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

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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This Day in Giants History: October 13, 1921

Waite Hoyt of the Yankees and the Giants’ Art Nehf come back with two days rest for game eight of the World Series. With two on and two out in the first‚ Giants first baseman George Kelly hits a grounder … Continue reading

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The Great Infielder Left Off the Lists

“Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know.” – Philadelphia sportswriter Gordon Mackay, 1924 We’ve finished our examination … Continue reading

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The Best Fielding Second Basemen

We move today to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant second basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s, rfield. I explained my methodology here, and looked at catching and first base peaks here and here. While the list of … Continue reading

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