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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 history of the San Francisco Giants begins in 1883 with the New York Gothams and has involved some of baseball's greatest players, including Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Barry Bonds, and Gaylord Perry. The team has won three World Series titles and six National League (NL) pennants since moving to San Francisco.
In San Francisco the Giants have had 39 winning seasons, including their first fourteen in the city. Their eight World Series titles are tied for fourth-most in baseball, while their 23 pennants are the second most in the National League , and third-most overall. [ 4 ]
The Giants originated in New York City as the New York Gothams in 1883, and were known as the New York Giants from 1885 until the team relocated to San Francisco after the 1957 season. During most of their 75 seasons in New York City, the Giants played home games at various incarnations of the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan .
The Giants went on to win the game 6–4 against the Astros. Kontos entered the postseason for a second straight season and won the 2012 World Series with the Giants in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Kontos at the 2012 World Series victory parade. In 2013, Kontos was named to the opening-day 25-man roster. [26]
0–9. 1962 National League tie-breaker series; 1962 World Series; 1971 National League Championship Series; 1987 National League Championship Series
November 30, 2010 – The Giants sign free agent IF Miguel Tejada to a one-year contract. [8] December 3, 2010 – The Giants re-sign free agent OF Pat Burrell to a one-year contract. [9] March 30, 2011 – As spring training concludes, the Giants add rookie 1B Brandon Belt to the 25-man roster and 1B Travis Ishikawa is designated for ...
The 2010 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a best-of-seven playoff series in Major League Baseball’s 2010 postseason that pitted the winners of the 2010 National League Division Series - the overall #1 seed Philadelphia Phillies and the second-seeded San Francisco Giants — against each other for the National League Championship.