San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
2024 San Francisco Giants season
	Established in 1883; Based in San Francisco since 1958;
Team logo	Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
	National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present); ; ;
Current uniform
Retired numbers	NY; NY; 3; 4; 11; 20; 22; 24; 25; 27; 30; 36; 44; 42;
Colors
	Black, orange, metallic gold, cream; ;
Name
	San Francisco Giants (1958–present); New York Giants (1885–1957); New York Gothams (1883–1884);
Other nicknames
	The Orange and Black; Los Gigantes; The G-Men; Baseball Giants (1925–57);
Ballpark
	Oracle Park (2000–present); Candlestick Park (1960–1999); Seals Stadium (1958–1959); Hilltop Park (1911); Polo Grounds III (1891–1957); Polo Grounds II (1889–1890); St. George Cricket Grounds (1889); Oakland Park (1889); Polo Grounds I (1883–1888);
Major league titles
World Series titles (8)	1905; 1921; 1922; 1933; 1954; 2010; 2012; 2014;
NL Pennants (23)	1888; 1889; 1904; 1905; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1917; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1933; 1936; 1937; 1951; 1954; 1962; 1989; 2002; 2010; 2012; 2014;
West Division titles (9)	1971; 1987; 1989; 1997; 2000; 2003; 2010; 2012; 2021;
Pre-modern World Series (3)	1888; 1889; 1894;
Wild card berths (3)	2002; 2014; 2016;
Front office
Principal owner(s)	Charles B. Johnson; Greg E. Johnson (Chairman)
President	Larry Baer
President of baseball operations	Farhan Zaidi
General manager	Pete Putila
Manager	Bob Melvin

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years later, eventually relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants play their home games in Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any team in the history of major American sports.^[6] The team was the first major-league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the Giants won their then-record 23rd National League pennant; this mark has since been equaled and then eclipsed by the rival Dodgers, who as of 2022 lay claim to 24 NL crowns. The Giants' eight World Series championships are second-most in the NL and fifth-most of any franchise.^[7]

The franchise won 17 pennants and five World Series championships while in New York, led by managers John McGraw, Bill Terry, and Leo Durocher. New York-era star players including Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, and Willie Mays join 63 other Giants in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the most of any franchise.^[8] The Giants' rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the longest-standing and most famed rivalries in American sports, began in New York and continued when both teams relocated to California in 1958.^[9]^[10]

Despite the efforts of Mays and Barry Bonds, regarded as two of baseball's all-time best players,^[11] the Giants endured a 56-year championship drought following the move west, a stretch that included three World Series losses. The drought finally ended in the early 2010s; under manager Bruce Bochy, the Giants embraced sabermetrics and eventually formed a baseball dynasty that saw them win the World Series in 2010, 2012, and 2014, making the Giants the second team in NL history to win three championships in five years.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Through 2023, the franchise's all-time record is 11,461–9,973–163 (.534). Since moving to San Francisco in 1958, the Giants have an overall win–loss record of 5,394–5,039–6 (.517) through the end of 2023.^[15] The team's current manager is Bob Melvin.

^ "San Francisco Giants Uniforms 1958 - Present". SFGiants.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ Newman, Mark (October 9, 2014). "Everybody at the World Series could find themselves wearing the same colors". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019. For the first time in MLB history, two teams could bring the same color scheme to the World Series. The San Francisco Giants' official colors are listed as black, orange, metallic gold and cream. The Baltimore Orioles' are orange, black and white. Those teams never have met in a Fall Classic, not even a Jim Palmer vs. Willie Mays matchup back in the day.
^ Clair, Michael (March 30, 2020). "One weird fact you may not know for every team". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020. The Giants have been noted for their classic black-and-orange look throughout their history -- whether in New York or San Francisco.
^ "Giants Staff Directory". 2020 San Francisco Giants Media Guide. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ Shea, Bill (October 28, 2012). "Low-key ownership style suits San Francisco Giants' Johnson". Crains Detroit Business. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "Games Won by Teams Records". baseball-almanac.com. 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "Teams with the most World Series titles". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Giants Hall of Famers". Mlb.mlb.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^ "Baseball's top 10 rivalries". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ Woolsey, Matt. "In Depth: Baseball's Most Intense Rivalries". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ "ESPN's Hall of 100". Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ Rose, Adam (November 1, 2010). "Giants World Series Champions 2010: San Francisco Tops Texas Rangers In World Series Game 5". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
^ Keh, Andrew (October 29, 2012). "With a Sweep, Giants Are Champions Again". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
^ "Giants become 2nd NL team to win 3 World Series in 5 years". October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[1] "San Francisco Giants Uniforms 1958 - Present". SFGiants.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[2] Newman, Mark (October 9, 2014). "Everybody at the World Series could find themselves wearing the same colors". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019. For the first time in MLB history, two teams could bring the same color scheme to the World Series. The San Francisco Giants' official colors are listed as black, orange, metallic gold and cream. The Baltimore Orioles' are orange, black and white. Those teams never have met in a Fall Classic, not even a Jim Palmer vs. Willie Mays matchup back in the day.

[3] Clair, Michael (March 30, 2020). "One weird fact you may not know for every team". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020. The Giants have been noted for their classic black-and-orange look throughout their history -- whether in New York or San Francisco.

[4] "Giants Staff Directory". 2020 San Francisco Giants Media Guide. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[5] Shea, Bill (October 28, 2012). "Low-key ownership style suits San Francisco Giants' Johnson". Crains Detroit Business. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[6] "Games Won by Teams Records". baseball-almanac.com. 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[7] "Teams with the most World Series titles". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[8] "Giants Hall of Famers". Mlb.mlb.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

[Baseball's_top_10_rivalries-9] "Baseball's top 10 rivalries". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.

[forbes.com-10] Woolsey, Matt. "In Depth: Baseball's Most Intense Rivalries". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

[11] "ESPN's Hall of 100". Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[Huffington_Post-12] Rose, Adam (November 1, 2010). "Giants World Series Champions 2010: San Francisco Tops Texas Rangers In World Series Game 5". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.

[New_York_Times-13] Keh, Andrew (October 29, 2012). "With a Sweep, Giants Are Champions Again". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.

[14] "Giants become 2nd NL team to win 3 World Series in 5 years". October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[15] "San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

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