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The club ended its title-winning drought in 2010, as they beat the Texas Rangers 4–1 to bring the Commissioner's Trophy to San Francisco for the first time in the city's history. [5] The Giants won their second title in San Francisco in 2012, sweeping the Detroit Tigers, [6] and won again for the third time in five years in 2014, defeating ...
The team was originally formed in 1883 as the New York Gothams, then the club was renamed the New York Giants in 1885. 75 years later, in 1958, the franchise moved to its current day city, San Francisco. Through the 2017 season, the Giants have played 20,528 games, winning 11,015, and losing 9,513 for a winning percentage of approximately .537. [1]
That year, the Giants came close to relocation, with an empty stadium ready to be filled in Tampa. A "Save Our Giants" banner hanging from San Francisco City Hall. In the wake of the disappointing 1989 World Series sweep, a local ballot initiative to fund a new stadium in San Francisco failed, threatening the franchise's future in the city.
Since moving to San Francisco in 1958, the Giants have an overall win–loss record of 5,474–5,121–6 (.517) through the end of 2024. [15] The team's current manager is Bob Melvin . History
On September 25, 2013, after a Dodgers-Giants night game in San Francisco, a man, claiming self-defense, stabbed a Dodgers fan to death six blocks from AT&T Park. [72] The San Francisco medical examiner's office identified the deceased man as Jonathan Denver, 24, of Fort Bragg, California. Two people were arrested in connection with Denver's death.
The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958, with Bill Rigney as their manager. [10] [11] They won their first National League championship in San Francisco under Alvin Dark in 1962 but lost the World Series that year. [12] In their first 28 years in San Francisco, they had 14 managers (including two terms by Rigney). [1]
The 1993 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants ... free agent contract worth a then-record $43.75 million over six years with ... history, in terms of both ...
The 49ers–Giants rivalry is an American football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants. It is one of the great inter-division rivalry games in the National Football League (NFL). The two teams do not play each other every year; instead, they play at least once every three years and at least once every six seasons at ...