San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. 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, and renamed three years later the New York Giants, the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958.

San Francisco Giants
2021 San Francisco Giants season
Established in 1883
Based in San Francisco since 1958
Team logoCap insignia
Major league affiliations


Current uniform
Retired numbers
Colors
  • Black, orange, metallic gold, cream[1][2]
           
Name
Other nicknames
  • The Orange and Black, Los Gigantes, The G-Men
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (8)
NL Pennants (23)
West Division titles (8)
Wild card berths (3)
Front office
Principal owner(s)San Francisco Baseball Associates LLC[3][4]
President of baseball operationsFarhan Zaidi
General managerScott Harris
ManagerGabe Kapler

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.[5] 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, an NL record. In 2014, the Giants won their then-record twenty-third National League pennant; this mark has since been equaled and then eclipsed by the rival Dodgers, who as of 2020 lay claim to 24 NL crowns. The Giants' eight World Series championships are second-most in the NL and fifth-most of any franchise.[6]

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.[7] 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 the West Coast in 1958.[8][9]

Despite the efforts of Mays and Barry Bonds, regarded as two of baseball's all-time best players,[10] the Giants endured a 56-year championships drought following the move west, a stretch that included three World Series losses. The streak ended in 2010, which was followed by additional championships in 2012 and 2014, making the Giants the second team in NL history to win three championships in five years.[11][12][13]

In baseball scores, standings and statistics, the team name may be abbreviated to SF,[14] SFG[15] or SFN[16] (i.e. San Francisco, National League). When referring to the franchise's New York era as the Giants and Gothams, the abbreviation NYG may be used.[17]

Through 2020, the franchise's all-time record is 11,194–9,718 (.535).[18]

Franchise history

New York Giants

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.

Numerous inductees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum played for the New York Giants, including John McGraw, Mel Ott, Bill Terry, Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, and Travis Jackson. During the club's tenure in New York, they produced five of the franchise's eight World Series wins (1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954) and 17 of its 23 National League pennants. Famous moments in the Giants' New York history include the 1922 World Series, in which the Giants swept the Yankees in four games, the 1951 home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", and the defensive feat by Mays during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series known as "the Catch".

The Giants had intense rivalries with their fellow New York teams, the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants faced the Yankees in six World Series and played the league rival Dodgers multiple times per season. Games between any two of these three teams were known collectively as the Subway Series. The Dodgers-Giants rivalry continues, as both teams moved to California after the 1957 season, with the Dodgers relocating to Los Angeles. The New York Giants of the National Football League are named after the team.

San Francisco Giants

The Giants, along with their rival Los Angeles Dodgers, became the first Major League Baseball teams to play on the west coast. On April 15, 1958, the Giants played their first game in San Francisco, defeating the former Brooklyn and now Los Angeles Dodgers, 8–0. The Giants played for two seasons at Seals Stadium before moving to Candlestick Park in 1960. The Giants played at Candlestick Park until 1999, before opening Pacific Bell Park (now known as Oracle Park) in 2000, where the Giants currently play.

The Giants were unable to sustain success in their first 50 years in San Francisco. They made nine playoff appearances and won three NL pennants between 1958 and 2009. The Giants lost the 1962 World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants were swept in the 1989 World Series by their cross-town rival Oakland Athletics, a series best known for the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which caused a 10-day delay between Games 2 and 3. The Giants also lost the 2002 World Series to the Anaheim Angels. One of the team's biggest highlights during this time was the 2001 season, in which OF Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs, breaking the record for most home runs in a season. In 2007, Bonds would surpass Hank Aaron's career record of 755 home runs. Bonds finished his career with 762 home runs (586 hit with the Giants), still the MLB record.

The Giants won three World Series championships in 2010, 2012, and 2014, giving the team eight total World Series titles, including the five won as the New York Giants.

Players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as members of the San Francisco Giants include CF Willie Mays, 1B Orlando Cepeda, P Juan Marichal, 1B Willie McCovey, and P Gaylord Perry.

Rivalries

The Giants' rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers dates back to when the two teams were based in New York, as does their rivalry with the New York Yankees. The Dodger and Giants rivalry is one of the longest rivalries in sports history. Their rivalry with the Oakland Athletics dates back to when the Giants were in New York and the A's were in Philadelphia and played each other in the 1905, 1911, & 1913 World Series, and was renewed in 1968 when the Athletics moved from Kansas City and the teams again played each other in the earthquake-interrupted 1989 Bay Bridge World Series. The 2010 NLCS inaugurated a Giants rivalry with the Philadelphia Phillies after confrontations between Jonathan Sánchez and Chase Utley, and between Ramón Ramírez and Shane Victorino. However, with the Philadelphia Phillies dropping off as one of the premier teams of the National League, this rivalry has died down since 2010 and 2011. Another rivalry that has intensified recently is with the St. Louis Cardinals, whom the team has faced 4 times in the NLCS.

The rivalry between the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century was once regarded as one of the most heated in baseball,[19] with Merkle's Boner leading to a 1908 season-ending matchup in New York of particular note. That historical rivalry was revisited when the Giants beat the Cubs in the 1989 NL playoffs, in their tiebreaker game in Chicago at the end of the 1998 season, and on June 6, 2012 in a "Turn Back The Century" game in which both teams wore replica 1912 uniforms.[20]

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Giants-Dodgers rivalry is one of the greatest and longest-standing rivalries in team sports, and has been regarded as the most intense in American baseball.[8][9]

The Giants-Dodgers feud began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in New York City, with the Dodgers based in Brooklyn and the Giants playing at the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan. After the 1957 season, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley decided to move the team to Los Angeles primarily for financial reasons.[21] Along the way, he managed to convince Giants owner Horace Stoneham (who was considering moving his team to Minnesota) to preserve the rivalry by taking his team to San Francisco as well.[21] New York baseball fans were stunned and heartbroken by the move.[21][22] Given that the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco have long been competitors in economic, cultural and political arenas, their new California venues became fertile ground for transplantation of the ancient rivalry.

Both teams' having endured for over a century while leaping across an entire continent, as well as the rivalry's growth from cross-city to cross-state, have led to its being considered one of the greatest in sports history.[23][24][25]

The Giants-Dodgers rivalry has been marked by the Giants' slightly better success. While the Giants have more total wins, head-to-head wins, and World Series titles in their franchise histories, the Dodgers have won the National League West 11 more times than the Giants since the start of division play in 1969. Both teams have made the postseason as a National League wild card twice. The Giants won their first world championship in California in 2010, while the Dodgers won their last world title in 2020. As of the end of the 2020 baseball season, the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the San Francisco Giants in California World Series triumphs, 6-3, whereas in 20th century New York, the Giants led the Dodgers in World Series championships, 5–1. The combined franchise histories give the Giants an 8-7 edge in MLB championships, overall.

Oakland Athletics

A geographic rivalry with the cross-Bay American League Athletics greatly increased with the 1989 World Series, nicknamed the "Battle of the Bay", which Oakland swept (and which was interrupted by the Loma Prieta earthquake moments before the scheduled start of Game 3 in San Francisco). In addition, the introduction of interleague play in 1997 has pitted the two teams against each other for usually six games every season since 1997, three in each city (but only four in 2013, two in each city). Before 1997, they played each other only in Cactus League spring training. Their interleague play wins and losses (63–57 in favor of the A's) have been fairly evenly divided despite differences in league, style of play, stadium, payroll, fan base stereotypes, media coverage and World Series records, all of which have heightened the rivalry in recent years.[26] The intensity of the rivalry and how it is understood varies among Bay Area fans. A's fans generally view the Giants as a hated rival, while Giants fans generally view the A's as a friendly rival much lower on the scale. This is most likely due to the A's lack of a historical rival, while the Giants have their heated rivalry with the Dodgers. Some Bay Area fans are fans of both teams. The "split hats" that feature the logos of both teams best embodies the shared fan base. Other Bay Area fans view the competition between the two teams as a "friendly rivalry", with little actual hatred compared to similar ones such as the Subway Series (New York Mets vs. New York Yankees), the Red Line Series (Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox) and the Freeway Series (Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim).

The Giants and A's enjoyed a limited rivalry at the start of the 20th century before the Yankees began to dominate after the acquisition of Babe Ruth in 1920, when the Giants were in New York and the A's were in Philadelphia. The teams were managed by legendary leaders John McGraw and Connie Mack, who were considered not only friendly rivals but the premier managers during that era, especially in view of their longevity (Mack for 50 years, McGraw for 30) since both were majority owners. Each team played in five of the first 15 World Series (tying them with the Red Sox and Cubs for most World Series appearances during that time period). As the New York Giants and the Philadelphia A's, they met in three World Series, with the Giants winning in 1905 and the A's in 1911 & 1913. After becoming the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's, they met in a fourth Series in 1989 resulting in the A's last world championship (as of 2018).

New York Yankees

Though in different leagues, the Giants have also been historical rivals of the Yankees,[27][28][29] starting in New York before the Giants moved to the West Coast. Before the institution of interleague play in 1997, the two teams had little opportunity to play each other except in seven World Series: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951 and 1962, the Yankees winning last five of the seven Series. The teams have met five times in regular season interleague play: In 2002 at the old Yankee Stadium, in 2007 at Oracle Park (then known as AT&T Park), in 2013 and 2016 at the current Yankee Stadium, and in 2019 at Oracle Park. The teams' next regular season meetings will occur in 2022.

In a September 2013 meeting, Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam, breaking Lou Gehrig's grand slam record.

In his July 4, 1939 farewell speech ending with the renowned "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth", Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig, who played in 2,130 consecutive games, declared that the Giants were a team he "would give his right arm to beat, and vice versa".[30]

Baseball Hall of Famers

As of 2012, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame has inducted 66 representatives of the Giants (55 players and 11 managers) into the Hall of Fame, more than any other team in the history of baseball.

San Francisco Giants Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
New York Gothams/Giants

Dave Bancroft
Jake Beckley
Roger Bresnahan *
Dan Brouthers
Jesse Burkett
Roger Connor *
George Davis *
Leo Durocher

Buck Ewing *
Frankie Frisch
Burleigh Grimes
Gabby Hartnett
Rogers Hornsby
Waite Hoyt
Carl Hubbell *
Monte Irvin
Travis Jackson *

Tim Keefe *
Willie Keeler
George Kelly *
King Kelly
Tony Lazzeri
Freddie Lindstrom *
Ernie Lombardi
Rube Marquard *
Christy Mathewson *

Joe McGinnity *
John McGraw *
Joe Medwick
Johnny Mize
Hank O'Day
Jim O'Rourke *
Mel Ott *
Edd Roush
Amos Rusie *

Ray Schalk
Red Schoendienst
Bill Terry *
John Montgomery Ward *
Mickey Welch *
Hoyt Wilhelm
Hack Wilson
Ross Youngs *

San Francisco Giants

Steve Carlton
Gary Carter

Orlando Cepeda *
Rich Gossage
Randy Johnson

Juan Marichal *
Willie Mays *

Willie McCovey *
Joe Morgan
Gaylord Perry *

Frank Robinson
Duke Snider
Warren Spahn

  • Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Giants or Gothams cap insignia.
  • * New York / San Francisco Giants listed as primary team according to the Hall of Fame

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

San Francisco Giants Ford C. Frick Award recipients
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Ernie Harwell
Russ Hodges

Tim McCarver
Al Michaels
Jon Miller

Lindsey Nelson
Lon Simmons

  • Names in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Giants.
  • * Played as Giants

Other

The following inducted members of the Hall of Fame played or managed for the Giants, but either played for the Giants and were inducted as a manager having never managed the Giants, or managed the Giants and were inducted as a player having never played for the Giants:

  • Cap Anson – inducted as player, managed Giants in 1898.
  • Hughie Jennings – inducted as player, managed Giants from 1924 to 1925.
  • Bill McKechnie – inducted as manager, played for Giants in 1916.
  • Frank Robinson – inducted as player, managed Giants from 1981 to 1984.
  • Casey Stengel – inducted as manager, played for Giants from 1921 to 1923.

Broadcasters Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, and Jon Miller are permanently honored in the Hall's "Scribes & Mikemen" exhibit as a result of winning the Ford C. Frick Award in 1980, 2004, and 2010 respectively. As with all Frick Award winners, none are officially recognized as an inducted member of the Hall of Fame.

Giants in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

Giants in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
No. Name Position Tenure Notes
Bob LurieOwner1976–1993Born in San Francisco
Peter MagowanOwner/President1993–2008Attended Stanford University
1, 18Bill RigneyIF
Manager
1946–1953
1956–1960, 1976
Born and raised in Alameda
2Dick BartellSS1935–1938
1941–1943, 1946
Grew up in Alameda
4Ernie LombardiC1943–1947Elected mainly on his performance with Cincinnati Reds, grew up in Oakland
6Tony Lazzeri2B1939Elected mainly on his performance with New York Yankees, born and raised in San Francisco
8Joe Morgan2B1981–1982Elected mainly on his performance with Cincinnati Reds, raised in Oakland
9, 10, 60Matt Williams3B1987–1996
12Dusty BakerOF
Manager
1984
1993–2002
14Vida BlueP1978–1981
1985–1986
Elected mainly on his performance with Oakland A's
15Bruce BochyManager2007–2019
16Lefty O'DoulLF1928
1933–1934
Born in San Francisco
18, 43Matt CainP2005–2017
19, 33Dave RighettiP
Coach
1991–1993
2000–2017
Born and raised in San Jose
20Frank RobinsonManager1981–1984Elected mainly on his performance with Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles
21Jeff Kent2B1997–2002Attended UC Berkeley
22Will Clark1B1986–1993
24Willie MaysCF1951–1952
1954–1972
25Barry BondsLF1993–2007Grew up in San Carlos
27Juan MarichalP1960–1973
30Orlando Cepeda1B1958–1966
36Gaylord PerryP1962–1971
43Dave DraveckyP1987–1989
44Willie McCovey1B1959–1973
1977–1980

San Francisco Giants Wall of Famers

The Giants Wall of Fame recognizes retired players whose records stand highest among their teammates on the basis of longevity and achievements.

Those honored have played a minimum of nine seasons for the San Francisco Giants, or five seasons with at least one All-Star selection as a Giant.[31]

Key
Year Year inducted
Bold Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Giant
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Year No. Name Position(s) Tenure
200823, 49Felipe AlouOF/1B
Manager
1958–1963
2003–2006
46Gary LavelleP1974–1984
33Jim BarrP1971–1978
1982–1983
10Johnnie LeMasterSS1975–1985
14, 24Willie MaysCF1951–1952, 1954–1972
47Rod BeckP1991–1997
00, 20, 26Jeffrey LeonardLF1981–1988
14Vida BlueP1978–1981
1985–1986
8, 17, 19Kirt ManwaringC1987–1996
44Willie McCovey1B1959–1973
1977–1980
42Bobby BolinP1961–1969
27Juan MarichalP1960–1973
49Jeff BrantleyP1988–1993
15, 22Jack ClarkRF/1B1975–1984
29, 40Mike McCormickP1956–1962
1967–1970
15, 19Bob BrenlyC1981–1988
1989
32, 33, 40, 51John BurkettP1987
1990–1994
23, 37Stu MillerP1957–1962
25Bobby BondsRF1968–1974
30Orlando Cepeda1B1958–1966
17, 39Randy MoffittP1972–1981
38, 41Greg MintonP1975–1987
7, 9Kevin MitchellLF1987–1991
22Will Clark1B1986–1993
34, 39Mike KrukowP1983–1989
12Jim Davenport3B
Manager
1958–1970
1985
26, 50John MontefuscoP1974–1980
30, 33Chili DavisOF1981–1987
9, 10, 60Matt Williams3B1987–1996
31Robb NenP1998–2002
2Dick DietzC1966–1971
22, 28, 35, 36Gaylord PerryP1962–1971
41Darrell Evans3B/1B1976–1983
16Jim Ray Hart3B/LF1963–1973
48Rick ReuschelP1987–1991
6J. T. Snow1B1997–2005
2008
23, 26, 29Tito Fuentes2B1965–1974
42, 45, 46Kirk RueterP1996–2005
31, 43, 50, 52, 54Scott GarreltsP1982–1991
6Robby Thompson2B1986–1996
5, 51Tom HallerC1961–1967
2, 35Chris SpeierSS1971–1977
1987–1989
7, 14, 17Atlee HammakerP1982–1985
1987–1990
200921Jeff Kent2B1997–2002
201033, 35, 57Rich AuriliaSS1995–2003
2007–2009
36, 55Shawn EstesP1995–2001
20117, 56Marvin BenardOF1995–2003
29Jason SchmidtP2001–2006
201725Barry BondsLF1993–2007
201818, 43Matt CainP2005–2017
33, 38Brian WilsonP2006–2012
14, 32, 51Ryan VogelsongP2000–2001
2011–2015
2019Peter MagowanManaging General Partner1993–2008

Retired numbers

The Giants have retired 11 numbers in the history of the franchise, most recently Barry Bonds' number 25 in 2018.

Christy
Mathewson

P
 
Honored
1988
John
McGraw

3B
Mgr
Honored
1988
Bill
Terry

1B
Mgr, GM
Retired
1984
Mel
Ott

RF
Mgr
Retired
1949
Carl
Hubbell

P
 
Retired
1944
Monte
Irvin

LF
 
Retired June 26, 2010
Willie
Mays

CF
 
Retired
May 12, 1972
Barry
Bonds

LF
 
Retired
August 11, 2018
Juan
Marichal

P
 
Retired
1975
Orlando
Cepeda

1B
 
Retired
July 11, 1999
Gaylord
Perry

P
 
Retired
July 23, 2005
Willie
McCovey

1B
 
Retired September 21, 1980
Jackie
Robinson
*

All MLB
Honored April 15, 1997

* Retired throughout the major leagues; Robinson actually was traded to the Giants, but retired before playing a game for them.

Of the Giants whose numbers have been retired, all but Bonds have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1944, Carl Hubbell (#11) became the first National Leaguer to have his number retired by his team.[32] Bill Terry (#3), Mel Ott (#4), and Hubbell played and/or managed their entire careers for the New York Giants. Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. Mathewson and McGraw are honored by the Giants, but played in an era before uniform numbers became standard in baseball.

It was announced that the Giants will retire Will Clark's #22 on July 11, 2020 but the ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]

Also honored

John McGraw (3B, 1902–06; manager, 1902–32) and Christy Mathewson (P, 1900–16), who were members of the New York Giants before the introduction of uniform numbers, have the letters "NY" displayed in place of a number.

Broadcasters Lon Simmons (1958–73, 1976–78, 1996–2002 & 2006), Russ Hodges (1949–70), and Jon Miller (1997–current) are each represented by an old-style radio microphone displayed in place of a number.

The Giants present the Willie Mac Award annually to the player that best exemplifies the spirit and leadership shown by Willie McCovey throughout his career.

Team captains

The Giants have had a number of captains over the years:

Season records

All-time regular season record: 11,194-9,718 (.535)[36] (through 2020 season)

Roster

San Francisco Giants 2021 spring training roster
40-man roster Non-roster invitees Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches



40 active, 0 inactive, 11 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated February 4, 2021
Transactions Depth Chart
All MLB rosters

Minor league affiliations

The San Francisco Giants farm system consists of nine minor league affiliates.[37]

Level Team League Location
Triple-A Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League West Sacramento, California
Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels Eastern League Richmond, Virginia
Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants California League San Jose, California
Class A Augusta GreenJackets South Atlantic League North Augusta, South Carolina
Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Northwest League Keizer, Oregon
Rookie AZL Giants Orange Arizona League Scottsdale, Arizona
AZL Giants Black
DSL Giants 1 Dominican Summer League Boca Chica, Santo Domingo
DSL Giants 2

Radio and television

Giants' television telecasts are split between NBC-owned KNTV (broadcast) and NBC Sports Bay Area (cable). KNTV's broadcast contract with the Giants began in 2008, one year after the team and KTVU mutually ended a relationship that dated to 1961.[38] Jon Miller regularly calls the action on KNTV, while the announcing team for NBCSBA telecasts is Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper, affectionately known as "Kruk and Kuip" (pronounced "Kruke" and "Kype"). During the 2016 season, the Giants had an average 4.71 rating and 117,000 viewers on primetime TV broadcasts.[39]

The Giants' flagship radio station is KNBR (680 AM). KNBR's owner, Cumulus Media, is a limited partner in San Francisco Baseball Associates LP, the owner of the team.[40] Jon Miller and Dave Flemming are the regular play-by-play announcers. In addition to KNBR, the Giants can be heard throughout Northern California and parts of Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii on the Giants Radio Network. When games are televised on KNTV, Kuiper replaces Miller on the radio, and Miller goes to television. Erwin Higueros and Tito Fuentes handle Spanish-language radio broadcasts on KXZM (93.7 FM).

Home run call glitch

On May 28, 2006, Flemming called the 715th career home run of Barry Bonds, which moved Bonds into second on the all-time home run list. Unfortunately, the power from Flemming's microphone to the transmitter cut off while the ball was in flight, so the radio audience heard only crowd noise. Greg Papa took over the broadcast and apologized to listeners. Kuiper's TV call was submitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame as an artifact, instead of the usual radio call.

Fight song and other music

First used for Giants radio broadcasts on KSFO, the team's fight song "Bye, Bye Baby!" is currently used following any Giants home run. The song is played in the stadium, and an instrumental version is played on telecasts when the inning in which the home run was hit concludes. The title and chorus "Bye bye baby!" coming from famed former Giants broadcaster Russ Hodges, which was his home run call.

Following a Giants home win, Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is played in Oracle Park in celebration.

If the Giants are leading after the 8th inning, they play Journey's "Lights". If they are trailing, they play Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'".

See also

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General reference

Achievements
Preceded by
Pittsburgh Pirates
1901 and 1902 and 1903
National League champions
New York Giants

1905
Succeeded by
Chicago Cubs
1906 and 1907 and 1908
Preceded by
Boston Red Sox
1903
World Series champions
New York Giants

1905
Succeeded by
Chicago White Sox
1906
Preceded by
Chicago Cubs
1910
National League champions
New York Giants

1911 and 1912 and 1913
Succeeded by
Boston Braves
1914
Preceded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1916
National League champions
New York Giants

1917
Succeeded by
Chicago Cubs
1918
Preceded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1916
National League champions
New York Giants

1917
Succeeded by
Chicago Cubs
1918
Preceded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1920
National League champions
New York Giants

1921 and 1922 and 1923 and 1924
Succeeded by
Pittsburgh Pirates
1925
Preceded by
Cleveland Indians
1920
World Series champions
New York Giants

1921 & 1922
Succeeded by
New York Yankees
1923
Preceded by
Chicago Cubs
1932
National League champions
New York Giants

1933
Succeeded by
St. Louis Cardinals
1934
Preceded by
New York Yankees
1932
World Series champions
New York Giants

1933
Succeeded by
St. Louis Cardinals
1934
Preceded by
Chicago Cubs
1935
National League champions
New York Giants

1936 and 1937
Succeeded by
Chicago Cubs
1938
Preceded by
Philadelphia Phillies
1950
National League champions
New York Giants

1951
Succeeded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1952 and 1953
Preceded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1952 and 1953
National League champions
New York Giants

1954
Succeeded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1955 and 1956
Preceded by
New York Yankees
19491953
World Series champions
New York Giants

1954
Succeeded by
Brooklyn Dodgers
1955
Preceded by
Cincinnati Reds
1961
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

1962
Succeeded by
Los Angeles Dodgers
1963
Preceded by
Los Angeles Dodgers
1988
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

1989
Succeeded by
Cincinnati Reds
1990
Preceded by
Arizona Diamondbacks
2001
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

2002
Succeeded by
Florida Marlins
2003
Preceded by
Philadelphia Phillies
2009
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

2010
Succeeded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2011
Preceded by
New York Yankees
2009
World Series champions
San Francisco Giants

2010
Succeeded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2011
Preceded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2011
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

2012
Succeeded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2013
Preceded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2011
World Series champions
San Francisco Giants

2012
Succeeded by
Boston Red Sox
2013
Preceded by
St. Louis Cardinals
2013
National League champions
San Francisco Giants

2014
Succeeded by
New York Mets
2015
Preceded by
Boston Red Sox
2013
World Series champions
San Francisco Giants

2014
Succeeded by
Kansas City Royals
2015
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