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2002 World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3
2001 Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7 1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 1st ever baseball inter-league game San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3 1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0 1997 Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants) 1997 Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants 1997 Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 1997 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract 1995 San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000 1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) 1995 Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win 1995 Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at 59 1994 New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 1994 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City 1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games 1994 New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms 1993 Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1993 Philadelphia Phillies beat San Francisco Giants 7-6 in 20 innings 1992 New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals 1992 San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds 1992 New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR 1992 New York Giants trailing Dallas Cowboys 34-0 in 3rd, lose 34-28 1992 Tampa Bay group purchases San Francisco Giants 1992 San Jose voters reject Giants plan to build a new stadium 1992 Mel Hein, NFLer (New York Giants), dies at 82 1991 Irwin Allen, dir (Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure), dies at 75 1991 Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl 1991 Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, New York Giants, RB 1990 NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants 1990 NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both 1990 Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17 1990 NFL New York Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0 1990 Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) 1990 Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with San Francisco Giants 1990 Horace Stoneham, baseball owner (Giants), dies at 86 1989 Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series 1989 Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1988 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs 1987 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS 1987 Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83 1987 Superbowl XXI: New York Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Phil Simms, New York Giants, quarterback 1986 Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0 1985 Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark 1984 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win 1983 Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants 1983 New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1982 Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of New York Giants 1981 Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0 1980 Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0 1980 Phillies and San Francisco Giants end their game at 3:11 AM 1980 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1979 Kurt Kasznar, actor (Commander Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 1979 New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th home run is an NL lefty record 1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1978 Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970 1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs 1978 A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000 1976 Ike Hilliard, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1976 San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth 1976 Bob Lurie becomes CEO of San Francisco Giants 1975 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1975 San Francisco Giant Ed Halick no-hits New York Giants, 6-0 1975 William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 1975 Tiki Barber, running back for the New York Giants 1975 Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1974 Conrad Hamilton, cornerback for the New York Giants 1974 Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds 1974 Percy Ellsworth, safety for the New York Giants 1974 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut 1974 Brandon Jessie, tight end for the New York Giants 1974 Cedric Jones, defensive end for the New York Giants 1974 Scott Galyon, linebacker for the New York Giants 1974 Eric Lane, running back for the New York Giants 1974 Brad Maynard, punter for the New York Giants 1974 Ryan Phillips, linebacker for the New York Giants 1974 Brian Roberson, wide receiver for the New York Giants 1973 Mike Cherry, quarterback for the New York Giants 1973 Bernard Holsey, defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1973 Kevin Feighery, NFL/WLAF punter, New York Giants, Panthers, Galaxy 1973 Danny Kanell, quarterback for the New York Giants 1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell 1973 All star MVP: Bobby Bonds for the San Francisco Giants 1973 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs 1973 Brandon Sanders, safety for the New York Giants 1973 Doug Colman, linebacker for the New York Giants 1973 San Francisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7 1973 Jeremy Burkett, NFL/WLAF tight end, New York Giants, Barcelona Dragons 1973 Rodney Young, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1972 Charles Way, NFL fullback for the New York Giants 1972 Roman Oben, tackle for the New York Giants 1972 Christian Peter, defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1972 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner for the New York Giants 1972 Ben Talley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1972 Omar Douglas, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1972 In Willie Mays 1st game as a New York Met his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4 1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash 1972 David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China 1972 Brian Saxton, NFL tight end for the New York Giants 1972 Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1972 Scott Gragg, NFL tackle for the New York Giants 1972 Keith Elias, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Gary Harrell, NFL/WLAF receiver, New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 Tyrone Wheatley, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Thomas Lewis, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1971 Tito Wooten, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1971 Rob Zatechka, NFL guard for the New York Giants 1971 Michael Strahan, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1971 Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0 1971 Chad Bratzke, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win 1971 Rich Aurilia, born in Brooklyn, New York, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1971 Tommy Maddox, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants 1971 Stan White, NFL/WLAF quarterback, New York Giants, London Monarchs 1971 Keith Hamilton, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1971 Keith Hamilton, defensive end for the New York Giants 1971 Greg Bishop, NFL guard for the New York Giants 1971 Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Giants 1971 Marcus Buckley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1971 Derek Allen, NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker, New York Giants, Rhein Fire 1971 Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants 1971 Todd Yeaman, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1970 Allen Watson, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea 1970 Jessie Armstead, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1970 Coleman Rudolph, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1970 Thomas Randolph, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1970 Brian Kozlowski, NFL halfback, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants 1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4 1970 Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1970 San Diego Padres beat San Francisco Giants 17-16 in 15 innings 1970 Jerry Reynolds, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Giants 1970 Dave Brown, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants 1970 Dan Carlson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Keith Wagner, NFL/WLAF tackle, New York Giants, Redskins, Scottish Claymores 1970 Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Royce Clayton, born in Burbank, California, infielder, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback for the New York Giants 1969 New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Giants 17-13 in Montreal (NFL expo) 1969 All star MVP: Willie McCovey for the San Francisco Giants 1969 Robert Harris, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1969 Mike Croel, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1969 Arthur Marshall, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1969 Phillippi Sparks, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1969 Jesse Campbell, NFL safety, New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1969 Rodney Hampton, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1969 Doug Creek, born in Winchester, Virginia, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1969 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1969 Erric Pegram, NFL running back, Pit Steelers, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers 1968 Corey Widmer, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1968 Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Corey Miller, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1968 Ray Washburn (Cards) no-hits San Francisco Giants 2-0 1968 Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 1968 Stacey Dillard, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1968 Rod Beck, born in Burbank, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1968 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Dan Peltier, born in Clifton Park, New York, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants) 1968 Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964) 1968 Chris Calloway, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1967 Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants 1967 Ray Agnew, NFL nose tackle, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants 1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers 1967 San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings 1967 Howard Cross, NFL tight end for the New York Giants 1967 Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 John Patterson, U.S. baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1966 In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 1966 Brian Williams, NFL center for the New York Giants 1966 David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots 1966 Steve Scarsone, born in Anaheim, California, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Matt Williams, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win 1965 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants 1965 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle for the New York Giants 1965 Kirt Manwaring, born in Elmira, New York, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets 1965 Brad Brink, U.S. baseball pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Vencie Glenn, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1964 Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Michael Brooks, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1964 Stephen Baker, NFL receiver for the New York Giants 1964 Jose Bautista, Bani, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California, left fielder, Pirates, San Francisco Giants, 3X MVP 1964 Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns 1964 San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hours 32 minutes) 1964 Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games 1964 Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Maurice Douglass, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1964 Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers 1964 Stan Javier, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Oak A's, San Francisco Giants 1963 Reyna Thompson, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1963 Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings 1963 Mike Sherrard, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1963 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 1963 Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game 1963 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 1963 Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Shawon Dunston, born in Brooklyn, New York, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract 1963 Todd Benzinger, U.S. baseball player for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Lance Smith, NFL guard for the New York Giants 1962 Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game 1962 Yankees beat Giants for 20th world championship 1962 Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 Carl Banks, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants 1962 Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach, Florida, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1962 Mark Gardner, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1962 Adam Schreiber, NFL center/guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants 1962 Gary Reasons, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1962 Kevin Mitchell, U.S. baseball outfielder, New York Met, San Francisco Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants 1961 Green Bay Packers shutout New York Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game 1961 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets 1961 Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0 1961 Jeff Hostetler, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl 1961 Zeke Mowatt, NFL tight end for the New York Giants 1960 Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo) 1960 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies 1960 Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) 1960 Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park 1959 Everson Walls, NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants 1959 Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game 1959 Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year 1959 San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1959 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs 1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) 1959 San Francisco Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's New York Giants, dies 1959 Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants 1959 Mike Horan, NFL punter for the New York Giants 1958 Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game 1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1958 Bart Oates, NFL center, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers 1958 Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants 1958 San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1958 NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in Los Angeles 1958 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 1957 New York Giants win NFL championship 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1957 Otis J Anderson, NFL running back, New York Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP 1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team 1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players 1957 New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) 1957 Giants rent Seals Stadium until Candlestick is built 1957 New York Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958 1957 24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000) 1957 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' and New York Giants' move to west coast 1957 Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1957 Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1956 New York Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game 1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Matt Bahr, NFL kicker, New England Patriots, New York Giants 1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Giants, 3-0 1956 Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice Giants to stay in NY 1956 Dave Dravecky, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, had arm amputated 1956 NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium 1955 Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres 1955 Phil Simms, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Superbowl 1986 1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH 1955 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17 1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series 1954 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game 1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record 1954 Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 1953 Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) 1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple 1952 Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing 1951 New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns 1951 Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 1951 Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers 1951 Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs 1951 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1 1951 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 1951 Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak 1951 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 38-6 in Ottawa 1951 New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant 1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1951 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants 1950 Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 1950 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa 1950 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1949 Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1949 Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for New York Giants 1949 New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks 1949 New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith 1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1947 New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 1947 New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) 1947 Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4 1946 Larry Csonka, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants 1946 Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 24-14 in NFL championship game 1946 Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt 1946 Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs New York Giants 1946 Fred Dryer, born in Hawthone, California, NFLer, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, actor, Hunter 1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants 1946 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) 1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1946 Bobby Bond, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc 1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League 1945 Heather Young, born in Bremerton, Washington, actress, Betty-Land of Giants 1944 Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1944 Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1944 Dan Reeves, NFL Coach, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons 1943 Chicago Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs New York Giants (56-7) 1943 Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL 1943 New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game 1943 Carl Hubbell wins his 253rd and final game, all with Giants 1943 Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, New York wins, 10-6 1943 Jesus Alou, baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1942 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system 1942 New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1942 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund 1941 Giants acquire Johnny Mize from Cards for 3 players and $50,000 1941 New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry 1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1941 James P[atrick] Hogan, UK, sci-fi author, Giants' Star 1941 Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time 1940 1st night game at New York's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) 1940 New York Giants rip Boston Bees 8-1 in 1st night game at Polo Grounds 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1940 Fran Tarkenton, born in Richmond, Virginia, NFL QB, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings 1939 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0 1939 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456) 1939 New York Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 home runs in 4th inning 1939 1st NFL pro bowl, New York Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field 1938 New York Giants win NFL championship 1938 Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Cy Young 1967 1938 Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phillies 14-1 1937 Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1937 1st NFL game in Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3 1937 Vincent J Naimoli, Paterson, New Jersey, owner for the San Francisco Giants 1936 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series 1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Giants Carl Hubbell notches his 16th en route to 24 consecutive wins 1936 New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants 1936 Horace Stoneham elected president of New York Giants 1936 Charles A Stoneham, President (New York Giants), dies 1934 Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms 1934 New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship 1934 Sam Huff, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1934 Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967 1934 New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4 1934 Earl Morrall, NFL quarterback, Lions, Giants, Colts 1934 John McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 1934 Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the New York Giants 1934 New York Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract 1933 NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game 1933 Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0 1933 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series 1933 Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7 1933 New York Giants clinch the pennant 1933 Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21 1932 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach 1932 Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants 1932 Roosevelt Grier, born in Cuthbert, Georgia, NFLer for the New York Giants/actor, Movin' On 1932 John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1931 Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees 1931 New York Giants beat Phillies 23-8 1931 Alex Webster, football coach for the New York Giants 1931 Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets 1931 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1930 New York Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game 1930 Frank Gifford, born in California, NFL halfback for the New York Giants/ABC sportscaster 1930 Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS 1929 Joseph McGinnity, baseball pitcher (New York Giants), dies at 58 1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader 1928 Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit 1928 Kyle Rote, NFL halfback, New York Giants 1951-61 1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring 1926 Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL quarterback, Baltimore, SF, New York Giants, MVP 1963 1926 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 1926 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance 1926 Preston "Bob" Tisch, NFL co-owner for the New York Giants 1925 Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7 1925 Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants 1925 New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0 1925 Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety, Giants, Packers 1924 White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend 1924 Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 1924 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1924 Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game 1924 Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys 1924 Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out 1924 New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1923 Bobby Thomson, home run hitter, Giants win the pennant 1923 Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform 1923 Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day 1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1923 New York Giants beat Phillies, 22-5, Giants score in every inning 1923 Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle, New York Yankees, Giants 1922 Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) 1922 New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1922 Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game 1922 Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant 1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1921 Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1921 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 1921 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL 1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season 1920 Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1919 Fastest major league game (51 minutes), Giants beat Phillies 6-1 1919 Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant 1919 1st legal Sunday baseball game in New York City (Phillies beat Giants 4-3) 1919 Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 1919 Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer for the New York Giants 1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge McQuade buy New York Giants 1918 Giants' 9-0 winning start and Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped 1918 William Rigney, baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants 1917 Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series 1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher, New York Giants, 8th best won-lost pct 1916 Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak 1916 Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch New York's record 26-game winning streak 1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds 1916 Irwin Allen, born in New York City, director, Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure 1916 New York Giants win 17th consecutive road game 1916 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1915 Chicago White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 1914 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 1914 New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo 1913 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series 1913 Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader 1913 Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) 1913 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled 1913 Kurt Kaszner, born in Vienna, Austria, actor, Commander Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants 1913 New York Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-1 1913 N.Y. Giants sign Jim Thorpe 1912 Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans, NFL fullback for the New York Giants 1912 Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series 1912 Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves 1912 Giants Rube Marquard loses after winning 21 straight 1912 New York Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12 1911 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series 1911 Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) 1911 Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0 1911 Van Lingle Mungo, born in South Carolina, pitcher, Dodgers, Giants 1910 Arnie Herber, born in NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants 1909 Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant 1909 Mel Hein, NFL center for the New York Giants 1909 Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1908 New York Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) 1908 New York Giants scores shown on electric diamonds known as "Compton's Baseball Bulletin" at MSG 1907 Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants 1907 Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game 1906 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67 1906 Henry Mathewson (New York Giants, Christy's brother) walks 14 men 1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants 1906 Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0 1906 New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse strikes out 4 batters in 1 inning 1905 New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series 1905 Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0 1904 Giants Christy Mathewson strikes out then record 16 Cards 1904 Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach for the New York Giants 1904 Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn 1904 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 1904 NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants) 1902 Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1902 New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1902 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1901 New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13 1900 Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle, Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1898 Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach for the New York Giants 1897 Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1897 George Davis (Giants) home run off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH 1896 William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author, Time Tunnel, Land of Giants 1889 New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1889 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1887 Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with New York Giants! 1887 Timothy Mara, NFL owner for the New York Giants 1887 New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1 1887 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10 1883 New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies 1876 O E Rolvaag, Norwegian-American novelist, Giants in the Earth 1873 John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1871 Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1859 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1857 Roger Connor, 1st baseman for the New York Giants 1688 Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia, bodyguard of giants |
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