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The 1971 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 89th year in Major League Baseball, their 14th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 12th at Candlestick Park.
The 1971 New York Giants season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL). [1] The Giants had a 4–10 record for the season and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division. [2] The Giants selected Rocky Thompson in the 1971 NFL draft, with the 18th overall pick. [3]
The 1971 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series in Major League Baseball’s 1971 postseason that pitted the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion San Francisco Giants. The Pirates won the Series three games to one and won the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
[6] [7] The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills 20–19 in Super Bowl XXV. In the 2000 season, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–7. The 2007 season saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship by defeating the New England Patriots 17–14 in Super Bowl XLII.
The 1971 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major ... The Pirates defeated the Giants in four games to return to the World Series ...
April 19 – Russ Hodges, 60, broadcaster for the New York/San Francisco Giants from 1946 until his 1970 retirement; previously handled play-by-play for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox (1935–1938) and Washington Senators (1943–1945); also teamed with Mel Allen on New York Yankees' broadcasts from 1946 until the Bombers and Giants ...
Concluding our 4-part series, here are the all-time Giants players ranked from No. 25 to 1. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
James Leland Barr (born February 10, 1948) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the San Francisco Giants (1971–1978, 1982–1983) and California Angels (1979–1980). In 1972, Barr set an MLB record when he retired 41 consecutive batters over the course of two starts.