substance. A transmitter is an electronic device which usually with the aid of an antenna Papa took over the broadcast and apologized to listeners. Kuiper's TV call was submitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame as an artifact, instead of the usual radio call.
The Curse of Coogan's Bluff
Just as the Chicago Cubs have the Curse of the Billy Goat and the Boston Red Sox had the Curse of the Bambino, the Giants have two superstitious ghosts. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Curse of the Billy Goat refers to a Superstition that is commonly cited in explaining why the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team has not won the The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Curse of the Bambino was a Superstition cited often jokingly as a reason for the failure of the Boston Red Sox Baseball team to win the World The first originates when the New York Giants left for California at the end of the 1957 season. Fans at the Giant's home ballpark, the Polo Grounds (located at a site in New York called Coogan's Bluff), professed that the Giants would never win a World Series away from New York. Since the 1958 season the Giants have not been able to win the Fall Classic. The Giants last World Series appearance in 2002 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim saw them come within a few outs of winning the series in 6 games. The Giants would go on to lose game 6 in a heartbreaker and fall in game 7 to prolong the suffering of Giants fans. [30]
The "Krukow Kurse"
Another curse popular amongst Giants fans is related to long time Giants personality Mike Krukow. Michael Edward (Mike Krukow (born January 21, 1952 in Long Beach California) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball [31][32][33] The "Krukow Kurse" is a "tongue-in-cheek" hex upon the Giants used to explain their more than fifty year failure to win the World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. It is attributed to current Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow based upon his yearly optimistic pre-season predictions that the Giants "have a chance" to win the World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Once Krukow stops making such claims- says the legend- the Giants will in fact win the World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
See also
- Giants statistical records and milestone achievements
- List of San Francisco Giants broadcasters
- San Francisco Giants general managers and managers
- New York Giants (football team that was named after the Giants when both teams played in New York)
- 2008 San Francisco Giants season
- Francisco Grande (The Giants' spring training camp from 1959-1982)
References
- ^ San Francisco Giants Front Office Directory, retrieved on 18 May 2008. Single Season Records (through 2006 Batting Batting Average Bill Terry,. Broadcast team On CSN Bay Area, the Giants games are called by Duane Kuiper for the play-by-play and Mike Krukow as analyst New York Giants Managers (1883-1957 John Clapp 1883 Jim Price 1884 John Montgomery Ward 1884 1893-94 The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The San Francisco Giants are an American Baseball team Their 2008 season marks their 50th Anniversary in the Bay Area since moving from New York in 1958 Francisco Grande is a hotel and Golf resort is located in Casa Grande Arizona approximately 46 miles south east of Phoenix.
- ^ Baggarly, Andrew. "Magowan will be out, Neukom in as leader of Giants", San Jose Mercury News, 17 May 2008.
- ^ 1984 All-Star Game. Baseball Almanac.
- ^ 1993 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster. Baseball-Reference.
- ^ 1993 San Francisco Giants Schedule, Box Scores and Splits. Baseball-Reference.
- ^ 1994 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster. Baseball-Reference.
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 1995
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 1996
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 1997
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 1998
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 1999
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2000
- ^ Baseball-reference.com NLDS 2000
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2001
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2002
- ^ Baseball-reference.com NLDS 2002
- ^ Baseball-reference.com NLCS 2002
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2003
- ^ Baseball-reference.com NLDS 2003
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2004
- ^ Baseball-reference.com Bonds stats
- ^ Baseball-reference.com SFG 2006 schedule
- ^ Giants make deal with rival Dodgers, sending Sweeney to L.A.. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Curry, Jack, Bonds Goes From Out of the Park to Out of a Job, <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/sports/baseball/22bonds.html>. Retrieved on 22 September 2007
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- ^ Suchon, Josh (2008-06-23). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish A's vs. Giants: Rivalry growing steadily. Oakland Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
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- ^ Singlewhammy. com. [3]. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
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General reference
- Hynd, Noel (1988). The Giants of the Polo Grounds: The Glorious Times of Baseball's New York Giants. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-23790-1.
External links
- Official Website
- San Francisco Giants at Sportiki
- San Francisco Giants Forum
- San Francisco Giants 2000-present
- San Francisco Giants on Scout.com
| Preceded by Boston Red Sox 1903 |
World Series Champions New York Giants 1905 |
Succeeded by Chicago White Sox 1906 |
| Preceded by Cleveland Indians 1920 |
World Series Champions New York Giants 1921 & 1922 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1923 |
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1932 |
World Series Champions New York Giants 1933 |
Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1934 |
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1949–1953 |
World Series Champions New York Giants 1954 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 |
| Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1901 and 1902 and 1903 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1905 |
Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1906 and 1907 and 1908 |
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National League Champions New York Giants 1911 and 1912 and 1913 |
Succeeded by Boston Braves 1914 |
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National League Champions New York Giants 1917 |
Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1918 |
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National League Champions New York Giants 1917 |
Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1918 |
| Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1920 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1921 and 1922 and 1923 and 1924 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1925 |
| Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1932 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1933 |
Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1934 |
| Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1935 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1936 and 1937 |
Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1938 |
| Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies 1950 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1951 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 and 1953 |
| Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 and 1953 |
National League Champions New York Giants 1954 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 and 1956 |
| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1961 |
National League Champions San Francisco Giants 1962 |
Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 |
National League Champions San Francisco Giants 1989 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1990 |
| Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 |
National League Champions San Francisco Giants 2002 |
Succeeded by Florida Marlins 2003 |
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