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title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data">New York City</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horace_Stoneham" title="Horace Stoneham">Horace Stoneham</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chub_Feeney" title="Chub Feeney">Chub Feeney</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Russ_Hodges" title="Russ Hodges">Russ Hodges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WMCA_(AM)" title="WMCA (AM)">WMCA</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Russ_Hodges" title="Russ Hodges">Russ Hodges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1952 New York Giants (MLB) season">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Giants_seasons" title="List of San Francisco Giants seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1954 New York Giants (MLB) season">1954</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1953 <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> season</b> was the franchise's 71st season. The team finished in fifth place in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> with a 70–84 record, 35 games behind the <a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Prior to 1953 season: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Bridges" title="Marshall Bridges">Marshall Bridges</a> was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>After 1953 season: The Giants embarked of a month-long exhibition tour to <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_Administration_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands">Okinawa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>. 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class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> </td> <td>105</td> <td>49 </td> <td>.682 </td> <td>— </td> <td>60‍–‍17 </td> <td>45‍–‍32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Milwaukee_Braves_season" title="1953 Milwaukee Braves season">Milwaukee Braves</a> </td> <td>92</td> <td>62 </td> <td>.597 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>45‍–‍31 </td> <td>47‍–‍31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1953 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>71 </td> <td>.539 </td> <td>22 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<td>.325 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>26‍–‍51 </td> <td>24‍–‍53 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1953 National League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1953_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1953 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1953_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1953 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1953_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1953 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=LAD&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CHC&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CIN&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=ATL&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SFG&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PHI&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PIT&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=STL&from=1953&to=1953&submit=Submit">[8]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#083c6b;color:#ffffff;width=35">BR </th> <th style="background:#0E3386;color:#EE1422;width=35">CHC </th> <th style="background:#c6011f;color:#ffffff;width=35">CIN </th> <th style="background:#0f437c;color:#af0039;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#fd5a1e;width=35">NYG </th> <th style="background:#A50024;color:#263473;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FDB827;width=35">PIT </th> <th style="background:#C41E3A;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">STL </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>13–9–1</td> <td>15–7</td> <td>13–9</td> <td>15–7</td> <td>14–8</td> <td>20–2</td> <td>15–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1953 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>9–13–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>12–10</td> <td>8–14</td> <td>9–13</td> <td>5–17</td> <td>11–11</td> <td>11–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>7–15</td> <td>10–12</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–14</td> <td>9–13</td> <td>12–10</td> <td>15–7</td> <td>7–15–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Milwaukee_Braves_season" title="1953 Milwaukee Braves season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>9–13</td> <td>14–8</td> <td>14–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>14–8–1</td> <td>13–9–1</td> <td>15–7</td> <td>13–9–1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">New York</a> </td> <td>7–15</td> <td>13–9</td> <td>13–9</td> <td>8–14–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–13</td> <td>11–11</td> <td>9–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1953 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>8–14</td> <td>17–5</td> <td>10–12</td> <td>9–13–1</td> <td>13–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>15–7</td> <td>11–11–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1953 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>2–20</td> <td>11–11</td> <td>7–15</td> <td>7–15</td> <td>11–11</td> <td>7–15</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1953_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1953 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis</a> </td> <td>7–15</td> <td>11–11</td> <td>15–7–1</td> <td>9–13–1</td> <td>13–9</td> <td>11–11–1</td> <td>17–5</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opening_Day_lineup">Opening Day lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;">1953 New York Giants </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Connelly_(baseball)" title="Bill Connelly (baseball)">Bill Connelly</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Corwin" title="Al Corwin">Al Corwin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_G%C3%B3mez_(baseball)" title="Rubén Gómez (baseball)">Rubén Gómez</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Marv_Grissom" title="Marv Grissom">Marv Grissom</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hearn" title="Jim Hearn">Jim Hearn</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Hiller" title="Frank Hiller">Frank Hiller</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">46</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Jansen" title="Larry Jansen">Larry Jansen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Monte_Kennedy" title="Monte Kennedy">Monte Kennedy</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Koslo" title="Dave Koslo">Dave Koslo</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Max_Lanier" title="Max Lanier">Max Lanier</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Sal Maglie</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Spencer_(baseball)" title="George Spencer (baseball)">George Spencer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Hoyt Wilhelm</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Worthington" title="Al Worthington">Al Worthington</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Calderone" title="Sam Calderone">Sam Calderone</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Katt" title="Ray Katt">Ray Katt</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Noble_(baseball)" title="Ray Noble (baseball)">Ray Noble</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Wes_Westrum" title="Wes Westrum">Wes Westrum</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Sal_Yvars" title="Sal Yvars">Sal Yvars</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Alvin Dark</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Tookie_Gilbert" title="Tookie Gilbert">Tookie Gilbert</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hofman" title="Bobby Hofman">Bobby Hofman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Lockman" title="Whitey Lockman">Whitey Lockman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rigney" title="Bill Rigney">Bill Rigney</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Spencer" title="Daryl Spencer">Daryl Spencer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Davey_Williams" title="Davey Williams">Davey Williams</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Monte Irvin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Mueller" title="Don Mueller">Don Mueller</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_(outfielder)" title="Dusty Rhodes (outfielder)">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Bobby Thomson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other batters</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Wilson_(outfielder)" title="George Wilson (outfielder)">George Wilson</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Fitzsimmons" title="Freddie Fitzsimmons">Fred Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Herman_Franks" title="Herman Franks">Herman Franks</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shellenback" title="Frank Shellenback">Frank Shellenback</a></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wes_Westrum" title="Wes Westrum">Wes Westrum</a></td> <td>107</td> <td>290</td> <td>65</td> <td>.224</td> <td>12</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Lockman" title="Whitey Lockman">Whitey Lockman</a></td> <td>150</td> <td>607</td> <td>179</td> <td>.295</td> <td>9</td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davey_Williams" title="Davey Williams">Davey Williams</a></td> <td>112</td> <td>340</td> <td>101</td> <td>.297</td> <td>3</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Alvin Dark</a></td> <td>155</td> <td>647</td> <td>194</td> <td>.300</td> <td>23</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Thompson, Hank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>114</td> <td>388</td> <td>117</td> <td>.302</td> <td>24</td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>OF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Monte Irvin</a></td> <td>124</td> <td>444</td> <td>146</td> <td>.329</td> <td>21</td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>OF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Mueller" title="Don Mueller">Don Mueller</a></td> <td>131</td> <td>480</td> <td>160</td> <td>.333</td> <td>6</td> <td>60 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>OF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Bobby Thomson</a></td> <td>154</td> <td>608</td> <td>175</td> <td>.288</td> <td>26</td> <td>106 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Spencer" title="Daryl Spencer">Daryl Spencer</a></td> <td>118</td> <td>408</td> <td>85</td> <td>.208</td> <td>20</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hofman" title="Bobby Hofman">Bobby Hofman</a></td> <td>74</td> <td>169</td> <td>45</td> <td>.266</td> <td>12</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Rhodes, Dusty"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_(outfielder)" title="Dusty Rhodes (outfielder)">Dusty Rhodes</a></span></span></span></td> <td>76</td> <td>163</td> <td>38</td> <td>.233</td> <td>11</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tookie_Gilbert" title="Tookie Gilbert">Tookie Gilbert</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>160</td> <td>27</td> <td>.169</td> <td>3</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Noble_(baseball)" title="Ray Noble (baseball)">Ray Noble</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>97</td> <td>20</td> <td>.206</td> <td>4</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sal_Yvars" title="Sal Yvars">Sal Yvars</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>47</td> <td>13</td> <td>.277</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Calderone" title="Sam Calderone">Sam Calderone</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>45</td> <td>10</td> <td>.222</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Katt" title="Ray Katt">Ray Katt</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>29</td> <td>5</td> <td>.172</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Rigney" title="Bill Rigney">Bill Rigney</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>20</td> <td>5</td> <td>.250</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Wilson_(outfielder)" title="George Wilson (outfielder)">George Wilson</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>.125</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gómez, Rubén"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_G%C3%B3mez_(baseball)" title="Rubén Gómez (baseball)">Rubén Gómez</a></span></span></span></td> <td>29</td> <td>204.0</td> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>3.40</td> <td>113 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hearn" title="Jim Hearn">Jim Hearn</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>196.2</td> <td>9</td> <td>12</td> <td>4.53</td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Jansen" title="Larry Jansen">Larry Jansen</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>184.2</td> <td>11</td> <td>16</td> <td>4.14</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Sal Maglie</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>145.1</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>4.15</td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Worthington" title="Al Worthington">Al Worthington</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>102.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>3.44</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Alvin Dark</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.00</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Koslo" title="Dave Koslo">Dave Koslo</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>111.2</td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>4.76</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Grissom, Marv"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marv_Grissom" title="Marv Grissom">Marv Grissom</a></span></span></span></td> <td>21</td> <td>84.1</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>3.95</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Connelly, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Connelly_(baseball)" title="Bill Connelly (baseball)">Bill Connelly</a></span></span></span></td> <td>8</td> <td>20.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>11.07</td> <td>11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SV </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Hoyt Wilhelm</a></td> <td>68</td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>15</td> <td>3.04</td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Corwin, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Corwin" title="Al Corwin">Al Corwin</a></span></span></span></td> <td>48</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4.98</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hiller" title="Frank Hiller">Frank Hiller</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.15</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Monty_Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Monty Kennedy">Monty Kennedy</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.15</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Lanier" title="Max Lanier">Max Lanier</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.75</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Spencer_(baseball)" title="George Spencer (baseball)">George Spencer</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.71</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farm_system">Farm system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Farm 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title="Sooner State League">Sooner State League</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richie_Klaus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richie Klaus (page does not exist)">Richie Klaus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_D_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class D (baseball)">D</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oshkosh_Giants" title="Oshkosh Giants">Oshkosh Giants</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_League" title="Wisconsin State League">Wisconsin State League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Garcia" title="Dave Garcia">Dave Garcia</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Danville</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Francisco Giants broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Park,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Park, New Jersey">Oakland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Cricket_Grounds" title="St. George Cricket Grounds">St. George Grounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilltop_Park" title="Hilltop Park">Hilltop Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seals_Stadium" title="Seals Stadium">Seals Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Oracle_Park" title="Oracle Park">Oracle Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;"><i>Spring training:</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bolton_Street_Park" title="Bolton Street Park">Bolton Street Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne_Park" title="Payne Park">Payne Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flamingo_Field" title="Flamingo Field">Flamingo Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Box_Stadium" title="Alex Box Stadium">LSU Varsity Baseball Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denison_Field" title="Denison Field">Denison Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Municipal_Stadium" title="Phoenix Municipal Stadium">Phoenix Municipal Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottsdale_Stadium" title="Scottsdale Stadium">Scottsdale Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Leaguer" title="Big Leaguer">Big Leaguer</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_Coogan%27s_Bluff" title="Curse of Coogan's Bluff">Curse of Coogan's Bluff</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Believin%27" title="Don't Stop Believin'">Don't Stop Believin'</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GiantsVision" title="GiantsVision">GiantsVision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I_Left_My_Heart_in_San_Francisco" title="I Left My Heart in San Francisco">"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Tony Bennett song)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lights_(Journey_song)" title="Lights (Journey song)">"Lights" (Journey song)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCovey_Cove" title="McCovey Cove">McCovey Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Brickley_Giants" title="New York Brickley Giants">New York Brickley Giants</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fan_(1996_film)" title="The Fan (1996 film)">The Fan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Franchise_(TV_series)" title="The Franchise (TV series)"><i>The Franchise</i> (Showtime TV series)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Echoing_Green_(book)" title="The Echoing Green (book)">The Echoing Green</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Flag_Trade" title="White Flag Trade">White Flag Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mac_Award" title="Willie Mac Award">Willie Mac Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Cup" title="Temple Cup">1894 Temple Cup</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Candlestick" title="Battle of Candlestick">Battle of Candlestick</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cain%27s_perfect_game" title="Matt Cain's perfect game">Matt Cain's perfect game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner" title="Merkle's Boner">Merkle's Boner</a></li> <li>NL tie-breakers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1951_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1951 National League tie-breaker series">1951 tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1962 National League tie-breaker series">1962 tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game">1998 Wild Card tie-breaker game</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Wild Card Games <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 National League Wild Card Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2016 National League Wild Card Game">2016</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shot_Heard_%27Round_the_World_(baseball)" title="Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)">Shot Heard 'Round the World</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(baseball)" title="The Catch (baseball)">The Catch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cornered_Baseball_Game" title="Tri-Cornered Baseball Game">Tri-Cornered Baseball Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Rickwood_Field" title="MLB at Rickwood Field">MLB game at Rickwood Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Bridge_Series" title="Bay Bridge Series">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Giants rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Giants–Yankees rivalry">New York Yankees</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(historically)</span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Clark" title="Will Clark">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Marichal" title="Juan Marichal">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">42</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Pre-World Series Champions (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1888_World_Series" title="1888 World Series">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_World_Series" title="1889 World Series">1889</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Temple Cup Champions (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Cup" title="Temple Cup">1894</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">World Series Champions (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1905_World_Series" title="1905 World Series">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_World_Series" title="1921 World Series">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_World_Series" title="1922 World Series">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_World_Series" title="1933 World Series">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">National League<br />Championships (23)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1888_New_York_Giants_season" title="1888 New York Giants season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_New_York_Giants_season" title="1889 New York Giants season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Giants_season" title="1904 New York Giants season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Giants_season" title="1905 New York Giants season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Giants_season" title="1911 New York Giants season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Giants_season" title="1912 New York Giants season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Giants_season" title="1913 New York Giants season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Giants_season" title="1917 New York Giants season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Giants_season" title="1921 New York Giants season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Giants_season" title="1922 New York Giants season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Giants_season" title="1923 New York Giants season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Giants_season" title="1924 New York Giants season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1933 New York Giants (MLB) season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1936 New York Giants (MLB) season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1937 New York Giants (MLB) season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1951 New York Giants (MLB) season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1954 New York Giants (MLB) season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 National League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 National League Championship Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 National League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2012 National League Championship Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">2014</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1971 San Francisco Giants season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1987 San Francisco Giants season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1989 San Francisco Giants season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1997 San Francisco Giants season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2000 San Francisco Giants season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2003 San Francisco Giants season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2010 San Francisco Giants season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2012 San Francisco Giants season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2021 San Francisco Giants season">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2002 San Francisco Giants season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2014 San Francisco Giants season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2016 San Francisco Giants season">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Giants_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Triple-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River_Cats" title="Sacramento River Cats">Sacramento River Cats</a></dd> <dt>Double-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Flying_Squirrels" title="Richmond Flying Squirrels">Richmond Flying Squirrels</a></dd> <dt>High-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Emeralds" title="Eugene Emeralds">Eugene Emeralds</a></dd> <dt>Single-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Giants" title="San Jose Giants">San Jose Giants</a></dd> <dt>Rookie</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Giants" title="Arizona Complex League Giants">ACL Giants</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Giants" title="Dominican Summer League Giants">DSL Giants Black</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Giants" title="Dominican Summer League Giants">DSL Giants Orange</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FD5A1E, inset -2px -2px 0 #FD5A1E; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(143)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (143)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1880s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden">1880 · 1881 · 1882 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1883_New_York_Gothams_season" title="1883 New York Gothams season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_New_York_Gothams_season" title="1884 New York Gothams season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_New_York_Gothams/Giants_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1885 New York Gothams/Giants season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_New_York_Giants_season" title="1886 New York Giants season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_New_York_Giants_season" title="1887 New York Giants season">1887</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1888_New_York_Giants_season" title="1888 New York Giants season">1888</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1889_New_York_Giants_season" title="1889 New York Giants season">1889</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1890s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_New_York_Giants_season" title="1890 New York Giants season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_New_York_Giants_season" title="1891 New York Giants season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_New_York_Giants_season" title="1892 New York Giants season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_New_York_Giants_season" title="1893 New York Giants season">1893</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1894_New_York_Giants_season" title="1894 New York Giants season">1894</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_New_York_Giants_season" title="1895 New York Giants season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_New_York_Giants_season" title="1896 New York Giants season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_New_York_Giants_season" title="1897 New York Giants season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_New_York_Giants_season" title="1898 New York Giants season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_New_York_Giants_season" title="1899 New York Giants season">1899</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_New_York_Giants_season" title="1900 New York Giants season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_New_York_Giants_season" title="1901 New York Giants season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_New_York_Giants_season" title="1902 New York Giants season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_New_York_Giants_season" title="1903 New York Giants season">1903</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Giants_season" title="1904 New York Giants season">1904</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Giants_season" title="1905 New York Giants season">1905</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_New_York_Giants_season" title="1906 New York Giants season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_New_York_Giants_season" title="1907 New York Giants season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_New_York_Giants_season" title="1908 New York Giants season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_New_York_Giants_season" title="1909 New York Giants season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_New_York_Giants_season" title="1910 New York Giants season">1910</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Giants_season" title="1911 New York Giants season">1911</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Giants_season" title="1912 New York Giants season">1912</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Giants_season" title="1913 New York Giants season">1913</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_New_York_Giants_season" title="1914 New York Giants season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_New_York_Giants_season" title="1915 New York Giants season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_New_York_Giants_season" title="1916 New York Giants season">1916</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Giants_season" title="1917 New York Giants season">1917</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_New_York_Giants_season" title="1918 New York Giants season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Giants_season" title="1919 New York Giants season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_New_York_Giants_season" title="1920 New York Giants season">1920</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Giants_season" title="1921 New York Giants season">1921</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Giants_season" title="1922 New York Giants season">1922</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Giants_season" title="1923 New York Giants season">1923</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Giants_season" title="1924 New York Giants season">1924</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1925 New York Giants (MLB) season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1926 New York Giants (MLB) season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1927 New York Giants (MLB) season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1928 New York Giants (MLB) season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1929 New York Giants (MLB) season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1930 New York Giants (MLB) season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1931 New York Giants (MLB) season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1932 New York Giants (MLB) season">1932</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1933 New York Giants (MLB) season">1933</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1934 New York Giants (MLB) season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1935 New York Giants (MLB) season">1935</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1936 New York Giants (MLB) season">1936</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1937 New York Giants (MLB) season">1937</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1938 New York Giants (MLB) season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1939 New York Giants (MLB) season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1940 New York Giants (MLB) season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1941 New York Giants (MLB) season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1942 New York Giants (MLB) season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1943 New York Giants (MLB) season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1944 New York Giants (MLB) season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1945 New York Giants (MLB) season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1946 New York Giants (MLB) season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1947 New York Giants (MLB) season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1948 New York Giants (MLB) season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1949 New York Giants (MLB) season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1950 New York Giants (MLB) season">1950</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1951 New York Giants (MLB) season">1951</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1952 New York Giants (MLB) season">1952</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1953</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1954 New York Giants (MLB) season">1954</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1955 New York Giants (MLB) season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1956 New York Giants (MLB) season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1957 New York Giants (MLB) season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1958 San Francisco Giants season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1959 San Francisco Giants season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1960 San Francisco Giants season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1961 San Francisco Giants season">1961</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">1962</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1963 San Francisco Giants season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1964 San Francisco Giants season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1965 San Francisco Giants season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1966 San Francisco Giants season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1967 San Francisco Giants season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1968 San Francisco Giants season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1969 San Francisco Giants season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1970 San Francisco Giants season">1970</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1971_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1971 San Francisco Giants season">1971</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1972 San Francisco Giants season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1973 San Francisco Giants season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1974 San Francisco Giants season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1975 San Francisco Giants season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1976 San Francisco Giants season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1977 San Francisco Giants season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1978 San Francisco Giants season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1979 San Francisco Giants season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1980 San Francisco Giants season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1981 San Francisco Giants season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1982 San Francisco Giants season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1983 San Francisco Giants season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1984 San Francisco Giants season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1985 San Francisco Giants season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1986 San Francisco Giants season">1986</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1987 San Francisco Giants season">1987</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1988 San Francisco Giants season">1988</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1989 San Francisco Giants season">1989</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1990 San Francisco Giants season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1991 San Francisco Giants season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1992 San Francisco Giants season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1993 San Francisco Giants season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1994 San Francisco Giants season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1995 San Francisco Giants season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1996 San Francisco Giants season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1997 San Francisco Giants season">1997</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1998 San Francisco Giants season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1999 San Francisco Giants season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2000_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2000 San Francisco Giants season">2000</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2001 San Francisco Giants season">2001</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2002_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2002 San Francisco Giants season">2002</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2003_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2003 San Francisco Giants season">2003</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2004 San Francisco Giants season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2005 San Francisco Giants season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2006 San Francisco Giants season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2007 San Francisco Giants season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2008 San Francisco Giants season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2009 San Francisco Giants season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FD5A1E !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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