The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based i...
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball as...
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League West division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, and renamed three years later the New York Giants, the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958.
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. 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 won 23 National League pennants and have played in the World Series 20 times, both NL records. The Giants' eight World Series championships are second-most in the NL and fifth-most of any franchise.
The franchise won 14 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.
