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  • 1883
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  • New York Giants 1883

    New York Giants (Baseball) Team Formation

    The Giants began as the second baseball club founded by millionaire tobacconist John B. Day and veteran amateur baseball player Jim Mutrie. The Gothams, as the Giants were originally known, entered the National League in 1883, while their other club, the Metropolitans (the original Mets) played in the American Association. Nearly half of the original Gotham players were members of ...
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  • 1905 New York Giants World Series

    World Series Winner 1905

    The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning four games to one. Four of the five games featured duels between future Hall of Fame pitchers.
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  • 1921 World Series

    World Series Winner 1921

    The much-anticipated 1921 World Series featured John McGraw’s New York Giants, dedicated practitioners of the dead-ball era’s “inside game”, and the New York Yankees, who relied on the “power game” exemplified by Babe Ruth, who was coming off of what was arguably his best year ever statistically. The Series was a closely contested matchup that ended on a double play ...
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    World Series Winner 1922

    In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games, four games to none with one tie; starting this year the World Series was again best-of-seven. By now, the term “World Series” was being used frequently, as opposed to “World’s Series”. As with the 1921 World Series, every game was played at the ...
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    World Series Winner 1933

    The 1933 World Series featured the New York Giants and the Washington Senators, with the Giants winning in five games for their first championship since 1922, and they’re fourth overall.
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  • 1954 World Series NY Giants

    World Series Winner 1954

    The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season. The Series is perhaps best remembered for “The Catch”, a ...
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History of the Giants

The New York Giants were one of the most successful and iconic teams in Major League Baseball history. Founded in 1885, they played for 72 years before relocating to San Francisco after the 1957 season. During their time in New York, the Giants won three World Series titles (1905, 1921, and 1922), six National League pennants (1888–89; 1904–05; 1911–13), and eight NL East Division championships. They also had some of baseball’s greatest players, such as Hall-of-Famers Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Bill Terry, and Willie Mays.

Throughout their long tenure at The Polo Grounds located on Manhattan's Upper West Side from 1889 until they moved out west following a bitter rivalry with local rivals Brooklyn Dodgers who eventually left for Los Angeles after the 1957 season, the team was known both for its great success on the field. Still, also its colorful characters off it. Giants fans appreciated their winning ways and enjoyed watching personalities like Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, or Leo Durocher manage this talented bunch.

The “Miracle Of Coogan's Bluff" stands out most when talking about the NY Giants' legacy. It happened during the 1951 playoffs between their & cross-town rivals Brooklyn Dodgers which ended up being decided by Bobby Thomson’s famous home run that gave his team victory & ultimately sent them to World Series, where they lost against the Yankees. This moment has been immortalized through various books & movies since then, ensuring we never forget how incredible this franchise was throughout all those decades, even if sadly enough, days in NYC are now gone forever!

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Established
1883

City
New York – San Francisco

League History
2000 – Present / Major League Baseball
1883 – 1999 / National League

Team History
1958 – Present / San Francisco Giants
1885 – 1957 / New York Giants
1883 – 1885 / New York Gothams

Nickname
Giants – The New York Giants have been one of the most iconic teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) since their inception in 1885. While they are now known as simply “the Giants,” this nickname wasn't always the case. In fact, throughout its history from 1885 to 1957, the team has gone through several nicknames that reflect its geographical location and success on the field.

When it first formed, The New York Base Ball Club was initially called "The Gothams" after a popular term for Manhattan at that time; however, this name didn't last long as it quickly changed to “Giants” when manager Jim Mutrie led his squad to four consecutive National League pennants between 1888-1891 and won three World Series titles during those years. This nickname stuck with them until 1957, when they moved westward and became known as San Francisco Giants or just "the SFG."

Throughout these 72 years of being called “the Giants," fans were able to witness some incredible moments, such as Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson's 1905 no-hitter against Philadelphia Phillies, which helped lead them to win another NL Pennant plus two additional World Series championships while playing under this moniker before finally moving away from Gotham City in 1957 - thus ending an era full of excitement for baseball fans all over America who followed along with every twist and turn taken by The New York Base Ball Club (now known officially today merely by its shortened version: NYBB).

Championship
World Series 5
2014, 2012, 2010, 1954, 1933, 1922, 1921, 1905

Stadium
2020 - Present / Oracle Park
2006 - 2019 / AT&T Park
2004 - 2005 / SBC Park
2000 - 2003 / Pacific Bell Park
1960 – 1999 / Candlestick Park
1958 – 1960 / Seals Stadium

*New York*
1883 – 1957 / Polo Grounds

Owner
2012 – Present / San Francisco Baseball Associates LLC
2008 – 2011 / Bill Neukom
1993 – 2008 / Peter Magowan
1976 – 1993 / Bob Lurie
1936 – 1976 / Horace Stoneham
1919 – 1936 / Charles Stoneham
1912 – 1919 / Harry Hempstead
1902 – 1912 / John Brush
1895 – 1902 / Andrew Freedman
1893 – 1895 / C. C. Van Cott
1883 – 1893 / John Day

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Retired Number
3 / Bill Terry
4 / Mel Ott
11 / Carl Hubbell
20 / Monte Irvin
24 / Willie Mays
25 / Barry Bonds
27 / Juan Marichal
30 / Orlando Cepeda
36 / Gaylord Perry
42 / Jackie Robinson
44 / Willie McCovey

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