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summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Big Leaguer</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:BigLeaguer53.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/BigLeaguer53.jpg/220px-BigLeaguer53.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="351" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/BigLeaguer53.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="399" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Aldrich" title="Robert Aldrich">Robert Aldrich</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Baker_(screenwriter)" title="Herbert Baker (screenwriter)">Herbert Baker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data">a story by<br /><a href="/wiki/John_McNulty_(journalist)" title="John McNulty (journalist)">John McNulty</a><br />Lou Morheim</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rapf" title="Matthew Rapf">Matthew Rapf</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson" title="Edward G. Robinson">Edward G. Robinson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vera-Ellen" title="Vera-Ellen">Vera-Ellen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Richards_(baseball_player/actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)">Jeff Richards</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jaeckel" title="Richard Jaeckel">Richard Jaeckel</a><br /><a href="/wiki/William_Campbell_(film_actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Campbell (film actor)">William Campbell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_C._Mellor" title="William C. Mellor">William C. Mellor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Lewis_(film_editor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Lewis (film editor)">Ben Lewis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Colombo_(composer)" title="Alberto Colombo (composer)">Alberto Colombo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Loews_Cineplex_Entertainment" title="Loews Cineplex Entertainment">Loew's, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>August 19, 1953<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1953-08-19</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">71 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$498,000<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-robert_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-robert-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$559,000<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Big Leaguer</b></i> is a 1953 American <a href="/wiki/Sports_film" title="Sports film">sports</a> <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">drama film</a> starring <a href="/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson" title="Edward G. Robinson">Edward G. Robinson</a> and was the first film directed by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Aldrich" title="Robert Aldrich">Robert Aldrich</a>. </p><p>Although this story is fiction, Robinson's character in it, <a href="/wiki/Hans_Lobert" title="Hans Lobert">Hans Lobert</a>, was an actual baseball player who played for five <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> teams and managed the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. Third-billed in the cast, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Richards_(baseball_player/actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)">Jeff Richards</a> was a professional ballplayer before he became an actor, and <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Carl Hubbell</a> appears as himself. </p><p>"It was not a personal film of my status at the time," said Aldrich later. "I feel the film was good but not indicative of what I wanted to express in the motion picture medium."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John "Hans" Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for baseball's <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants (baseball)</a>. Every year, he evaluates the 18- to 22-year-old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. All have dreams and talent, but the elimination whittles them down to a lucky few who will get the $150-a-month contract. </p><p>Lobert's niece comes down from the home office in New York and finds herself attracted to one of the players, the tall, quiet Adam Polachuk, a Polish-American from <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston, Pennsylvania</a>. Polachuk, the best prospect at third base, is trying to earn a spot on the team without his father knowing about it. His father, who knows nothing about baseball, thinks Adam is attending school. His father finds out about Adam's attempt to make the Giants just before the best of the recruits square off against the Brooklyn Dodgers' rookie squad. </p><p>The elder Polachuk is persuaded by manager Lobert to let his son play in the game before taking him home. Polachuk is the star of the game for the Giants both offensively and defensively as the Giants rally to win the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson" title="Edward G. Robinson">Edward G. Robinson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Hans_Lobert" title="Hans Lobert">John B. 'Hans' Lobert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vera-Ellen" title="Vera-Ellen">Vera-Ellen</a> as Christy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Richards_(baseball_player/actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)">Jeff Richards</a> as Adam Polachuk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jaeckel" title="Richard Jaeckel">Richard Jaeckel</a> as Bobby Bronson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Campbell_(film_actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Campbell (film actor)">William Campbell</a> as Julie Davis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Carl Hubbell</a> as himself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Langton" title="Paul Langton">Paul Langton</a> as Brian McLennan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalo_Rios" class="mw-redirect" title="Lalo Rios">Lalo Rios</a> as Chuy Aguilar</li> <li>Bill Crandall as Tippy Mitchell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ferguson" title="Frank Ferguson">Frank Ferguson</a> as Wally Mitchell</li> <li>John McKee as Dale Alexander</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Siletti" title="Mario Siletti">Mario Siletti</a> as Mr. Polachuk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Campanis" title="Al Campanis">Al Campanis</a> as himself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Trocolor" title="Bob Trocolor">Bob Trocolor</a> as himself</li> <li>Tony Ravis as himself</li> <li>Robert Calwell as Pomfret</li> <li>Donald 'Chippie' Hastings as Little Joe Polachuk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bing_Russell" title="Bing Russell">Bing Russell</a></li> <li>Harv Tomter as himself (uncredited)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was one of a series of low budget films made at MGM. According to Robert Aldrich, <a href="/wiki/Louis_B._Mayer" title="Louis B. Mayer">Louis B. Mayer</a> "had wanted to put the sons of the guys who helped him form Metro into production work; and they had this thing called the sons of the pioneers... Three or four guys whose fathers had been helpful in first forming Metro."<sup id="cite_ref-film_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mayer left MGM in 1951 but <a href="/wiki/Dore_Schary" title="Dore Schary">Dore Schary</a> kept alive the idea, in part because of the success of a low budget unit at MGM which he ran in the early 1940s. In January 1952 he announced the formation of a new production unit under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Schnee" title="Charles Schnee">Charles Schnee</a>. It included several sons of executives who had helped establish MGM, Matthew Raft (son of <a href="/wiki/Harry_Rapf" title="Harry Rapf">Harry Rapf</a>), Arthur Loew (son of <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Loew" title="Marcus Loew">Marcus Loew</a>), and Sidney Franklin Jnr (son of <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Franklin_(director)" title="Sidney Franklin (director)">Sidney Franklin</a>). Other producers were Hayes Goetz, Henry Berman (brother of <a href="/wiki/Pandro_S._Berman" title="Pandro S. Berman">Pandro S. Berman</a>), and Sol Fielding. The idea was to make ten to fifteen films a year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-film_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Big Leaguer</i> was based on an original story by John McNulty, who sold it to producer Matthew Rapf at <a href="/wiki/MGM" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM">MGM</a>. </p><p>Herbert Butler wrote a script and in November 1952 MGM announced they would make the film under the <a href="/wiki/Charles_Schnee" title="Charles Schnee">Charles Schnee</a> unit. Robinson signed later that month, the first film he had shot at MGM since <i>Our Vines Have Tender Grapes</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Filming would not begin until March 1953 to take advantage of spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Robert Aldrich had worked at Enterprise Studios as an assistant director and met Herbert Baker on <i><a href="/wiki/So_This_is_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="So This is New York">So This is New York</a></i>. Baker recommended Aldrich as director because he had worked in television and "knew athletes". "They were looking for 'bright young guys' who'd been on the firing line for a while, someone they thought they could give an opportunity to and who knew what he was doing because they didn't", said Aldrich.<sup id="cite_ref-film_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aldrich was signed to direct in January, 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jeff Richards, who was cast a baseball player, had been a baseball player in real life.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Spring training filming took place at <a href="/wiki/Melbourne,_Florida" title="Melbourne, Florida">Melbourne, Florida</a> with the real-life <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. The film was shot in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral" title="Cape Canaveral">Cape Canaveral</a> in 17 days "out of nowhere" said Aldrich.<sup id="cite_ref-film_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aldrich remembered star Edward G. Robinson as "a marvellous actor and a brilliant man but he was not physically co ordinated. He would walk to first base and trip over the home plate."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aldrich said "The world wasn't waiting for that picture. It was a picture about the New York Giants and Metro had the foresight to open it in Brooklyn, so you can't have expected it to do very well. Nothing much came out of it."<sup id="cite_ref-film_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> reviewer called it a "cheery little opus" and praised Vera-Ellen's performance, saying she "surprises pleasantly with her straight acting effort."<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_review_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_review-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to MGM records the film earned $467,000 in the US and Canada and $92,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $163,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_baseball_films" title="List of baseball films">List of baseball films</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Leaguer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation cs2"><i>The Eddie Mannix Ledger</i>, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Eddie+Mannix+Ledger&rft.place=Los+Angeles&rft.pub=Margaret+Herrick+Library%2C+Center+for+Motion+Picture+Study&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-robert-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-robert_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The figure has also been given as $800,000 – see Alain Silver and James Ursini, <i>Whatever Happened to Robert Aldrich?</i>, Limelight, 1995 p 230</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAldrich2004" class="citation book cs1">Aldrich, Robert (2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578066032"><i>Robert Aldrich : interviews</i></a></span>. University Press of Mississippi. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578066032/page/12">12</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Robert+Aldrich+%3A+interviews&rft.pages=12&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Mississippi&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Aldrich&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9781578066032&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-film-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-film_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-film_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-film_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-film_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-film_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSilver,_Alain" class="citation news cs1">Silver, Alain. "mr. film noir stays at the table". <i>Film Comment</i>. Vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 1972). New York. pp. 14–23.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Film+Comment&rft.atitle=mr.+film+noir+stays+at+the+table&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=1+%28Spring+1972%29&rft.pages=14-23&rft.au=Silver%2C+Alain&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchallert,_Edwin1952" class="citation news cs1">Schallert, Edwin (Jan 30, 1952). "Fairbanks Will Make Episode Film; Schary Boosts Young Producers". <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. p. A7.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Fairbanks+Will+Make+Episode+Film%3B+Schary+Boosts+Young+Producers&rft.pages=A7&rft.date=1952-01-30&rft.au=Schallert%2C+Edwin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTHOMAS_M._PRYORS1952" class="citation news cs1">THOMAS M. PRYORS (Nov 27, 1952). "JUDGE DISMISSES ACTION BY JARRICO: Rules R. K. 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"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Julius Caesar' Will Miss Next Oscar Derby; 'Big Leaguer' Readying". <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. p. B11.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=%27Julius+Caesar%27+Will+Miss+Next+Oscar+Derby%3B+%27Big+Leaguer%27+Readying&rft.pages=B11&rft.date=1952-11-27&rft.au=Schallert%2C+Edwin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Andersen' Sets Record". <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. Jan 7, 1953. p. B7.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=%27Andersen%27+Sets+Record&rft.pages=B7&rft.date=1953-01-07&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHopper,_Hedda1953" class="citation news cs1">Hopper, Hedda (Jan 15, 1953). "Looking at Hollywood: Baseball Movie Will Co-Star Jeff Richards and Hubbell". <i>Chicago Daily Tribune</i>. p. b2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Looking+at+Hollywood%3A+Baseball+Movie+Will+Co-Star+Jeff+Richards+and+Hubbell&rft.pages=b2&rft.date=1953-01-15&rft.au=Hopper%2C+Hedda&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeck2008" class="citation book cs1">Beck, Robert (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HTGSCgAAQBAJ&q=%22edward+g+robinson%22+%22big+leaguer%22&pg=PA44"><i>The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia</i></a>. McFarland. p. 44. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781476606668" title="Special:BookSources/9781476606668"><bdi>9781476606668</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Edward+G.+Robinson+Encyclopedia&rft.pages=44&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9781476606668&rft.aulast=Beck&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DHTGSCgAAQBAJ%26q%3D%2522edward%2Bg%2Brobinson%2522%2B%2522big%2Bleaguer%2522%26pg%3DPA44&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABig+Leaguer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LA_Times_review-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LA_Times_review_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScott1953" class="citation news cs1">Scott, John L. (20 August 1953). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37912762/dobie_gillis_review_la_times/">"Baseball Tale, College Farce, On Double Bill"</a>. <i>The Los Angeles Times</i>. p. 71<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1953 New York Giants (MLB) season">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; 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