New York Giants

The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the New York Giants until the team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, where the franchise continues as the San Francisco Giants. The move came at the same time as that of their longtime rival the Brooklyn Dodgers, who went to Los Angeles. During most of their 75 seasons in New York City the Giants played home games at various incarnations of the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, and many Hall of Fame players wore the uniform, including Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Mel Ott and Willie Mays.