SPORTS FRANCHISE

National League Western Division, founded 1883 as the New York Gothams. Became the New York Giants in 1885, and moved to San Francisco in 1958. League champions in 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, and 2014, and World Series winners in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

Official Website:
http://www.sfgiants.com/

Location:
San Francisco, CA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Doyle Alexander	Baseball	4-Sep-1950		Former MLB pitcher
Dusty Baker	Baseball	15-Jun-1949		Ex-Manager, Cincinnati Reds
Rod Beck	Baseball	3-Aug-1968	23-Jun-2007	MLB relief pitcher
Carlos Beltran	Baseball	24-Apr-1977		Outfielder, New York Yankees
Bud Black	Baseball	30-Jun-1957		Manager, San Diego Padres
Vida Blue	Baseball	28-Jul-1949		Cy Young Award winning pitcher
Bruce Bochy	Baseball	16-Apr-1955		Manager, San Francisco Giants
Barry Bonds	Baseball	24-Jul-1964		Holds all-time home run record
Bobby Bonds	Baseball	15-Mar-1946	23-Aug-2003	Father of Barry Bonds
Melky Cabrera	Baseball	11-Aug-1984		Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
Steve Carlton	Baseball	22-Dec-1944		Winner of four Cy Young Awards
Gary Carter	Baseball	8-Apr-1954	16-Feb-2012	MLB catcher, Hall-of-Famer
Joe Carter	Baseball	7-Mar-1960		Toronto Blue Jays
Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	17-Sep-1937		MLB first baseman
Will Clark	Baseball	13-Mar-1964		SF Giants 1st Baseman, 1986-93
Alvin Dark	Baseball	7-Jan-1922		Retired MLB Shortstop and Manager
Eric Davis	Baseball	29-May-1962		Former Cincinnati Reds Outfielder
Phil Garner	Baseball	30-Apr-1949		MLB Manager
Goose Gossage	Baseball	5-Jul-1951		MLB relief pitcher
Dick Groat	Baseball	4-Nov-1930		Shortstop, 1960 National League MVP
Orel Hershiser	Baseball	16-Sep-1958		Bulldog
Randy Johnson	Baseball	10-Sep-1963		Five-time Cy Young Award winner
Carney Lansford	Baseball	7-Feb-1957		MLB 3rd Baseman, 1978-92
Don Larsen	Baseball	7-Aug-1929		Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series
Tim Lincecum	Baseball	15-Jun-1984		Pitcher, San Francisco Giants
Kenny Lofton	Baseball	31-May-1967		Cleveland Indians
Bill Madlock	Baseball	2-Jan-1951		Mad Dog, MLB 3rd Baseman
Peter A. Magowan	Business	5-Apr-1942		President, San Francisco Giants
Juan Marichal	Baseball	20-Oct-1937		Nine-time All-Star SF Giants pitcher
Willie Mays	Baseball	6-May-1931		Baseball Hall of Famer
Willie McCovey	Baseball	10-Jan-1938		521 homers, 18 grand slams
Bob Melvin	Baseball	28-Oct-1961		Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Morgan	Baseball	19-Sep-1943		National League MVP, 1975-76
Bobby Murcer	Baseball	20-May-1946	12-Jul-2008	MLB player, Yankees sportscaster
Gaylord Perry	Baseball	15-Sep-1938		Me and the Spitter
Buster Posey	Baseball	27-Mar-1987		San Francisco Giants
Deion Sanders	Football	9-Aug-1967		Played in both NFL and MLB
Walter Shorenstein	Business	23-Feb-1915	24-Jun-2010	San Francisco real estate mogul
Duke Snider	Baseball	19-Sep-1926	27-Feb-2011	Dodgers Hall of Famer
Warren Spahn	Baseball	23-Apr-1921	24-Nov-2003	Winner of 1957 Cy Young Award
Darryl Strawberry	Baseball	12-Mar-1962		Troubled former baseball player
Barry Zito	Baseball	13-May-1978		SF Giants pitcher

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