Founded 1883 as the New York Gothams, became the New York Giants 1885-1957, and moved to San Francisco in 1958 to become the San Francisco Giants.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Cap Anson |
Baseball |
17-Apr-1852 |
14-Apr-1922 |
Early MLB superstar, Hall of Famer |
| Jesse Burkett |
Baseball |
4-Dec-1868 |
27-May-1953 |
The Crab, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Alvin Dark |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1922 |
|
Retired MLB Shortstop and Manager |
| Leo Durocher |
Baseball |
27-Jul-1905 |
7-Oct-1991 |
Leo the Lip |
| Frankie Frisch |
Baseball |
9-Sep-1898 |
12-Mar-1973 |
2880 hits with .316 batting average |
| Joe Garagiola |
Baseball |
12-Feb-1926 |
|
St. Louis Cardinal turned sportscaster |
| Rogers Hornsby |
Baseball |
27-Apr-1896 |
5-Jan-1963 |
The Raj |
| Carl Hubbell |
Baseball |
22-Jun-1903 |
21-Nov-1988 |
New York Giants pitcher |
| Monte Irvin |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1919 |
|
Negro League player, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Christy Mathewson |
Baseball |
12-Aug-1880 |
7-Oct-1925 |
Pitched 37 winning games in 1908 |
| Willie Mays |
Baseball |
6-May-1931 |
|
Baseball Hall of Famer |
| John McGraw |
Baseball |
7-Apr-1873 |
25-Feb-1934 |
NY Giants manager for 30 years |
| Joe Medwick |
Baseball |
24-Nov-1911 |
21-Mar-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Mel Ott |
Baseball |
2-Mar-1909 |
21-Nov-1958 |
HoF New York Giants outfielder |
| Amos Rusie |
Baseball |
30-May-1871 |
6-Dec-1942 |
The Hoosier Thunderbolt |
| Casey Stengel |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1890 |
29-Sep-1975 |
The Old Perfesser |
| Bobby Thomson |
Baseball |
25-Oct-1923 |
|
1951 home run brought Giants to the Series |
| Jim Thorpe |
Football |
28-May-1887 |
28-Mar-1953 |
Olympics and football |
| Hoyt Wilhelm |
Baseball |
26-Jul-1923 |
23-Aug-2002 |
Knuckleball relief pitcher |
| Hack Wilson |
Baseball |
26-Apr-1900 |
23-Nov-1948 |
Hit 56 home runs and 191 RBI's in 1930 |
