New York Giants

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New York Giants

SPORTS FRANCHISE

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

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

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