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This Day in Giants History, April 29, 1958: No Giants on TV

Horace Stoneham, owner of the San Francisco Giants, rejects Westinghouse’s proposal to televise 1958 Giants road games on a non-profit basis.   Despite declining attendance for the Giants during the 1950s, New York remained a profitable place to conduct the … Continue reading

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This Day in Giants History: February 19, 1946

Giant outfielder Danny Gardella becomes the first major league player to announce that he is jumping to the new, “outlaw” Mexican League operated by Mexican customs broker Jorge Pasquel. Gardella is to be paid $10,000 for the 1946 season, more … Continue reading

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This Day in Giants History: December 5, 1969

Giants vice president and general manager Charles “Chub” Feeney will succeed Warren Giles as president of the National League. He is elected for a four-year term‚ beginning January 1‚ 1970. Giants owner Horace Stoneham, Feeney’s uncle, will again serve as … Continue reading

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Amos Rusie’s Holdout

As we’ve seen, everything Andrew Freedman did while owner of the New York Giants was wrong, and his particular sin during the spring of 1896 was instigating the holdout of pitcher Amos Rusie. Rusie led the National League in strikeouts … Continue reading

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This Day in Giants History: December 1, 1896

Amos Rusie‚ a season-long holdout‚ announces that he will not settle with New York and play next season unless owner Andrew Freedman rescinds the $200 fine levied against Rusie after the 1895 season for “dissipation” and “failure to give his … Continue reading

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