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Known As
San Francisco Giants (1958-present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1884) Titles - San Francisco No World Championships Three Pennants (1962, 1989, 2002) Eight Post-Season App. (1962, 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003) Titles - New York Four World Championships (1921-22, 1933, 1954) 16 Pennants (1888-89, 1904-05, 1911-13, 1917, 1921-23, 1933, 1936-37, 1951, 1954) 16 Post-Season App. (1888-89, 1904-05, 1911-13, 1917, 1921-23, 1933, 1936-37, 1951, 1954) Best Season: 1904, (106-47, .693 - NL Champions) Worst Season: 1902, (48-88, .353 - last, -53 games) Most Consecutive Winning Seasons: 14, (1958-1971) Most Cons. Losing Seasons: Four (1899-1902, 1974-1977) Near Misses: 1908 (one-game behind Chicago), 1966 (one-game behind LA), 1993 (one-game behind Atlanta), 1998 (lost wild-card playoff to Chicago Cubs) Rivals: Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, New York Yankees Ultimate Games (W-L) 1908 Regular Season, 1912 World Series Game Seven, 1924 World Series Game Seven, 1951 Pennant Playoff, 1962 Pennant Playoff, 1962 World Series Game Seven, 1987 NLCS Game Seven, 1998 NL Wild Card Playoff Ballparks San Francisco Pac Bell / SBC Park (2000-), Candlestick Park (1960-1999), Seals Stadium (1958-59) New York Polo Grounds (1883-1888, 1889-90, 1891-1957), Hilltop Park (1911), Oakland Park, Jersey City (1889), St. George Grounds, Staten Island (1889) All-Star Game Hosts 1934, 1942, 1961 (1st Game), 1984 Best Trades Christy Mathewson from the Reds for Amos Rusie, December 15, 1900 One of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, Mathewson won 372 games for the Giants and helped lead the team to five NL pennants. Rusie pitched a grand total of 22 innings for Cincinnati before retiring with arm troubles. Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky from the Braves for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb, December 14, 1949 Rarely does a team get a double-play combination in a trade, but the G-Men did with this one. Stanky played two seasons with New York, teaming with Dark on the 1951 pennant-winning club. Dark solidified the middle of the infield for the Giants for several years, playing on both the '51 and 1954 NL champions. Kerr never hit well enough to stay in the major leagues with Boston, and Webb never pitched a game for the Braves. Both Gordon (especially) and Marshall were productive with the Braves, but the duo of Dark and Stanky placed this deal heavily in favor of the Giants. Jeff Kent from the Indians for Matt Williams, December 1996 True, the Giants have been unable to solve their third base problem since Williams was dealt, but Kent won the 2000 MVP award and has at least 35 doubles, 20 homers, and 100 RBI in each of his five seasons with San Francisco. |