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The 1972 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 90th year in Major League Baseball, 15th in San Francisco, and 13th at Candlestick Park.The defending division champions, the Giants fell to fifth in the National League West with a record of 69–86.
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 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 .
Adding depth to their roster for the stretch drive, the Oakland Athletics acquire former NL batting champion Matty Alou from the St. Louis Cardinals for fellow outfielder Bill Voss. August 29 – At Busch Memorial Stadium, Jim Barr of the San Francisco Giants retires the first 20 St. Louis Cardinals he faces in today's 3–0 shutout victory.
This winter, after landing Chapman, San Francisco’s free-agent bill of guaranteed money has soared to $261.25 million given to five MLB free agents: Jung-Hoo Lee, 6 years, $113M Matt Chapman, 3 ...
The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958, with Bill Rigney as their manager. [10] [11] They won their first National League championship in San Francisco under Alvin Dark in 1962 but lost the World Series that year. [12] In their first 28 years in San Francisco, they had 14 managers (including two terms by Rigney). [1]
A former payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after she admitted to embezzling $2.2
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.