San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California.

Founded: either 1879 or 1883. The Troy, New York 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: the New York Giants, prior to 1958 when they moved to San Francisco.

Home ballpark: Pacific Bell Park[?], San Francisco

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".

League pennants won: NL: 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002

World Series championships won: 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954

Franchise history

Early Success (1880s; Temple Cup[?] in 1894)

The Worst Owner in the World (Andrew Freedman[?], abrasive and meddling -- the George Steinbrenner[?] of his time -- 1890s)

"The team is McGraw[?]" (1903-1932, and on through the 30s as an influence)

The Shot Heard Round The World (1951)

The Catch (1954) In Game 1 of the World Series, Willie Mays makes "The Catch" -- a dramatic over-the-shoulder catch of a line drive to deep center field which would otherwise have given Cleveland the lead.

West Coast (1958 to present)

Players of note

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[?]

Current stars:

• Barry Bonds
• Robb Nen[?]
• Benito Santiago

Not to be forgotten:

• Bobby Bonds
• Mike McCormick[?] (pitcher; NL Cy Young Award winner)

Retired numbers:

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

• John McGraw[?]
• Christy Mathewson - he played in the era prior to jersey numbers, but his jersey is retired on the outfield wall

San Francisco Giants official web site (http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/sf/homepage/sf-homepage.jsp)