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Mike McCormick. Mike McCormick won the Cy Young award in 1967.
Athletics. The Giants defeated the Athletics in the 1905 series 4-1.
| I was the last player in the 20th century to win the NL Rookie of the Year as member of the Giants franchise. Who am I? | Giants Franchise Facts
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John Montefusco. John Montefusco won the NL Rookie of the Year in 1975.
Johnny Mize. Johnny Mize hit 51 home runs in 1947.
Mel Ott. Mel Ott drove home 151 runs in 1929.
Bill Terry. Bill Terry had 254 hits in 1930.
Bill Voiselle. Bill Voiselle had 161 stikeouts in 1944.
1958 . They left New York, of course.
Seals . It was on the corner of 16th and Bryant, across the street from the Hamm's Brewery!
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!
Candlestick . It was named for the point of land jutting out into the bay on which the park sat.
Willie McCovey. He was also rookie of the year in 1959.
| In 1962, the Giants had to play a three-game playoff series to decide the National League championship. Against whom did they play? | San Francisco Giants
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L.A. . The Giants won the play-off series and, interestingly enough, L.A. was the first team they played in 1958 ... but that time, the Dodgers won.
Bill Rigney. He also managed the Angels when they started in 1961.
| Perhaps one of the most famous father-son player combos is the Bonds family. Barry set a major league record with 73 home runs in the 2001 season. His father _____ Bonds also played for the Giants? | San Francisco Giants
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Bobby . They each wore #25.
20. He made 20 consecutive appearances from 1954-1973. He holds the 20th Century record for compiling 23 career All-Star game hits.
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.
| Not even 20 years old, this Giant hit .322 with 18 home runs along with a slugging percentage of .524. Who was this little Giant? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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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.
| In what year did Steve Carlton throw his 4000th strikeout while pitching for the Giants? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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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.
1883. The San Francisco Giants blossomed from the New York Giants in 1958. Going further back in time in 1885 they were known as the New York Giants. The franchise started in 1883 as the New York Gothams. In 1883 the team had a record of 46-50. They were led by the .357 bat of first baseman Roger Connor and the arm of Mickey Welch who had a win-loss record of 25-23.
| Who was the famous Giants groundskeeper who the Dodgers accused of tampering with the field and filed suit with Major League baseball in their 1962 playoff game? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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Marty Schwab. A complaint and suit was filed by the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Giants and their head groundskeeper to Major League baseball, and almost refused to play the playoff game. They accused the Giants of tampering with the field due to the drenching of the infield by groundskeepers. The alleged Giant intent was to slow down the swift Maury Wills who was the first player to steal 100 games in a season. The Dodgers lost the game.
1888. The New York Giants beat the St.Louis Browns of the American Association 6 games to 4. Their season record was 84-47 winning the National League pennant. They were led by catcher Buck Ewing and pitcher Tim Keefe.
| In what year did the Giants suffer their worst season in the 20th Century? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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1943. In 1943, the Giants embarrassed everyone with their 8th place finish in the National League with a win-loss record of 55-98 under the helm of player-manager Mel Ott. Ace Adams was the only pitcher in double-figures with a record of 11-7. In 1899 they finished in 10th place but with a better win-loss record.
No Giant won it. No Giant in the 20th Century has picked up the eluding award. There were 14 Triple Crown winners in the 20th Century.
Bobby Bonds. In 1970, Bonds (father of Barry) was whiffed 189 times.
| What Giant set a record for throwing 5 shutouts in his last season of baseball? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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Joe McGinnity. McGinnity threw 5 shutouts and had 5 saves inside his 11-7 final season of his career in 1908.
Oakland Athletics. The A's beat San Francisco in 1989 by skunking them 4 games to 0. The Giants lost every game by no less than 3 runs.
| Who was the first Giant pitcher to strike out more than 250 batters in a season? | A Giant of a Quiz!
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Christy Mathewson. Mathewson struck out 267 batters in 1903 while accumulating a record of 30-13.
Bill Rigney. In 1958, the Giants finished with a record of 80-74 which was good enough for third place in the National League. Rigney managed the Giants from New York and San Francisco from 1956-1960.
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