2015 Event A pending merger between telecommunication giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable is canceled after regulators indicate that there are concerns regarding competitive and public interest issues 2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces second-quarter earnings of over $1.1 billion , more than twice the combined income of U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and Ebay; Alibaba will issue its U.S. IPO in mid-September 2002 Event World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 2001 Event Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7 1997 Event San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1st ever baseball inter-league game San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0 Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants) Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract 1995 Event San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win 1995 Death Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at 59 1994 Event New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms 1993 Event Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 Philadelphia Phillies beat San Francisco Giants 7-6 in 20 innings 1992 Event New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR New York Giants trailing Dallas Cowboys 34-0 in 3rd, lose 34-28 Tampa Bay group purchases San Francisco Giants San Jose voters reject Giants plan to build a new stadium 1992 Death Mel Hein, NFLer (New York Giants), dies at 82 1991 Death Irwin Allen, dir (Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure), dies at 75 Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 1991 Event Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, New York Giants, RB 1990 Event NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17 NFL New York Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0 Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with San Francisco Giants 1990 Death Horace Stoneham, baseball owner (Giants), dies at 86 1989 Event Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1988 Event 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs 1987 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS 1987 Death Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83 Superbowl XXI: New York Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Phil Simms, New York Giants, quarterback 1986 Event Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0 1985 Event Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark 1984 Event 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win 1983 Event Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1982 Event Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of New York Giants 1981 Event Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0 1980 Event Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0 Phillies and San Francisco Giants end their game at 3:11 AM Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1979 Death Kurt Kasznar, actor (Commander Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 1979 Event New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th home run is an NL lefty record Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1978 Event Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000 1976 Birthday Ike Hilliard, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1976 Event San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth Bob Lurie becomes CEO of San Francisco Giants 1975 Event Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year San Francisco Giant Ed Halick no-hits New York Giants, 6-0 1975 Death William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 1975 Birthday Tiki Barber, running back for the New York Giants Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1974 Birthday Conrad Hamilton, cornerback for the New York Giants 1974 Event Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds Percy Ellsworth, safety for the New York Giants Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut Brandon Jessie, tight end for the New York Giants Cedric Jones, defensive end for the New York Giants Scott Galyon, linebacker for the New York Giants Eric Lane, running back for the New York Giants Brad Maynard, punter for the New York Giants Ryan Phillips, linebacker for the New York Giants Brian Roberson, wide receiver for the New York Giants 1973 Birthday Mike Cherry, quarterback for the New York Giants Bernard Holsey, defensive tackle for the New York Giants Kevin Feighery, NFL/WLAF punter, New York Giants, Panthers, Galaxy Danny Kanell, quarterback for the New York Giants 1973 Event San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell All star MVP: Bobby Bonds for the San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs Brandon Sanders, safety for the New York Giants Doug Colman, linebacker for the New York Giants San Francisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7 Jeremy Burkett, NFL/WLAF tight end, New York Giants, Barcelona Dragons Rodney Young, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Charles Way, NFL fullback for the New York Giants Roman Oben, tackle for the New York Giants Christian Peter, defensive tackle for the New York Giants Bryan Stoltenberg, corner for the New York Giants Ben Talley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Omar Douglas, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1972 Event In Willie Mays 1st game as a New York Met his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China Brian Saxton, NFL tight end for the New York Giants Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins Scott Gragg, NFL tackle for the New York Giants Keith Elias, NFL running back for the New York Giants Gary Harrell, NFL/WLAF receiver, New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy Tyrone Wheatley, NFL running back for the New York Giants Thomas Lewis, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1971 Birthday Tito Wooten, NFL safety for the New York Giants Rob Zatechka, NFL guard for the New York Giants Michael Strahan, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1971 Event Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0 Chad Bratzke, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win Rich Aurilia, born in Brooklyn, New York, infielder for the San Francisco Giants Tommy Maddox, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants Stan White, NFL/WLAF quarterback, New York Giants, London Monarchs Keith Hamilton, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants Keith Hamilton, defensive end for the New York Giants Greg Bishop, NFL guard for the New York Giants Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Giants Marcus Buckley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Derek Allen, NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker, New York Giants, Rhein Fire Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants Todd Yeaman, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1970 Birthday Allen Watson, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Event 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea Jessie Armstead, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Coleman Rudolph, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants Thomas Randolph, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants Brian Kozlowski, NFL halfback, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4 Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants San Diego Padres beat San Francisco Giants 17-16 in 15 innings Jerry Reynolds, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Giants Dave Brown, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants Dan Carlson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Keith Wagner, NFL/WLAF tackle, New York Giants, Redskins, Scottish Claymores Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants Royce Clayton, born in Burbank, California, infielder, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Birthday Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback for the New York Giants 1969 Event New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Giants 17-13 in Montreal (NFL expo) All star MVP: Willie McCovey for the San Francisco Giants Robert Harris, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants Mike Croel, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Arthur Marshall, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants Phillippi Sparks, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants Jesse Campbell, NFL safety, New York Giants, Washington Redskins Rodney Hampton, NFL running back for the New York Giants Doug Creek, born in Winchester, Virginia, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Robert Massey, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants Erric Pegram, NFL running back, Pit Steelers, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Corey Widmer, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Corey Miller, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1968 Event Ray Washburn (Cards) no-hits San Francisco Giants 2-0 Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 Stacey Dillard, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants Rod Beck, born in Burbank, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants Dan Peltier, born in Clifton Park, New York, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants) Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964) Chris Calloway, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1967 Birthday Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants Ray Agnew, NFL nose tackle, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants 1967 Event 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings Howard Cross, NFL tight end for the New York Giants Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets John Patterson, U.S. baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1966 Event In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 1966 Birthday Brian Williams, NFL center for the New York Giants David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots Steve Scarsone, born in Anaheim, California, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Birthday Matt Williams, infielder for the San Francisco Giants Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Event Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle for the New York Giants Kirt Manwaring, born in Elmira, New York, catcher for the San Francisco Giants John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets Brad Brink, U.S. baseball pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Vencie Glenn, NFL safety for the New York Giants Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Michael Brooks, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Stephen Baker, NFL receiver for the New York Giants Jose Bautista, Bani, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California, left fielder, Pirates, San Francisco Giants, 3X MVP Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns 1964 Event San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hours 32 minutes) Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants Maurice Douglass, NFL safety for the New York Giants Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers Stan Javier, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Oak A's, San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Reyna Thompson, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Event All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings Mike Sherrard, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0 1st Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Shawon Dunston, born in Brooklyn, New York, infielder for the San Francisco Giants Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract Todd Benzinger, U.S. baseball player for the San Francisco Giants Lance Smith, NFL guard for the New York Giants 1962 Event Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game Yankees beat Giants for 20th world championship Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 Birthday Carl Banks, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach, Florida, infielder for the San Francisco Giants Mark Gardner, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Adam Schreiber, NFL center/guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants Gary Reasons, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants Kevin Mitchell, U.S. baseball outfielder, New York Met, San Francisco Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants 1961 Event Green Bay Packers shutout New York Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game 1961 Birthday Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0 Jeff Hostetler, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl Zeke Mowatt, NFL tight end for the New York Giants 1960 Event Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo) San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park 1959 Birthday Everson Walls, NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants 1959 Event Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) San Francisco Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Death Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's New York Giants, dies Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants Mike Horan, NFL punter for the New York Giants 1958 Event Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1958 Birthday Bart Oates, NFL center, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in Los Angeles 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 1957 Event New York Giants win NFL championship NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1957 Birthday Otis J Anderson, NFL running back, New York Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) Giants rent Seals Stadium until Candlestick is built New York Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958 24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000) New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' and New York Giants' move to west coast Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Giants Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1956 Event New York Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Birthday Matt Bahr, NFL kicker, New England Patriots, New York Giants Terry Kennedy, born in Euclid, Ohio, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Giants, 3-0 Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice Giants to stay in NY Dave Dravecky, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, had arm amputated NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium 1955 Birthday Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres Phil Simms, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Superbowl 1986 1955 Event Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17 1954 Event New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1953 Event Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) 1952 Event Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing 1951 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 38-6 in Ottawa New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants 1950 Event Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 Birthday Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1949 Event Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for New York Giants New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith 1948 Birthday Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Event Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1947 Event New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4 1946 Birthday Larry Csonka, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants 1946 Event Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 24-14 in NFL championship game Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs New York Giants Fred Dryer, born in Hawthone, California, NFLer, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, actor, Hunter 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run Bobby Bonds, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League 1945 Birthday Heather Young, born in Bremerton, Washington, actress, Betty-Land of Giants 1944 Event Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1944 Birthday Dan Reeves, NFL Coach, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons 1943 Event Chicago Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs New York Giants (56-7) Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game Carl Hubbell wins his 253rd and final game, all with Giants Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, New York wins, 10-6 1943 Birthday Jesus Alou, baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1942 Event Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund 1941 Event Giants acquire Johnny Mize from Cards for 3 players and $50,000 New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry 1941 Birthday Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots James P[atrick] Hogan, UK, sci-fi author, Giants' Star Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time 1940 Event 1st night game at New York's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) New York Giants rip Boston Bees 8-1 in 1st night game at Polo Grounds 1940 Birthday Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run Fran Tarkenton, born in Richmond, Virginia, NFL QB, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings 1939 Event Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456) New York Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 home runs in 4th inning 1st NFL pro bowl, New York Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field 1938 Event New York Giants win NFL championship 1938 Birthday Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Cy Young 1967 Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phillies 14-1 1937 Birthday Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1937 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1st NFL game in Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3 Vincent J Naimoli, Paterson, New Jersey, owner for the San Francisco Giants 1936 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 Giants Carl Hubbell notches his 16th en route to 24 consecutive wins New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1936 Birthday Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants Horace Stoneham elected president of New York Giants 1936 Death Charles A Stoneham, President (New York Giants), dies 1934 Event Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship 1934 Birthday Sam Huff, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Washington Redskins Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967 New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4 Earl Morrall, NFL quarterback, Lions, Giants, Colts 1934 Death John McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the New York Giants New York Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract 1933 Event NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7 New York Giants clinch the pennant Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21 1932 Event Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach 1932 Birthday Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants Roosevelt Grier, born in Cuthbert, Georgia, NFLer for the New York Giants/actor, Movin' On John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1931 Event Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees New York Giants beat Phillies 23-8 1931 Birthday Alex Webster, football coach for the New York Giants Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1930 Event New York Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game 1930 Birthday Frank Gifford, born in California, NFL halfback for the New York Giants/ABC sportscaster Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS 1929 Death Joseph McGinnity, baseball pitcher (New York Giants), dies at 58 1929 Event Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader 1928 Birthday Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit Kyle Rote, NFL halfback, New York Giants 1951-61 1927 Event NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 Event Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring 1926 Birthday Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL quarterback, Baltimore, SF, New York Giants, MVP 1963 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance Preston "Bob" Tisch, NFL co-owner for the New York Giants 1925 Event Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7 1925 Birthday Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0 Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety, Giants, Packers 1924 Event White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game 1924 Birthday Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1923 Birthday Bobby Thomson, home run hitter, Giants win the pennant 1923 Event Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium New York Giants beat Phillies, 22-5, Giants score in every inning Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle, New York Yankees, Giants 1922 Event Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant 1921 Event New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL 1920 Event Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1919 Event Fastest major league game (51 minutes), Giants beat Phillies 6-1 Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant 1st legal Sunday baseball game in New York City (Phillies beat Giants 4-3) Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 1919 Birthday Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer for the New York Giants John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge McQuade buy New York Giants 1918 Event Giants' 9-0 winning start and Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped 1918 Birthday William Rigney, baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants 1917 Event Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Birthday Sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher, New York Giants, 8th best won-lost pct 1916 Event Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch New York's record 26-game winning streak Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds 1916 Birthday Irwin Allen, born in New York City, director, Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure New York Giants win 17th consecutive road game NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1915 Event Chicago White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 1914 Event Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1913 Event White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled 1913 Birthday Kurt Kaszner, born in Vienna, Austria, actor, Commander Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants New York Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-10, Hooks Wiltse pitches the first nine innings for New York before wilting, and Christy Mathewson relieves N.Y. Giants sign Jim Thorpe 1912 Birthday Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans, NFL fullback for the New York Giants 1912 Event Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves Giants Rube Marquard loses after winning 21 straight New York Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12 1911 Event Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0 1911 Birthday Van Lingle Mungo, born in South Carolina, pitcher, Dodgers, Giants 1910 Birthday Arnie Herber, born in NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants 1909 Event Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant 1909 Birthday Mel Hein, NFL center for the New York Giants Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1908 Event New York Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) New York Giants scores shown on electric diamonds known as "Compton's Baseball Bulletin" at MSG 1907 Event Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game 1906 Death William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67 1906 Event Henry Mathewson (New York Giants, Christy's brother) walks 14 men 1906 Birthday Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0 New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse strikes out 4 batters in 1 inning 1905 Event New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0 1904 Event Giants Christy Mathewson strikes out then record 16 Cards 1904 Birthday Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach for the New York Giants Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants) 1902 Birthday Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1902 Event New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw John McGraw named manager of New York Giants John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1901 Event New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13 1900 Birthday Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle, Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1898 Birthday Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach for the New York Giants 1897 Birthday Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1897 Event George Davis (Giants) home run off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH 1896 Birthday William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author, Time Tunnel, Land of Giants 1889 Event New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1887 Event Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with New York Giants! 1887 Birthday Timothy Mara, NFL owner for the New York Giants New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10 1883 Event New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies 1876 Birthday O E Rolvaag, Norwegian-American novelist, Giants in the Earth 1873 Birthday John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1871 Birthday Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1859 Birthday William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1857 Birthday Roger Connor, 1st baseman for the New York Giants 1688 Birthday Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia, bodyguard of giants
