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San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League.

Founded: either 1879 or 1883. The Troy Haymakers (or sometimes Trojans) were expelled from the National League after the 1882 season. New York had been without a club since 1878, when its club had been expelled; John B. Day was awarded the New York franchise, and so bought up the defunct Troy club.
Formerly known as: New York Gothams (1883-1884), New York Giants (1885-1957), moved to San Francisco in 1958.
Home ballpark: SBC Park (formerly known as Pacific Bell Park (2000-2003))
Uniform colors: Black, Orange, and French Vanilla (off-white)
Logo design: The word "GIANTS" superimposed over a baseball. Alternatively, a script "G", or an intertwined "SF".
Wild Card titles won (1): 2002
Division titles won (6): 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003
National League pennants won (20): 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002
World Series championships won (5): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954

San Francisco Giants History

The Giants have played in three World Series since moving to San Francisco, but have yet to win one. In 1962, they lost 4 games to 3 to the New York Yankees. In 1989, they faced the Oakland Athletics in the "Bay Bridge Series." The series is perhaps best remembered for when the ground shook on October 17, 1989 before game 3 at Candlestick Park. The 7.1-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake caused a ten-day delay in the series. Oakland went on to sweep San Francisco 4 games to none.

The Giants reached the World Series again in 2002 as the wild card team. As underdogs, they defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS 3 games to 2, and the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS 4 games to 1, to stake claim to their first NL pennant since 1989. The Giants faced their wild card counter-parts from the American League, the Anaheim Angels. The Giants took a 3-2 lead in the series and were up 5-0 in the seventh inning of Game 6, just eight outs away their first championship since moving to San Francisco. The Angels rallied to win the game and defeated Livan Hernandez in game seven to win their first World Series in franchise history.

In 2003, the Giants recorded 100 victories for the seventh time in franchise history and the third in San Francisco. With their 100-61 record, the Giants spent the entire season in first place in the NL West. They became just the ninth wire-to-wire winner of a division or pennant in baseball history. The previous three were Baltimore in 1997, Cleveland in 1998, and Seattle in 2001.

San Francisco Giants Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Dave Bancroft
  • Jake Beckley
  • Roger Bresnahan
  • Dan Brouthers
  • Jesse Burkett
  • Steve Carlton
  • Orlando Cepeda
  • Roger Connor
  • George Davis
  • Buck Ewing
  • Frankie Frisch
  • Burleigh Grimes
  • Gabby Hartnett
  • Rogers Hornsby
  • Waite Hoyt
  • Carl Hubbell
  • Monte Irvin
  • Travis Jackson
  • Tim Keefe
  • Willie Keeler
  • George Kelly
  • King Kelly
  • Tony Lazzeri
  • Fred Lindstrom
  • Ernie Lombardi
  • Juan Marichal
  • Rube Marquard
  • Christy Mathewson
  • Willie Mays
  • Willie McCovey
  • Joe McGinnity
  • John McGraw
  • Bill McKechnie
  • Joe Medwick
  • Johnny Mize
  • Joe Morgan
  • Jim O'Rourke
  • Mel Ott
  • Gaylord Perry
  • Edd Roush
  • Amos Rusie
  • Red Schoendienst
  • Duke Snider
  • Warren Spahn
  • Casey Stengel
  • Bill Terry
  • John Ward
  • Mickey Welch
  • Hoyt Wilhelm
  • Hack Wilson
  • Ross Youngs


    • San Francisco Giants Retired numbers

  • 3 Bill Terry
  • 4 Mel Ott
  • 11 Carl Hubbell
  • 24 Willie Mays
  • 27 Juan Marichal
  • 30 Orlando Cepeda
  • 44 Willie McCovey
  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
  • John McGraw
  • Christy Mathewson


    • Cy Young Award Winners

  • 1967 Mike McCormick


    • Most Valuable Players

  • 1933 Carl Hubbell
  • 1936 Carl Hubbell
  • 1954 Willie Mays
  • 1965 Willie Mays
  • 1969 Willie McCovey
  • 1989 Kevin Mitchell
  • 1993 Barry Bonds
  • 2000 Jeff Kent
  • 2001 Barry Bonds
  • 2002 Barry Bonds


    • Rookie Of the Year

  • 1951 Willie Mays
  • 1958 Orlando Cepeda
  • 1959 Willie McCovey
  • 1973 Gary Matthews
  • 1975 John Montefusco


    • Batting Champion

  • 1885 Roger Connor (.371)
  • 1890 Jack Glasscock (.336)
  • 1915 Larry Doyle (.320)
  • 1930 Bill Terry (.401)
  • 1954 Willie Mays (.345)
  • 2002 Barry Bonds (.370)


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