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The following 36 pages use this file: 1958 San Francisco Giants season; 2015 San Francisco Giants season; 2016 San Francisco Giants season; 2017 San Francisco Giants season
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 .
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The San Francisco Giants farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic.Four teams are independently owned, while three others—the Arizona Complex League Giants squads and two Dominican Summer League Giants squads—are owned by the major league club.
In New York, the Giants enjoyed 55 winning seasons, with only 3 losing seasons between 1903 and 1939, a stretch which included two runs of 10 or more straight winning seasons (1903–14 and 1916–1925). In San Francisco the Giants have had 39 winning seasons, including their first fourteen in the city.
When the Giants moved to San Francisco, they played in Seals Stadium for their first two seasons. From 1931 to 1957, the stadium was the home of the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals, the AAA minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. In 1958, first baseman Orlando Cepeda won Rookie of the Year honors.
The 2001 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 119th year in Major League Baseball, their 44th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their second at Pacific Bell Park.
The statue is located in front of the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees, in honor of his uniform number 24 which was retired by the San Francisco Giants. The statue was dedicated prior to the opening of the Pacific Bell Park (as it was known at the time).