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The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League.
- Founded: either 1879 or 1883. The Troy Haymakers (or sometimes Trojans) were expelled from the National League after the 1882 season. New York had been without a club since 1878, when its club had been expelled; John B. Day was awarded the New York franchise, and so bought up the defunct Troy club.
- Formerly known as: New York Gothams (1883-1884), New York Giants (1885-1957), moved to San Francisco in 1958.
- Home ballpark: SBC Park (formerly known as Pacific Bell Park ( 2000- 2003))
- Previous ballparks: The Polo GroundsThe Polo Grounds was the name given to 4 different stadiums in New York City used by Major League Baseball's New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, and by the New York Mets in their first two seasons of 1962 and 1963. The original Polo Grounds was built in (New York) (1911-1957), Seals StadiumSeals Stadium Location San Francisco, California Opened April 7, 1931 Closed September 20, 1959 Capacity 16,000 ( 1931)18,500 ( 1946)22,900 ( 1958) Owned By ?????? Architect: ?????? Dimensions: Left Left-Center Center Right-Center Right 340 ft. 1931), 365 (1958-1959), Candlestick Park (1960-1999)
- Uniform colors: Black, Orange, and French Vanilla (off-white)
- Logo design: The word "GIANTS" superimposed over a baseball. Alternatively, a script "G", or an intertwined "SF".
- Wild Card titles won (1): 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom
- Division titles won (6): 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua, 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train, 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra, 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t, 2000, 2003
- National League pennants won (20): 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002
- World Series championships won (5): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954
