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The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco after the 1957 season, with Horace Stoneham continuing as club president and controlling stockholder. Their home in 1958-59 was Seals Stadium; they played their first game at Candlestick Park on April 12, 1960. Led by centerfielder Willie Mays, first baseman Willie McCovey, and pitcher Juan Marichal, the Giants had several powerful clubs in the 1960s, and won a pennant under manager Alvin Dark in 1962. Charlie Fox piloted them to a division title in 1971. In January of 1976, Stoneham negotiated to sell the team to Labatt's Breweries of Toronto, but a court order prevented the club's transfer to Canada. Native San Franciscan Bob Lurie stepped in, and with Arizona cattleman Bud Herseth, purchased the Giants and kept them in San Francisco. Lurie bought out Herseth in 1978. In 1987, under the astute presidency of Al Rosen, the Giants, managed by Roger Craig, won their second NL West title. They made it to the World Series in 1989, aided by the strong bats of Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell. The Series was interrupted for ten days when an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck just before Game Three was to begin at Candlestick Park. Oddly, the 1962 World Series was also delayed in San Francisco, for three days, due to rain. (FS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 29, 1915: In the nitecap of two games, the Senators whip the Athletics, 20–5, pounding pitcher Tom Sheehan for 21 hits in eight innings. Sheehan will manage the San Francisco Giants briefly in 1966 (as noted by Scott Flatow). » September 22, 1953: The Dodgers tie the record for the most wins in a home park, beating Pittsburgh 5-4. They go an incredible 60-17 at Ebbets Field, tying the record of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942. Only the 61 wins of the San Francisco Giants in an 81-game home season will surpass the mark. » May 12, 1958: Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants and adds another home run as Los Angeles loses 12–3. » February 14, 1959: The Orioles purchase veteran 1B Whitey Lockman from the San Francisco Giants, then trade him to the Reds in June for 1B Walt Dropo. » September 3, 1960: A battle of lefthanders features Sandy Koufax of the LA Dodgers against Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants. Felipe Alou's home run gives McCormick a 1–0 win, his 2nd 1–0 win against Los Angeles in 1960. » January 23, 1962: Lawyer Melvin Belli wins a breach-of-warranty suit against the San Francisco Giants on the grounds that his box seat at Candlestick Park is too cold. Belli's suit contends that the seat he bought in 1960, at the cost of $1,597, was supposed to have radiant heating. » June 7, 1973: The Yankees trade three players -- 1B Frank Tepedino, OF Wayne Nordhagen and a player to be named -- to the Atlanta Braves for P Pat Dobson. Dobson had struggled in his one year in Atlanta after the Braves had acquired him from the Orioles. The player to be named will turn out to be 2—Alan Closter and Dave Cheadle. The Yanks also purchase 30-year-old Sam McDowell (1–2) from the San Francisco Giants for $100,000+. McDowell, who will later admit to a drinking problem (teammate Dick Radatz later remarked, "We thought he was just stupid. It turned out he was never sober") will pitch two seasons in New York before being released. » January 14, 1981: Frank Robinson is named manager of the San Francisco Giants. » December 21, 1987: The A's sign free agent Dave Henderson, who played this past season with the San Francisco Giants. » June 28, 1995: Colorado pulls off a hidden ball trick in a 2-1, 11-inning loss to the host San Francisco Giants. In the first inning, Darren Lewis is tagged out at third base by Vinny Castilla, with Barry Bonds at bat. » June 23, 1997: Steve Finley cracks three homers and Wally Joyner adds two more as the visiting Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 11–6. Jim Bruske gets his first major league win allowing three hits in five scoreless innings of relief. » May 15, 1999: When SS Alex Arias of the Philadelphia Phillies snags Mike Piazza's line drive in the sixth inning he starts the Phillies' 30th franchise triple play and their 10th against a team from New York City. It was just the second triple play turned in Veterans Stadium and the 237th in the National League since 1901. Arias has participated in two triple plays for the Phils, he initiated one last season against the San Francisco Giants. The Mets still win, 9–7. » May 8, 2000: Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 12th home run of the season, against the San Francisco Giants. The homer tied "Big Mac" with Jimmie Foxx for ninth place on the all-time list with 534 career homers. McGwire needs just two taters to catch number eight on the list, Mickey Mantle, at 536. » May 27, 2001: Against the Rockies' Denny Neagle in the 1st inning, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits the franchise's 12,000th home run. It is Bonds' 26th of the year. Only the Yankees have hit more. Neagle gives up all five runs, including solos to Armando Rios and Rich Aurilia, in the 5–4 loss to SF. » August 23, 2001: Barry Bonds and Shawon Dunston of the San Francisco Giants became just the 12th pair of teammates to hit back-to-back homers as pinch hitters when they go deep in the top of the ninth. Bonds pinch homer is his first since 1989 and snaps a 5–5 tie. It is also his 549th home run, moving him ahead of Mike Schmidt into 8th place. The Giants win, 10-5.