1883 |
The National League returns to New York for the first time since 1876 when the New York Gothams join the league. |
1888-89 |
Now known as the Giants, New York wins two straight NL titles under manager Jim Mutrie. |
1902 |
John McGraw becomes the Giants' manager in midseason, taking over a club that will finish last. |
1904-05 |
Joe McGinnity (35-8) and Christy Mathewson (33-12) pace the Giants to McGraw's first flag in 1904. A year later, the Giants win the World Series, topping the Athletics in five games. |
1908 |
Rookie Fred Merkle's failure to touch second base after a game-winning hit costs the Giants a crucial late-September game, and they finish in a tie with the Cubs and lose a playoff. |
1911-13 |
The Giants win three straight pennants, but lose the World Series each time. |
1921-24 |
The Giants become the first 20th-century team to win four straight pennants. They top the Yankees in the 1921 and '22 World Series, but lose to the Yankees in 1923 and to the Washington Senators in '24. |
1933-37 |
McGraw retires in the middle of 1932, but first baseman-manager Bill Terry leads the Giants to three pennants in his first five years at the helm. The Giants defeat the Senators for the 1933 world title, but lose to the Yankees in 1936 and 1937. |
1951 |
Thirteen-and-a-half games out of first in mid-August, the Giants catch fire, force a best-of-three playoff with the Dodgers and then beat them on a three-run homer by Bobby Thomson in the bottom of the ninth inning of the third game. The Giants lose the Series to the Yankees. |
1954 |
Willie Mays wins his first MVP Award as the Giants sweep the favored Indians in a four-game World Series. Mays sets the tone with his "basket" catch to deny Vic Wertz in Game One. |
1958 |
After 75 years, the Giants quit New York and move to San Francisco, calling Seals Stadium home. |
1962 |
As in 1951, the San Francisco Giants tie the Dodgers for first place; come from behind in the ninth inning to win the third and final playoff game; and then lose the World Series to the Yankees. |
1969 |
Roger Craig leads the San Francisco Giants to their first pennant since '62, but Oakland swept the Bay Area World Series, which is marred by an earthquake shaking Candlestick Park just before Game Two. |
2000 |
A new era dawns as Pacific Bell Park replaces notoriously cold and windy Candlestick, latterly known as 3-Com, Park. The San Francisco Giants win the NL West and second baseman Jeff Kent is NL MVP. |
2001 |
Barry Bonds compiles a season for the ages, finishing with 73 homers, 177 walks and a .863 slugging percentage-all new major league records-and is awarded the NL MVP. |
2004 |
Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run, winning the batting title and walking 232 times (120 intentional). |