San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team in San Francisco, California. They were founded in 1883, and have been in San Francisco since 1958. They play in the West Division of National League in baseball and at AT&T Park which was named Pacific Bell Park until is was renamed in 2004 as SBC park and again on March 3, 2006 as its current name. They have been playing there since 2000 when it opened.[1] The Giants have won six World Series championship titles. They most recently won the World Series in 2010 after beating the Texas Rangers four games to one in the 2010 World Series.
The Giants were originally from New York City, and were called the New York Giants. They played their games in several stadiums called the Polo Grounds, which was known for having a deep outfield. They were very good team in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Under John McGraw, the Giants won the 1905, 1921 and 1922 World Series. At that time, they had players such as Christy Matthewson and Bill Terry. Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe also briefly played for the team. By the 1950s, the Polo Grounds were old, and the Giants wanted a new stadium. Since they could not get one in New York, they moved to San Francisco.
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- ↑ "AT&T Park history". mlb.com. http://mlb.com/sf/ballpark/sbcpark.jsp. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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