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This Day in Giants History, July 1, 1921: Casey Comes to New York

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Charles Johnson

Outfielder Casey Stengel, along with second baseman Johnny Rawlings and pitcher Red Causey, are traded from the last-place Phillies to the second-place Giants for infielder Goldie Rapp and outfielders Lance Richbourg and Lee King. At one point, early in his … Continue reading →

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The Best Fielding Shortstops

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Charles Johnson

For the last spot on the infield, we’re examining the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant shortstops, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s rfield. I explained my methodology here, and we’ve previously looked at catchers, first-, second– and third basemen. … Continue reading →

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This Day in Giants History: August 14, 1917

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Charles Johnson

The Giants and the Brooklyn Robins split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. New York’s Ferdie Schupp takes the opener‚ 5-4‚ and ex-Giant Rube Marquard wins the second game for Brooklyn‚ 3-1. A highlight of the nitecap is a fight … Continue reading →

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