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1934 in a Box
Giants Checking In: Joey Amalfitano, San Pedro, CA Jackie Brandt, Omaha, NE Chuck Hiller, Johnsburg, IL Willie Kirkland, Siluria, AL Ken MacKenzie, Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada Andre Rodgers, Nassau, Bahamas … Continue reading
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Tagged 1934 Giants, Al Smith, Andre Rodgers, Bill Terry, Bill White, Blondy Ryan, Carl Hubbell, Charlie Hickman, Chuck Hiller, Dick Johnston, Dolf Luque, Fresco Thompson, George Grantham, George Watkins, Gus Mancuso, Hal Schumacher, Hank Leiber, Harry Danning, Hi Bell, Homer Peel, Jack Salveson, Jackie Brandt, Jo-Jo Moore, Joe Bowman, Joey Amalfitano, John McGraw, Ken MacKenzie, Lefty O'Doul, Leon Wagner, Les German, Mel Ott, Parke Wilson, Phil Weintraub, Roy Parmelee, Slick Castleman, Travis Jackson, Watty Clark, Willie Kirkland
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This Day in Giants History, September 16, 1911: “Victory” Faust Strikes Out Honus Wagner
Before a game at Forbes Field, the Giants’ mascot, Charles Victory Faust, strikes out Honus Wagner on three pitches, to the delight of the 20,000 fans. The early twentieth century was a period in which almost all ballplayers had … Continue reading
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Tagged 1911 Giants, 1912 Giants, Buck Herzog, Charlie Faust, Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Larry Doyle, Roger Bresnahan
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This Day in Giants History, July 22, 1910: Bugs Raymond Gets Himself Suspended
Bugs Raymond, talented but hard-drinking spitball pitcher, walks the winning run home in New York’s fourth straight loss to the Pirates. When Raymond shows up drunk for his next start, in St. Louis, manager John McGraw suspends him for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1908 Giants, 1909 Giants, 1910 Giants, 1911 Giants, 1911 World Series, Bugs Raymond, drinking, Fred Tenney, John McGraw, Louis Drucke, Roger Bresnahan
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The Giants and the First All-Star Game
The first All-Star game was played in 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. It is remembered largely because Babe Ruth, fat, stiff, and heading rapidly for obsolescence, hit a home run in the American League’s 4-2 triumph. National League manager … Continue reading
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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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