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San Francisco Giants

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The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. They compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League West Division and play their home games at Oracle Park. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years later and relocated from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The franchise has more wins than any other in MLB history, has played in the World Series 20 times and has won 23 National League pennants. Its eight World Series championships are the third most in the National League, five of them won while the team was in New York.

Facts
Classification
Team Type
Professional Club 1
Founded Year
1883 2
Titles
8 1
Connections

Competed In

Major League Baseball, Competitions
Source San Francisco Giants (Wikipedia)

Plays

Baseball, Sports
Source San Francisco Giants (Wikipedia)

Roster

Bengie Molina, Athletes
Source Bengie Molina (Wikipedia)
Edgar Rentería, Athletes
Source Edgar Rentería (Wikipedia)
George Foster (baseball), Athletes
Source George Foster (baseball) (Wikipedia)
Madison Bumgarner, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Madison Bumgarner
Tim Lincecum, Athletes
Source Tim Lincecum (Wikipedia)
Willie Mays, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Willie Mays
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San Francisco

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Source San Francisco Giants (Wikipedia)Lead, home city
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The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco
Sources
1. San Francisco Giants (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, team type
    The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco
  • Lead, World Series titles
    Their eight World Series championships are the third-most in the NL
  • Lead, home city
    The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco
  • Plays: Baseball, Lead
    The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco
  • Competed In: Major League Baseball, Lead, league
    The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division
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2. MLB Stats API: MLB Stats API team record for San Francisco Giants
MLB Stats APITeam record, first year of play
Quote, Team record, first year of play
"firstYearOfPlay": "1883"
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Edgar Rentería (Wikipedia)
Roster: Edgar Rentería, Article, team
Quote, Roster: Edgar Rentería, Article, team
In the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers, Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants
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Wikipedia, Willie Mays
Wikimedia FoundationRoster: Willie Mays, Lead
Quote, Roster: Willie Mays, Lead
playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets
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Wikipedia, Madison Bumgarner
WikipediaRoster: Madison Bumgarner, Lead
Quote, Roster: Madison Bumgarner, Lead
for the San Francisco Giants (2009-19)
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Bengie Molina (Wikipedia)
Roster: Bengie Molina, Lead
Quote, Roster: Bengie Molina, Lead
for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers
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George Foster (baseball) (Wikipedia)
Roster: George Foster (baseball), Lead
Quote, Roster: George Foster (baseball), Lead
He also played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and the Chicago White Sox.
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Tim Lincecum (Wikipedia)
Roster: Tim Lincecum, Lead
Quote, Roster: Tim Lincecum, Lead
primarily for the San Francisco Giants
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