Based in San Francisco, California-- The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team that currently plays in the National League West Division. The Giants hold the record for winning the most games of any team in the history of organized sports. The Giants also holds the record for the most members in the hall of fame. They are also known for their intense rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Important moment and accomplishments:

The team won its first National League pennant in 1888. They also tasted victory over St. Louis Browns in an early incarnation of the World Series. They played against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms the next year and eventually won their second pennant and World Series victory

In 1904, The Giants ignored their first-ever modern World Series chance, an encounter with the then-current world champion Boston Americans, because McGraw considered the new American League as little more than a minor league. The policies and structure of the World Series was formalized the next year. The Giants won the 1905 World Series over the Philadelphia Athletic

The Giants lost three straight World Series in the early 1910s. First to the A's, then to the Red Sox, then the A's again.

The Giants participated in four straight World Series in the early 1920s, and was victorious in the first two over the Yankees. Then they lost to the Yankees in 1923, during the Yankee Stadium?s first opening. They also lost to Washington Senators in 1924. That would be the only World Series the Senators would win in their history.

In the 1930?s the Giants were victorious in 3 pennants. They defeated the Senators in the 1933 World Series but lost to the Yankees both in the year 1936 and year 1937.

In what is considered the greatest moment in sports history, Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run came to be known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." It happened in 1951, when the Giants clinched the National League pennant over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In 1954, the Giants had won their last World Series with a victory over the Cleveland Indians. The underdog Giants sweep the series, 4-0, despite the Cleveland Indians having won the American League with a then record 111 games that year. The Giants subsequently lost the World Series in 1962, 1989, and 2002

The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers both announced their moves to California in the summer of 1957. The golden age of baseball in the New York area ended.

Pitchers in the current roster:

Matt Cain
Tim Lincecum
Noah Lowry
Jonathan Sanchez
Barry Zito

San Francisco Giants recent news:

The 2008 season marks the 50th Anniversary of the San Francisco Giants in the Bay Area since moving from New York in 1958. This is also the first year since 1992 without all-time home run champion Barry Bonds. He was not re-signed following the 2007 season.

On May 16, 2008, Peter Magowan, announced he would be stepping down as the managing partner of the Giants. William (Bill) Neukom would be the new managing partner of the Giants effective October 1, 2008.

Many challenging actions will be witnessed by loyal fans in San Francisco Giants future matches. Fans will be watching out for the return of the Giants? quest to win the world series in the coming season.