San Francisco Giants
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This article is about the baseball team formerly known as the New York Giants. For other uses, see New York Giants (disambiguation).
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| Established | 1883 | ||||
| Based in San Francisco since 1958 | |||||
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| Retired numbers | NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 20, 24,27, 30, 36, 42, 44 | ||||
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| World Series titles (7) | 2012 • 2010 • 1954 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 | ||||
| NL Pennants (22) | 2012 • 2010 • 2002 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 1933 • 1924 • 1923 1922 • 1921 • 1917 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 1888 | ||||
| West Division titles (8) | 2012 • 2010 • 2003 2000 • 1997 • 1989 1987 • 1971 | ||||
| Wild card berths (2) | 2014 • 2002 | ||||
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| Owner(s) | San Francisco Baseball Associated LP[1] | ||||
| Manager | Bruce Bochy | ||||
| General Manager | Brian Sabean | ||||
| President of Baseball Operations | Larry Baer | ||||
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in San Francisco, California that plays in the National League West Division. Originally known as the New York Gothams, the team moved to San Francisco in 1958.
As one of the longest-established professional baseball teams, the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball, and any North American professional sports team. The team was the first major league team based in New York City, most memorably playing at the legendary Polo Grounds.[2] They have won 22 National League pennants and appeared in 19World Series competitions – both records in the National League. The Giants' 7 World Series Championships rank second in the National League (the St. Louis Cardinals have won 11) and fifth overall (behind the New York Yankees (27), St. Louis Cardinals (11),Oakland Athletics (9), and the Boston Red Sox (8)). The Giants have played in the World Series 19 times but boycotted the event in1904.
The Giants have the most Hall of Fame players in all of professional baseball.[3] The Giants' rivalry with the Dodgers is one of the longest-standing and biggest rivalries in American baseball.[4][5] The teams began their rivalry as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, respectively, before moving west for the 1958 season.
The Giants played at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York, until the close of the 1957 season, after which they moved west to California to become the San Francisco Giants. As the New York Giants, they won 14 pennants and 5 World Series championships behind managers such as John McGraw and Bill Terry and players like Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, Bobby Thomson, and Willie Mays. The Giants have won five pennants and two World Series championships since arriving in San Francisco
