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The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in San Francisco, California.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.
This is a list of players, both past and present, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Giants or the San Francisco Giants. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2]
The New York Giants all-time roster is split by name into the following two lists: New York Giants all-time roster (A–Kim) New York Giants all-time roster (Kin–Z)
Player (X) Name of the player and number of six hit games they had at that point Date: Date of the game Team: The player's team at the time of the game Lge. The league the player's team is a member of NL: National League: AL: American League: AA: American Association: PL: Players' League: Opposing team: The team against whom the player had six ...
It was the second time the Astros were no-hit by the Giants; Juan Marichal did it on June 15, 1963. [6] It was also the first time in Astros history that no one reached base safely. Cain surpassed his previous personal best of 12 strikeouts in a single game, which he set in 2006. Cain's 125 pitches were the most thrown in a Major League perfect ...
Wiltse would go on to retire all three in the tenth to end the game after the Giants scored a run in the top of the tenth. Amos Rusie threw the first no-hitter in Giants history on July 31, 1891; the most recent no-hitter was thrown by Blake Snell on August 2, 2024. Six left-handed pitchers have thrown no-hitters in franchise history, including ...
Kenley Jansen, the active leader and 36th all-time in games played as a pitcher. John Franco holds the National League record. Mariano Rivera holds the American League record, as well as the record for right-handed pitchers. Hoyt Wilhelm held the major league record for 30 years. Cy Young held the major league record for 63 years.