Answer: Bruce Bochy
Bochy was in his fourth season with the Giants after managing the San Diego Padres for 12 seasons. He was the NL Manager of the Year in 1996 with the Padres. In his successive seasons with the Giants, he took them to 71 wins, 72 wins, 88 wins, then 94 in 2010 to win the NL West.
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Answer: Willie McCovey
Willie "Big Stretch" McCovey is the most beloved San Francisco Giant of all-time. In 1968, he hit 36 HRs and batted in 105 runs. In 1969, he had 45 HRs and 126 RBIs. Overall, McCovey belted 469 home runs and batted in 1388 runs for the Giants.
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Answer: New York Gothams
The franchise came to be in 1883 under the helm of John Clapp. Their first season saw them finish 46-50, sixth place of eight teams in the National League. The team was led by catcher Buck Ewing and pitcher Mickey Welch. The Gothams would win 62 games in 1884, then with the name change of Giants, they went 85-27 in 1885 under manager Jim Mutrie.
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Answer: Christy Matthewson
Matthewson was elected on the first ballot in 1936.
Monte Irvin made it for his achievements in the Negro Leagues, but didn't play for the Giants.
From Quiz: Giant Facts
Answer: Mike LaCoss
Rick Reuschel became the Giants staff leader in the next couple of years, leading them with 17 wins in 1989, Mike Krukow led the team in wins the year before with 20, and Don Robinson was a reliever with 5 wins in 1987.
From Quiz: 1987 Giants: My Favorite Team
Answer: 1958
At the end of the 1957 season in New York, the Giants packed up and moved to California, to continue their long lasting rivalry with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Bill Rigney helped with the transition, and won 11 more games than the previous season in New York.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco Giants!
Answer: 20
He made 20 consecutive appearances from 1954-1973. He holds the 20th Century record for compiling 23 career All-Star game hits.
From Quiz: A Giant of a Quiz!
Answer: Ruben Gomez
Ruben Gomez was the Giants opening day starter on April 15th, 1958 at Seals Stadium in San Francisco, and shut out the LA Dodgers in an 8-0 complete game victory.
From Quiz: For Giants Fans Only!
Answer: 1958
They left New York, of course.
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Answer: Mike McCormick
Mike McCormick won the Cy Young award in 1967.
From Quiz: Giants Franchise Facts
Answer: 5 games
The Giants could only muster a five game streak between July 10th and July 17th, and this even straddled the All-Star break. Starting on June 26, they began their longest season losing streak of seven games.
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Answer: Charlie Williams
Charlie Williams was a right-handed hurler who showed some early promise. He pitched for the Giants from 1972 to 1978, compiling a record of 18 victories and 16 defeats. Bryant had one tremendous season for the Giants, winning 24 games in 1973.
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Answer: 1888
The New York Giants won the NL pennant by nine games over the Chicago White Stockings (later Cubs). They would go on to play and exhibition "World Series" against the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, and win six games to four. All prior championship series prior to 1903 were officially considered exhibition games.
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Answer: Barry Bonds
Jeff Kent won the MVP award in 2000, but Barry Bonds won the first in the 21st century, and the next three MVP awards (2002-03-04).
From Quiz: Giant Facts
Answer: 205
This broke the existing mark of 204 established by the NL Champion 1962 San Francisco Giants, who had players like McCovey, Mays, Marichal, and Cepeda, to name a few.
From Quiz: 1987 Giants: My Favorite Team
Answer: 1962
The infamous 1962 season, with the 1 playoff game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, saw the Giants' first trip to the World Series via a 103-62 record. It was the fifth time in franchise history the Giants broke the 100-win barrier, but the first in San Francisco. The Giants lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3, with arguably the greatest balanced roster in National League history. They rostered the likes of Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Matty Alou, Orlando Cepeda, Jim Davenport, and catcher Tom Haller. Their arms were Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Billy Pierce, and Jack Sanford.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco Giants!
Answer: Carl Hubbell
Hubbell was the first while playing for the Giants out of New York in 1933, and then again in 1936. This Hall of Fame player won more than 20 games five seasons in a row from 1933-1937.
From Quiz: A Giant of a Quiz!
Answer: Don Drysdale
Drysdale pitched only 3 2/3rds innings allowing 6 earned runs on 5 hits. He walked 3 and struck out 1.
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Answer: Seals
It was on the corner of 16th and Bryant, across the street from the Hamm's Brewery!
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Answer: Athletics
The Giants defeated the Athletics in the 1905 series 4-1.
From Quiz: Giants Franchise Facts
Answer: Bengie Molina
In a shock to San Francisco fans, the Giants traded Molina mid-season to the Rangers for two rather no-names in Michael Main and Chris Ray. Molina was instrumental in helping the Rangers to their first World Series in 2010, and Posey went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award for the Giants.
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Answer: Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda played with the Giants from 1958 to 1966. He hit 226 home runs and knocked home 767 runs in his Giants' career. He would later have some terrific seasons with the Cardinals and the Braves. San Francisco managers Bill Rigney and Alvin Dark were always faced with a dilemma of who would play first base, Cepeda or McCovey?
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Answer: Joe McGinnity and Christy Mathewson
None of the others ever played for the Giants, none were pitchers, and none played baseball in 1904. McGinnity won 35 while Mathewson won 33 in 1904. The team went 106-47 in manager John McGraw's second season at the helm. This was the first time the franchise would win 100 games. Unfortunately, there was no World Series in 1904. Mathewson would go on to win the Triple Crown in 1905 and 1908, then be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first round of inductees in 1936. McGinnity would join the hall in 1946.
From Quiz: Giant Balls
Answer: Will Clark
Will "The Thrill" Clark played for the Giants from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He was called that because it rhymed and he was a thrill to watch.
From Quiz: Giant Facts
Answer: Joel Youngblood
On August 4, 1982, Joel Youngblood played for the NY Mets. He was then traded to the Montreal Expos, and played for them later that same day.
From Quiz: 1987 Giants: My Favorite Team
Answer: Rod Beck
Although Nen saved over 40 games for 4 seasons, Beck saved 48 games in 1993. His season win-loss record was 3-1. The Giants' 103-59 record was only good enough for second place in the National League Western Division, behind the Atlanta Braves.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco Giants!
Answer: Mel Ott
Ott was 19 years old in 1928 when he banged the base paths. He also had 140 hits with 77 RBI's that season.
From Quiz: A Giant of a Quiz!
Answer: 80-74, 3rd place
The Giants finished the season at 80-74 and finished in 3rd place in the then 8 team National League. The Milwaukee Braves won the pennant with a 92-62 mark, followed by the Pittsburgh Pirates at 84-70.
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Answer: 1962
If McCovey had only hit the ball a foot higher, the Giants would have won Game 7 and the Series, and beaten the Yankees!
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Answer: Gothams
The New York Gothams began the Giants franchise. After spending two seasons under the nickname of Gothams, the team became the Giants in 1885. They relocated to San Francisco in 1958 after spending over half a century in New York. The Americans belonged to Boston in the early years of the MLB, the Capitals were never an MLB team, and the Pirates have only belonged to Pittsburgh.
From Quiz: All About Giants History
Answer: 33
The Giants didn't come into the season with guns blazing, and went only 47-41 in the first half of the season. The Padres dominated most of the NL West along with the Rockies. Coming back in the second half of the season, the Giants went 45-29 to show their strength.
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Answer: Pittsburgh
The three Alou brothers played in the same outfield during a 13-5 victory over the Pirates at Forbes Field. They would also play together against the Braves on September 17, 1963 in Milwaukee, and on September 22, 1963, against the Mets at the Polo Grounds.
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Answer: 1920s
In three consecutive World Series, the Giants met the Yankees beginning in 1921 with the Giants being victorious, five games to three. It was worse for pitcher Bob Shawkey, Babe Ruth and company in 1922, and they lost four games to none with one tie. In 1923, the Yankees finally had their revenge with a four games to two win for their first World Series crown. The Yankees had rookie Lou Gehrigin 1923, but he did not play in the series.
From Quiz: Giant Balls
Answer: Benito Santiago
Benito Santiago led the Giants to the NL pennant against the Cardinals, although Snow and Bonds had an impressive postseason. Scott Rolen played for the Cardinals.
From Quiz: Giant Facts
Answer: Will Clark
Kevin Mitchell would belt 47 home runs two years later. Matt Williams was a rookie just starting out, and Chili had some power but only hit 24 in 1987. In Will Clark's first major league at-bat in 1986, he hit a home run in the Houston Astrodome off Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. He was once #9 on the Giants all-time list with 176 home runs.
From Quiz: 1987 Giants: My Favorite Team
Answer: 3
Marichal hit the 25-win mark twice, and hit the 26 mark once. In 1968, he was 26-9 and had a stellar year along with over 200 strikeouts. He was still 5th in the ballots for the League MVP. Juan retired with a record of 243-142 after 16 seasons.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco Giants!
Answer: 1986
Carlton pitched for 3 teams in 1986 including the Phillies, the Giants, and the White Sox. He was the first southpaw ever to reach the 4,000 strikeout plateau. He did it in a Giant uniform. He retired with 4136 K's in 1988.
From Quiz: A Giant of a Quiz!
Answer: Candlestick
It was named for the point of land jutting out into the bay on which the park sat.
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Answer: Arizona Diamondbacks
The Giants dominated the Diamondbacks, and took the 18-game season match-up by winning 13 games. Arizona finished in last place of the NL West with a 65-97 record. The Giants also won 10 of their 18 games against the Dodgers.
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Answer: Bobby Bonds
Bobby Bonds had an amazing combination of power and speed. In the 1973 All-Star game, he belted a two-run home run off Bill Singer and also stretched a routine single into a double. After the game, Reds' manager Sparky Anderson declared Bonds to be "the best player in America today". Bonds had 186 HRs and 552 RBIs in a seven-year stint with San Francisco.
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