Editing San Francisco Giants (section)

==History==
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===New York Giants===
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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]], [[Christy Mathewson]], [[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 World Series|1905]], [[1921 World Series|1921]], [[1922 World Series|1922]], [[1933 World Series|1933]], [[1954 World Series|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 (baseball)|"Shot Heard 'Round the World"]], and the defensive feat by Mays during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series known as [[The Catch (baseball)|"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]] (NFL) are named after the team.

=== San Francisco Giants ===
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[[File:San Francisco Giants Fans Celebrating World Series Win 2014.jpg|thumb|Fans celebrating the Giants' [[2014 World Series]] victory at San Francisco City Hall.]]
The Giants, along with their rival [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], became the first Major League Baseball teams to play on the West Coast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mensching |first1=Kurt |date=April 15, 2020 |url=https://aroundthefoghorn.com/2020/04/15/sf-giants-dodgers-move-1958/ |title=Giants and Dodgers played first West Coast MLB game in 1958 |website=Around the Foghorn |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> On April 15, 1958, the Giants played their first game in San Francisco, defeating the former Brooklyn and now Los Angeles Dodgers, 8–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN195804150.shtml |title=Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: April 15, 1958 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref>  The Giants played for two seasons at [[Seals Stadium]] (from 1931 to 1957, the stadium was the home of the [[Pacific Coast League|PCL]]'s [[San Francisco Seals (baseball)|San Francisco Seals]]) before moving to [[Candlestick Park]] in [[1960 San Francisco Giants season|1960]].  The Giants played at Candlestick Park until [[1999 San Francisco Giants season|1999]], before opening [[Oracle Park|Pacific Bell Park]] (now known as Oracle Park) in [[2000 San Francisco Giants season|2000]], where the Giants currently play.

The Giants struggled to sustain consistent 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-Bay rival [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]], a series best known for the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]], which caused a 10-day delay between Games 2 and 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-series-earthquake-giants-athletics |title=Oakland‑San Francisco World Series game postponed because of earthquake |website=History.com |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref>  The Giants also lost the [[2002 World Series]] to the [[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]].  One of the team's biggest highlights during this time was the [[2001 San Francisco Giants season|2001 season]], in which outfielder [[Barry Bonds]] hit 73 [[home run]]s, breaking the record for most home runs in a season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schulman |first1=Henry |date=October 8, 2001 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/The-record-hits-73-Bonds-goes-deep-in-season-2870277.php |title=The record hits 73 / Bonds goes deep in season finale |website=SFGATE |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> In 2007, Bonds would surpass [[Hank Aaron]]'s career record of 755 home runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2965584 |title=Bonds moves into eternity, assumes MLB home run record |date=August 7, 2007 |publisher=Associated Press |website=ESPN |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref>  Bonds finished his career with 762 home runs (586 hit with the Giants), which is still the MLB record.

The Giants won three World Series championships in [[2010 World Series|2010]], [[2012 World Series|2012]], and [[2014 World Series|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]].