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San Francisco Giants History and Facts
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One of the most storied clubs in American
professional sports, the Giants began life as a second baseball
club founded by John B. Day and Jim Mutrie. The Gothams (as
the Giants were originally known) were their entry to the
National League, while their other club, the Metropolitans
(the original Mets) played in the American Association. While
the Metropolitans were initially the more successful club,
Day and Mutrie began moving star players to the Gothams and
the team won its first National League pennant in 1888.
It
is said that after one particularly satisfying victory, Mutrie
(who was also the team's manager) stormed into the dressing
room and exclaimed, "My big fellows! My giants!"
From then on, the club was known as the Giants.
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. They lost to the wild card Florida Marlins
3 games to 1 in the 2003 National League Division Series.
In 2004,
the Giants ended the season one game behind the Houston Astros
for the wild card race, and two games behind the Los Angeles
Dodgers in the divison race. Barry Bonds received his fourth
consecutive MVP award as well, marking the fifth consecutive
year a Giant has received the award—Jeff Kent received
it in 2000—a feat no other team has accomplished.
What
has not changed was the Giants' share of stars gracing the
field. Willie Mays, one of the last holdovers of the New York
years, thrived in San Francisco, as did Willie McCovey, Orlando
Cepeda, Felipe Alou, Jack Clark, and Juan Marichal. Recent
stars include Will Clark, Matt Williams, Barry Bonds, and
Jason Schmidt.
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))
Previous ballparks: The Polo Grounds (New York) (1911-1957),
Seals Stadium (1958-1959), Candlestick Park (1960-1999)
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".
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