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  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 27: Madison Bumgarner # 40 of the San Francisco Giants pitched the Milwaukee Brewers to the top of the first heat at AT & T Park on July 27, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images) Photo: Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images

  • The San Francisco Giants have had history storied in the Bay Area since their move to SF in 1958. Click to see the lowest and

  • The reputation of the stick as a windy stage sealed Let's start from the lowest ... The reputation of Candlestick Park for strong and swirling winds that could have an effect on the diamond was sealed in the ninth round of the first 1961. -Star Game. After a day of calm, the powerful gust of wind caused giant pitcher Stu Miller to fall in the middle of his performance, resulting in a rebound, marking a lead for the opposing American League. The game, but Miller, shown in this photo file at the 1961 All Star Game, blew himself up from the mound was cemented in history. Photo: Gordon Peters, The Chronicle

  • 1962 World Series, The McCovey Shot and The PeanutsThe San Francisco Giants made the World Series in 1962, the first time that they reached the series after moving to SF. They faced the New York Yankees, bringing the series to seven full games, and lost 1-0 in the ninth inning of Game 7. The Giants had two outs when Hall of Fame member Willie McCovey crossed a line. right to second baseman Yankees Bobby Richardson, that he hung after a step or two, ending the series. In December 1962, Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts (and Giants fan), evoked McCovey's success when Charlie Brown said, "Why could not McCovey hit the ball three feet more?" A few weeks later, Schulz says "Or why McCovey could not hit the ball just two feet higher?" In this photo from Wednesday, February 1, 2012, McCovey holds the two reprints of the Peanuts cartoon at his home in Woodside, California on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Photo: Russell Yip, The Chronicle


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  • Bob Lurie buys Giants, keeps them going SFDuring the first half of the 1970s, participation in the Giants' games dropped and then owner Horace Stoneham, faced with financial difficulties, sought to sell the team . Stoneham almost sold the team to a Toronto group, who would move the team there, but Bob Lurie stepped in and bought the team for $ 8 million. In this 1992 photo, several years after buying the team, Lurie walks around Candlestick Park, ironically after speaking to the press about the possibility of moving the team to San Jose. Photo: Deanne Fitzmaurice, The Chronicle

  • Giants shrink in the 1970sOver later, the entire decade of the 1970s was bad for the giants. In addition to moving almost to Toronto in 1976, the team did not finish higher than third place in a year (except in 1971) and several players left the team, only to find success with other franchises. Among them were Garry Maddox, George Foster, Dave Kingman and Gaylord Perry. A young Phillip Nelson fan, six years old, tried a new battering helmet during the opening day of the San Francisco Giants in 1978 at Candlestick Park. 8, 1978. Photo: Jerry Telfer, The Chronicle

  • The Giants lose 100 games, most in the history of the franchise1985 was the worst year in the history of the Giants, at least in terms of victories and defeats. The team has lost 100 games this season, the worst in the history of the franchise, under the leadership of Jim Davenport, who was replaced before the end of the season by Roger Craig (shown here, right ). In this photo of the 1986 season, Craig talks with general manager Al Rosen, also brought in an attempt to upset the team, before the start of a party at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Craig continued to revolve around the team, finishing his first five full seasons with winning records. Photo: Focus on Sport / Getty Images

  • Loma Prieta Earthquake Interrupts Bay Bridge Series The Giants competed against the Oakland A at the 1989 World Series in what was nicknamed the "Bay Bridge Series". It was the first cross-town series in 33 years and there has not been one since. The Athletics were 2-0 in the series when he crossed the bridge at Candlestick Park. Then, moments before the start of the third game of the series, the Loma Prieta earthquake was the largest earthquake in the region since the earthquake of 1906 destroyed much of the city. It killed 63 people and injured more than 3,500. Candlestick Park sustained damage to its upper deck due to pieces of concrete falling from the stadium. The series will not resume before 10 days, when the Giants lost the match 3 against the A. They ended up being swept by the A and losing the series. In this file photo, Brett Butler of the Giants stands with his family at Candlestick Park moments after the Loma Prieta earthquake, postponing the third match of the 1989 World Series. Photo: Bettmann / Contributor


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  • Lurie sells the team, he moves almost againBob Lurie, who had previously prevented the Giants from moving to Toronto, played with the Giants' move to San Jose in 1991 before putting the team into action. sale in 1992. A group of Tampa Bay investors almost bought the team and moved them to Florida, but the league rejected the deal. Finally, the team was purchased by an investment group including Safeway CEO Peter Magowan, Harmon Burns and his wife Sue. Lurie, former owner of the Giants, gives a press conference on a possible move to San Jose in 1996 in this photo of January 15, 1991. To his left is the Mayor of San Jose, Susan Hammer. To the right of Lurie, Councilor, Joe Head. Photo: Steve Ringman, The Chronicle

  • Strike costs Matt Williams an HR recordThe 1994 Major League Baseball season ended in the middle of summer, allowing baseball fans to take advantage of this pbad national time. At the time, the Giants had a mediocre season (at best) just one year after the division of the National League of the West. The strike also cost Giants 'third goal, Matt Williams, a chance to dominate Roger Maris' record. When the strike began, Williams had 43 home runs in 115 games per team and was able to hit 60 home runs. In this 1994 photo, Williams closes his eyes after defeating in the eighth in a lost effort against the Colorado Rockies. Photo: Chris Stewart, The Chronicle / Chris Stewart

  • After nearly 40 years, the Giants leave The Stick The 1999 Giants season was the last to play at Candlestick Park. After serving as a team house for 39 years, the Giants moved to what was then known as Pacific Bell Park (now called AT & T Park). Although the Giants lost their last game at Candlestick Park on September 30, 1999, a California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted The Stick's license plate and brought it to the place where the new Giants house was built. The stadium continued to be used by the San Francisco 49ers until 2013. Workers demolish Candlestick Park in this photo from February 4, 2015. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle / ONLINE_YES

  • Baker, Bonds leads the Giants at the World Series. The Giants lose to the Angels. In the last season of Dusty Baker as a manager of the Giants, Barry Bonds and he led the team to the World Series, where they faced the Angels of Anaheim and have lost series 4-3. Probably the most memorable moment the series is shown in this file photo of October 24, 2002. JT Snow Giants, left, drags Darren Baker, son of the Giants manager of the time Baker, on the outside of the plate and on the path of counter-attacker David Bell, after Snow scored the seventh inning of the fifth game of the World Series in San Francisco. Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Associated Press


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  • BALCO, Bonds and Legacy at Work In a June 2003 article in "Muscle and Fitness," Barry Bonds describes his training program with the Bay Area Laboratory (BALCO) co-op. Months later, BALCO founder Victor Conte was accused by the US Anti-Doping Agency of providing athletes with a brand new steroid that would rock the world of athletics. That's how the Bonds-BALCO-steroids saga began. In 2004, Bonds told a grand jury that he had used a clear substance and cream provided by BALCO, but that he had never thought that they were steroids. The bonds arrive at the San Francisco Federal Court House on Thursday, December 4, 2004, to testify before a federal grand jury in this file photo. Photo: Frederic Larson, The Chronicle

  • Giants fan beaten by Dodgers fans at the opening dayThe long-standing rivalry between the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers went bad the first day after their victory in World Series. The two teams clashed to open the season and after the match, two men in Dodgers outfit attacked Bryan Stow, the Giants fan, seriously hurt him. The Giants rallied to support Stow as a result of the attack. In this photo from Thursday, April 16, 2015, Stow leaves the field after launching the first ceremonial pitch for the San Jose Giants minor league baseball opener. Stow was damaged in the brain following an attack in front of the Dodger Stadium. of Los Angeles in 2011 Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press

  • Giants are on the right track to have the worst season ever ... all over baseballThe Giants have been historically bad during the 2017 season. As of Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the team has had the worst record of the MLB and is poised to have the worst record in the history of the league. Because of their poor performance, ticket sales for Giants home sales are approaching historic lows. Giants' Joe Panik reacts to the suppression with the bases charged and one in the 9th inning against Cleveland's Indians at AT & T Park in San Francisco in this photo file from Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle

  • The Giants of New York become the SF GiantsNow on the summits ... In 1958, the Giants move from New York to San Francisco, playing their first two seasons at Seal Stadium. This photo, taken from SF Chronicle's archives, is from the first day of the Giants in San Francisco. Photo: The Chronicle of 1958


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  • From Seals Stadium to 'The Stick & # 39; In 1960, the San Francisco Giants moved from Seals Stadium to Candlestick Park, affectionately nicknamed "The Stick", where they stayed for 40 years. This photo from the Giants On the day of the opening of the new Giants Stadium in 1960, then-mayor George Christopher launched the first field, in the presence of Vice President Richard M Nixon. Photo: Peter Breinig, The Chronicle

  • Say Hey Kid hits four HRs in a matchOn 30 April 1961, Willie Mays, a member of the San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame, entered four races against the Milwaukee Braves. Only eight Major League Baseball players had accomplished this feat before him, and only eight have accomplished it since. In this day's record photo, Mays proudly displays the four baseballs in the club representing the four shots he's struck against the Braves in Milwaukee. . The Giants won this game 14-4 and their home runs in that game represented eight points. Photo: DVN, AP

  • Brother Alou takes the top spotIn the eighth in the Giants' match against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 15 In 1963, Jesus Alou joins his brothers Matty and Felipe in the battlefield, making the # History of the MLB. It was the first and only time that three brothers made up the outside field of a major league team. The Giants won this game 13-5. In this file photo, taken five days before they do the story, from the left, Jesus, Matty and Felipe, of the Dominican Republic, pose in a three-way shaking hand before the start of the day. A baseball game with the New York Mets at New York's Polo Grounds. Photo: AP

  • Mays becomes first Giants MVP Before the Giants settled on SF, Willie Mays made the headlines of his game, which eventually earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. But he became the franchise's first MVP after moving to SF when he won the National League MVP title in 1965. He beat .317, collected 177 hits, 118 points, 112 hits and 52 home runs. In this file photo of July 12, 1965, Mays slips into the plate at home under the glove of Philadelphia catcher Pat Corrales in Philadelphia. Photo: Ap


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  • McCormick becomes the first giant to win the Cy Young Trophy In 1967, Giants left-handed pitcher Mike McCormick, featured here in this UPI photo, became the first giant to win the Cy Young Award. This season, he has won 22 games, had a 2.85 ERA (the second lowest of his career), retired 150 hitter and 262 innings. The Giants would not have won another Cy Young trophy for more than 40 years, with Tim Lincecum the prize in 2008. Photo: UPI, SFC

  • Mays Reaches the 600th Home Victory On September 22, 1969, the Temple of Giants' fame Willie Mays won his 600th run. He went on to hit 60 more races at home out of the park in his career and is still the main home batter of Giants, with 646 spring runs while wearing black and orange. In this file photo of August 16, 1966, Russ Hodges Mays Interviews after the Giants outfielder hit his 534th home race in a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros. Photo: Associated Press

  • The Giants hire the first black manager in the National LeagueIn 1981, the Giants hired Frank Robinson as his skipper and became the first team in the national league to hire a black manager. Robinson, who had already broken several racial barriers in the MLB as a player and manager, failed with the Giants and lasted less than four seasons with the franchise. This record shot, from the 1983 season, shows Robinson looking for the Giants practice batting before a game. Photo: Focus on the sport / contributor

  • NL wins the last all-star game at Candlestick ParkCandlestick Park hosted its second and final all-star game in 1984, won by the National League 3-1. In this photo on July 10, 1984, Giants catcher Bob Brenly and outfielder Chili Davis, the only Giants representatives, are featured in the 1984 All-Star Game. Photo: Frédéric Larson, The Chronicle


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  • The Giants reach the playoffs for the first time since 1971. The Giants won 90 games by grabbing the West Division title in 1987. It was the first time that the Giants had won the playoffs. team was making the playoffs in 16 years. The team has reached the national league championship series this year, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The Chile Davis giants are hugged by teammate Eddie Milner and get five good marks after a shot by Will Clark to score a Cardinals title in the Candlestick Park National League Series in this photo on Friday, October 9, 1987. Photo : Lennox McLendon, ASSOCIATE PRESS

  • The Barry Bonds era begins in SFBe before the investment group Peter Magowan officially belongs to the Giants They signed Barry Bonds, a former pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal was first canceled by the league, but conditions were negotiated to protect former owner Bob Lurie and Bonds if the deal failed. Bonds, which Bobby also played for the Giants, came to SF with a twist. He played his best season so far (46 homers, 123 RBIs and batting average .336) while leading the Giants to 103 wins. Bonds is shown here reacting after his two-run homer against San Diego Padres in San Francisco in this file photo of September 24, 1993. Photo: Susan Ragan, AP

  • Bonds joins the 40-40 club, second player at C it Outfielder Barry Bonds hit 42 homeruns and stole 40 bases during the 1996 season. He was the second major league player in the history of the Major League to accomplish such a feat by joining what is now known as club 40-40. During the season, he also scored 121 points and batting average .308. He chases the bats at the 1996 All-Star Home Run Derby in this July 8, 1996 photo at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Photo: Sports News, Getty Images / 1996 Sporting News

  • Giants Install in AT & T ParkThe Giants began a new millennium in a new stadium, which was called Pacific Bell Park at the # 39; era. In 2003, Pacific Bell was purchased by SBC Communications and, for a year, the park called SBC Park. Then, in 2005, the name was given its current nickname, AT & T Park. In their first year in the park, the Giants won the National League West division with a record of 97-65. They reached the division series of the National League, where they lost to the New York Mets in four games.


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  • Bonds capture the season's semifinal record Barry Bonds was one of the biggest stories of the 2001 MLB season while he broke Mark McGwire's season record . As he approached the record, opposing pitchers began to drag him away, leaving many wondering whether or not he would break the record. But on October 5, 2001, Bonds broke the record by reaching his 71st and 72nd series of the season against the Dodgers and their pitcher Chan Ho Park. He went on to hit another home race this season, making the MLB record for home runs in a single season 73. Bonds look a big slam sailing out of the park down the sixth inning during the Giants' game against the Florida Marlins at AT & T Park in this photo from Tuesday, August 14, 2001. Photo: KENDRA LUCK / SAN FRANCISCO CHRONIC

  • The former giant leads the team to one of his best seasonsFelipe Alou was hired as skipper of the Giants in 2003 and I have not disappointed him, at least this season. In 2003, the Giants won at least 100 games for the third time since they moved to San Francisco. They also led the Western National League division every day of the regular season, becoming the ninth team to accomplish such a feat in the history of the MLB. . This season, the team has reached the series of the National League Division, where she lost to the Florida Marlins, the eventual champions of the world series. Photo: Kate Wade, SFC

  • The era of bonds at SF ends with several blows Despite the controversy over steroids that has plagued much of Barry Bonds' career, his ambition on the diamond has not helped. did not go down. In his last season with the Giants, Bonds excited the fans and drew the wrath of others while chasing the Aaron Hank record in 755.Well he captured Aaron's record in August of the 2007 season with one of the 28 hit in his last year. He is shown here hitting his 756th home run in front of Washington Nationals receiver Brian Schneider in San Francisco in this photo on August 7, 2007. The home race gave Bonds the all-time record in Major League Baseball. Aaron appeared on the screen after hitting the home run and congratulated Bonds.Bonds was not re-signed by the Giants in the offseason and did not return to the MLB to play for another team. In 2017, Bonds joined the Giants as a special advisor to the CEO of the franchise and was added to the Giants Wall of Fame. Photo: DINO VOURNAS, REUTERS

  • Lincecum bursts on the sceneTim Lincecum went 7-5 with the Giants in 2007, but in 2008, the first season of the franchise without Barry Bonds since 2008, he 18-5 and won the NL Cy Young Award. He was the first Giants pitcher to win the trophy since Mike McCormick made it in 1967. He will still win the Cy Young Trophy in 2009, becoming the first pitcher to win the trophy in his first two seasons. complete at MLB. . Lincecum wafts against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT & T Park in this file photo on July 11, 2014 in San Francisco. Photo: Thearon W. Henderson, Getty Images


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  • The Giants win the World Series The 2010 Giants season has been described as "torture" by Bay Area baseball, but it's also the year the franchise won its first World Series since his move to SF in 1958. On the way to At the championship, the Giants went 92-70 during the regular season. They beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 to capture SF's first professional sports championship since the 49ers won the Super Bowl in 1995. The shortstop Edgar Renteria has considered retiring during the 2010 season, but was named World Series 2010 MVP after hitting in two series winning hits. In this photo from November 1, 2010, Renteria holds the Commissioner's trophy. Photo: Michael Macor, San Francisco Chronicle

  • Second World Series win in three yearsThe Giants won their second World Series in three years by scooping up the Detroit Tigers. The Giants' third baseman, Pablo Sandoval, was named the most valuable player in the series after beating .500 in the series and winning three home runs in Match 1. With the victory, the Giants were on the verge of A certifiable dynasty. NLCS match 7 round at AT & T Park in this photo from Monday, October 22, 2012 in San Francisco. Photo: Beck Diefenbach, The Chronicle

  • Giants: A Modern Baseball Dynasty The Giants won their third World Series in six years in 2014 by beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in the championship round. The win sparked a debate over whether the three Giants championships in six years have made it a modern baseball dynasty. The Madison Bumgarner player was named World Series MVP after giving only one run in the 21 innings he played. series. Buster Posey and Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants hug each other after beating the Kansas City Royals to win the 2014 World Series 7 match by a 3-2 score at Kauffman Stadium in this October 29, 2014 photo in Kansas City, Mo. Photo: Jamie Squire, Getty Images


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The San Francisco Giants have had a history rich in history in the Bay Area since moving to SF in 1958. Click to see the highest and lowest moments of the history of the franchise.

Having spent history in the Bay Area since moving to SF in 1958. Click to view the highest and lowest moments of the history of the franchise


The reputation of the stick as a sealed windy stage

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Candlestick Park's reputation for strong, swirling winds that could affect the diamond was sealed during the ninth inning of the first all-star game of 1961. After a day of calm, the powerful gale caused the Giant launcher Stu Miller's fall in the middle of his delivery, resulting in a rebound, scoring a point against the American league

National League still won the match, but Miller, shown in this file photo at All Star Game of 1961, blow up the mound has been cemented in history.

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The reputation of Candlestick Park for strong and swirling winds that could act on the diamond was sealed ninth round of

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1962 World Series, McCovey's Shot and the Peanuts

The San Francisco Giants made the World Series in 1962, the first time they reached the series after moving to SF . They faced the New York Yankees, leading the series to seven full games, and lost 1-0 in the ninth inning of the seventh game.

The Giants had two outs when Hall of Fame member Willie McCovey hit a line leading to Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson, whom he hung after a step or two, ending the series. In December 1962, Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts (and Giants fan), evokes McCovey's success when Charlie Brown says, "Why could not McCovey hit the ball just three feet up?"

when Charlie Brown said, "Or why did not McCovey hit the ball just two feet up?" In this photo from Wednesday, February 1, 2012, McCovey holds the two reprints of the Peanuts cartoon at his home in Woodside, California on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

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1962 World Series, McCovey's Shot and Peanuts

The San Francisco Giants made the World Series in 1962, the first time that they reached the series after moving to SF. They clashed with New York

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Photo: Russell Yip, The Chronicle



Bob Lurie buys Giants and keeps them at SF

During the first half of the 1970s, participation in the Giants' Games collapsed and owner Horace Stoneham, faced with financial difficulties, sought to sell the team. Stoneham almost sold the team to a group in Toronto, who was going to relocate the team there, but Bob Lurie stepped in and bought the team for $ 8 million.

In this 1992 photo, several years after buying the team, Lurie walks around Candlestick Park, ironically after speaking to the press about the possibility of moving the team to San Jose.

Bob Lurie buys giants and keeps them at SF

During the first half of the 1970s, participation in the giants' games collapsed and the owner Horace Stoneham , confronté à des difficultés financières, a cherché à vendre équipe. Stoneham

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Les géants rétrécissent dans les années 1970

Presque toute la décennie des années 1970 était mauvaise pour les géants. En plus de déménager presque à Toronto en 1976, l'équipe n'a pas terminé plus haut que la troisième place en une année (sauf en 1971) et plusieurs joueurs ont quitté l'équipe, seulement pour trouver du succès avec d'autres franchises. Parmi eux se trouvaient Garry Maddox, George Foster, Dave Kingman et Gaylord Perry.

Un jeune fan de Phillip Nelson, six ans, a essayé un nouveau casque de frappeur lors de la journée d'ouverture des Giants de San Francisco en 1978 à Candlestick Park. photo du 8 avril 1978.

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Les géants rétrécissent dans les années 1970

Presque toute la décennie des années 1970 était mauvaise pour les géants. En plus de déménager presque à Toronto en 1976, l'équipe n'a pas terminé plus haut que la troisième place d'une année (sauf

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Les Giants perdent 100 matchs, la plupart dans l'histoire de la franchise

1985 fut la pire année de l'histoire des Giants, au moins en termes de victoires et de défaites. L'équipe a perdu 100 matchs cette saison, le pire de l'histoire de la franchise, sous la direction de Jim Davenport, qui a été remplacé avant la fin de la saison par Roger Craig (ici à droite)

Sur cette photo de la saison 1986 , Craig parle avec le directeur général Al Rosen, également amené dans une tentative de renverser l'équipe, avant le début d'un match au Candlestick Park à San Francisco. Craig continuerait à tourner autour de l'équipe, terminant ses cinq premières saisons complètes avec des records de victoires.

  • Les Giants perdent 100 matchs, la plupart dans l'histoire de la franchise

    1985 fut la pire année de l'histoire des Giants, au moins en termes de victoires et de défaites. L'équipe a perdu 100 matchs cette saison, le pire de l'histoire de la franchise, sous

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  • Le tremblement de terre de Loma Prieta interrompt la série Bay Bridge

    Les Giants s'affrontent contre les Oakland A dans les World Series 1989 dans ce qui a été surnommé "Bay Bridge Series". C'était la première série mondiale de cross-town depuis 33 ans et il n'y en a pas eu depuis. Les Athletics étaient en hausse de 2-0 dans la série quand il a traversé le pont à Candlestick Park

    Puis, quelques instants avant le début du troisième match de la série, le coup du tremblement de terre de Loma Prieta, le plus grand tremblement de terre dans la région depuis le séisme de 1906 a détruit une grande partie de la ville. Il a coûté la vie à 63 personnes et plus de 3 500 blessés.

    Candlestick Park a subi des dommages à son pont supérieur à cause de morceaux de béton tombant du haut du stade. La série ne reprendra pas avant 10 jours, lorsque les Giants ont perdu le match 3 contre les A. Ils ont fini par être balayés par les A et perdre la série. Dans cette photo, Brett Butler des Giants se tient avec sa famille à Candlestick Park quelques instants après le séisme de Loma Prieta, reportant le troisième match de la Série mondiale de 1989.

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    • Loma Le séisme de Prieta interrompt la série Bay Bridge

    Les Giants se sont affrontés contre les A d'Oakland dans les World Series de 1989 dans ce qui a été surnommé "Bay Bridge Series". C'était la première série mondiale de cross-town en

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    Lurie vend l'équipe, il bouge presque à nouveau

    Bob Lurie, qui avait auparavant empêché les Giants de déménager à Toronto, a joué avec le déplacement des Giants à San Jose en 1991 avant de mettre l'équipe en vente en 1992. Un groupe L'équipe a finalement été rachetée par un groupe d'investissement composé du PDG de Safeway, Peter Magowan, d'Harmon Burns et de sa femme Sue. Lurie, former owner of the Giants, gives a press conference discussing a possible move to San Jose by 1996 in this file photo from January 15, 1991. To his left is Mayor of San Jose, Susan Hammer. To Lurie's right, city councilman, Joe Head.

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    Lurie sells the team, it almost moves again

    Bob Lurie, who previously saved the Giants from moving to Toronto, toyed with moving the Giants to San Jose in 1991 before putting the team up for sale in 1992. A

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    Strike costs Matt Williams chance at HR record

    The 1994 Major League Baseball season ended in the dead of the summer, costing baseball fans a chance to enjoy what was the national pastime. At the time, the Giants were having an (at best) mediocre season just a year after nearly the National League West division.

    The strike also cost Giants third baseman Matt Williams a chance at topping Roger Maris' home run record. When the strike began, Williams had 43 home runs in 115 team games and was on pace to hit 60 home runs. In this file photo from 1994, Williams closes his eyes after flying out in the eighth inning in a losing effort to the Colorado Rockies.

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    Strike costs Matt Williams chance at HR record

    The 1994 Major League Baseball season ended in the dead of the summer, costing baseball fans a chance to enjoy what was the national pastime. At the time, the

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    After nearly 40 years, Giants leave The Stick

    The 1999 Giants season was the team's final one playing at Candlestick Park. After serving as the team's home for 39 years, the Giants were set to move to what was then called Pacific Bell Park (now called AT&T Park).

    Although the Giants lost their last game in Candlestick Park on Sept. 30, 1999, a California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted home plate from The Stick and took it to where the Giants' new home was being built. The stadium continued being used by the San Francisco 49ers until 2013. Workers demolish Candlestick Park in this file photo from Feb. 4, 2015.

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    After nearly 40 years, Giants leave The Stick

    The 1999 Giants season was the team's final one playing at Candlestick Park. After serving as the team's home for 39 years, the Giants were set to move to what was

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    Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle
                                                        


    Baker, Bonds lead Giants to the World Series. Giants lose to Angels.

    In Dusty Baker's final season as the Giants' manager, he and Barry Bonds led the team to the World Series, where they faced off against the Anaheim Angels and lost the series 4-3.

    Probably the most memorable moment from the series is shown in this Oct. 24, 2002 file photo. Giants' J.T. Snow, left, drags 3-year-old Darren Baker, son of then-Giants manager Baker, away from home plate and the path of oncoming baserunner David Bell, after Snow scored in the seventh inning of Game 5 of baseball's World Series in San Francisco.

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    Baker, Bonds lead Giants to the World Series. Giants lose to Angels.

    In Dusty Baker's final season as the Giants' manager, he and Barry Bonds led the team to the World Series, where they faced off against the

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    BALCO, Bonds and a legacy at stake

    In a June 2003 article in "Muscle and Fitness," Barry Bonds described his training regimen with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). Months later, BALCO founder Victor Conte was accused by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of supplying athletes with a new designer steroid that was rocking the world of track and field. And so began the Bonds-BALCO-steroid saga.

    In 2004, Bonds told a grand jury that he used a clear substance and a cream supplied by BALCO, but said he never thought they were steroids. Bonds arrives at the San Francisco Federal Court House Thursday, Dec. 4, 2004, to testify before a federal grand jury in this file photo.

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    BALCO, Bonds and a legacy at stake

    In a June 2003 article in "Muscle and Fitness," Barry Bonds described his training regimen with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). Months later, BALCO founder Victor

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    Photo: Frederic Larson, The Chronicle
                                                        


    Giants fan beaten by Dodgers fans on Opening Day

    The Giants' long-standing rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers turned ugly on the first opening day following their 2010 World Series victory. The two teams faced off to open the season and after the game two men in Dodgers gear attacked Giants fan Bryan Stow, critically injuring him.

    The Giants rallied to support Stow in the wake of the attack. In this file photo from Thursday, April 16, 2015, Stow walks off the field after throwing the ceremonial first pitch for the San Jose Giants' minor league baseball home opener Stow was left brain damaged after an attack outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 2011.

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    Giants fan beaten by Dodgers fans on Opening Day

    The Giants' long-standing rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers turned ugly on the first opening day following their 2010 World Series victory. The two teams faced

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    Giants on track to have worst season ever…in all of baseball

    The Giants have been historically bad during the 2017 season. As of Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the team had the worst record in the MLB and are on pace to have the worst record in the history of the league. Because of their poor performance, ticket sales for Giants' home sales are approaching historic lows.

    The Giants' Joe Panik reacts to striking out with the bases loaded and one out in the 9th inning against Cleveland Indians at AT&T Park in San Francisco in this file photo from Tuesday, July 18, 2017.

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    Giants on track to have worst season ever…in all of baseball

    The Giants have been historically bad during the 2017 season. As of Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the team had the worst record in the MLB and are on

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    Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
                                                        


    The NY Giants become the SF Giants

    Now onto the highs…

    In 1958 the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco, playing their first two seasons at Seals Stadium. This photo, taken from the SF Chronicle archives, is from the Giants' opening day the first season they played in San Francisco.

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    The NY Giants become the SF Giants

    Now onto the highs…

    In 1958 the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco, playing their first two seasons at Seals Stadium. This photo, taken from the SF Chronicle

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    From Seals Stadium to 'The Stick'

    In 1960, the San Francisco Giants moved from Seals Stadium to Candlestick Park, affectionately known as "The Stick," where'd they stay for 40 years.

    This photo, from the Giants' opening day at the Giants' new stadium in 1960 shows then-Mayor George Christopher tossing the first pitch, with Vice President Richard M. Nixon in attendance.

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    From Seals Stadium to 'The Stick'

    In 1960, the San Francisco Giants moved from Seals Stadium to Candlestick Park, affectionately known as "The Stick," where'd they stay for 40 years.

    This photo, from the Giants'

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    Photo: Peter Breinig, The Chronicle
                                                        


    Say Hey Kid hits four HRs in one game

    On April 30, 1961, San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays enter rarefied air when he hit four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves. Only eight Major League Baseball players had accomplished that feat before him, and only eight have accomplished it since.

    In this file photo from that day, Mays proudly displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Braves in Milwaukee. The Giants won that game 14-4 and his homers in that game accounted for eight runs batted in.

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    Say Hey Kid hits four HRs in one game

    On April 30, 1961, San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays enter rarefied air when he hit four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves. Only eight Major League

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    Brother Alou takeover the outfield

    In the eighth inning of the Giants' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Sept. 15, 1963, Jesus Alou joined his brothers Matty and Felipe in the outfield, making MLB history. It was the first and only time that three brothers made up the outfield of a Major League team. The Giants won that game 13-5.

    In this file photo, taken five days before they made history, from left, Jesus, Matty and Felipe, of the Dominican Republic, pose in a three-way hand shake before start of a baseball game with the New York Mets at New York's Polo Grounds.

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    Brother Alou takeover the outfield

    In the eighth inning of the Giants' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Sept. 15, 1963, Jesus Alou joined his brothers Matty and Felipe in the outfield, making MLB history.

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    Mays becomes Giants' first MVP

    Before the Giants moved to SF, Willie Mays was making headlines for his play, which would eventually earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame. But he became the franchise's first MVP after they moved to SF when he won the National League MVP award in 1965.

    That season he batted .317, had 177 hits, scored 118 runs, knocked in another 112 and hit 52 home runs. In this file photo from July 12, 1965, Mays slides into home plate under the glove of Philadelphia catcher Pat Corrales in Philadelphia.

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    Mays becomes Giants' first MVP

    Before the Giants moved to SF, Willie Mays was making headlines for his play, which would eventually earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame. But he became the franchise's first MVP

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    McCormick becomes first Giant to win Cy Young Award

    In 1967, the Giants' southpaw pitcher Mike McCormick, shown here in this file photo from UPI, became the first Giant to win the Cy Young Award. That season, he won 22 games, had a 2.85 ERA (the second lowest of his career), struck out 150 batters and pitched 262 innings.

    The Giants wouldn't have another Cy Young Award winner for over 40 years, with Tim Lincecum winning the award in 2008.

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    McCormick becomes first Giant to win Cy Young Award

    In 1967, the Giants' southpaw pitcher Mike McCormick, shown here in this file photo from UPI, became the first Giant to win the Cy Young Award. That season, he

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    Mays hits 600th home run

    On Sept. 22, 1969, Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays hit his 600th home run. He went on to knock 60 more home runs out of the park in his career and is still the leading Giants' home run hitter, with 646 home runs while wearing black and orange.

    In this file photo from Aug. 16, 1966, Russ Hodges interviews Mays after the Giants outfielder hit his 534th home run in a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros.

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    Mays hits 600th home run

    On Sept. 22, 1969, Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays hit his 600th home run. He went on to knock 60 more home runs out of the park in his career and is still the leading Giants' home run

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    Photo: Associated Press
                                                        


    Giants hire National League's first black manager

    In 1981, the Giants hired Frank Robinson as its skipper and became the first National League team to hire a black manager. Robinson, who had already broken several racial barriers in the MLB as a player and manager, was unsuccessful with the Giants and lasted less than four seasons with the franchise.

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    Giants hire National League's first black manager

    In 1981, the Giants hired Frank Robinson as its skipper and became the first National League team to hire a black manager. Robinson, who had already broken

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    NL wins last All-Star game at Candlestick Park

    Candlestick Park hosted its second and last All-Star game in 1984, which the National League won 3-1.

    In this file photo from July 10, 1984, Giants catcher Bob Brenly and outfielder Chili Davis, the only representatives from the Giants, are shown at the 1984 All-Star Game.

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    NL wins last All-Star game at Candlestick Park

    Candlestick Park hosted its second and last All-Star game in 1984, which the National League won 3-1.

    In this file photo from July 10, 1984, Giants catcher Bob

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    Photo: Frederic Larson, The Chronicle
                                                        



    Giants reach playoffs for first time since 1971

    The Giants won 90 games on their way to capturing the Western Division title in 1987. It was the first time the team made the playoffs in 16 years. The team reached the National League Championship Series that year, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.

    Giants Chili Davis is hugged by teammate Eddie Milner and gets high fives from others after crossing the plate on a hit by Will Clark to score a run against the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series at Candlestick Park in this file photo from Friday, Oct. 9, 1987.

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    Giants reach playoffs for first time since 1971

    The Giants won 90 games on their way to capturing the Western Division title in 1987. It was the first time the team made the playoffs in 16 years. The team

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    Barry Bonds era begins in SF

    Before Peter Magowan's investment group officially owned the Giants, they signed former Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger Barry Bonds. The deal was initially struck down by the league, but terms were negotiated to protect former owner Bob Lurie and Bonds if the deal failed.

    Bonds, who father Bobby also played for the Giants, arrived in SF with a splash. He played his best season up to that point (46 home runs, 123 RBIs and .336 batting average) while leading the Giants to 103 wins. Bonds is shown here reacting after his two-run homer against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco in this file photo from Sept. 24, 1993.

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    Barry Bonds era begins in SF

    Before Peter Magowan's investment group officially owned the Giants, they signed former Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger Barry Bonds. The deal was initially struck down by the league, but

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    Bonds joins the 40-40 club, second player to do it

    Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hit 42 home runs and stole 40 bases during the 1996 season. He was the second player in Major League history to accomplish such a feat, joining what's become known as the 40-40 club.

    During that season, he also batted in 121 runs and had a .308 batting average. Bonds bats during the 1996 All-Star Home Run Derby in this file photo from July 8, 1996 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

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    Bonds joins the 40-40 club, second player to do it

    Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hit 42 home runs and stole 40 bases during the 1996 season. He was the second player in Major League history to accomplish such a

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    Giants move into AT&T Park

    The Giants started a new millennium in a new stadium, which was called Pacific Bell Park at the time. In 2003, Pacific Bell was bought by SBC Communications and, for a year, the park was called SBC Park. Then, in 2005, then name was given its current moniker, AT&T Park.

    In their first year in the park, the Giants won the National League West division with a 97-65 record. They reached the National League Division Series, where they lost to the New York Mets in four games.

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    Giants move into AT&T Park

    The Giants started a new millennium in a new stadium, which was called Pacific Bell Park at the time. In 2003, Pacific Bell was bought by SBC Communications and, for a year, the

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    Bonds captures single-season HR record

    Giants slugger Barry Bonds was one of the biggest stories of the 2001 MLB season as he chased Mark McGwire's single-season home run record. As he approached the record, opposing pitchers began walking him, leaving many wondering whether or not he would break the record.

    But on October 5, 2001, Bonds broke the record by hitting his 71st and 72nd home runs of the season against the Dodgers and their pitcher Chan Ho Park. He'd go on to hit one more home run that season, making the MLB record for home runs in a single season 73. 

    Bonds watches a grand slam sail out of the park in the bottom of the sixth inning during the Giants game against the Florida Marlins at AT&T Park in this file photo from Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001.

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    Bonds captures single-season HR record

    Giants slugger Barry Bonds was one of the biggest stories of the 2001 MLB season as he chased Mark McGwire's single-season home run record. As he approached the record,

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    Former Giant leads team to one of its best seasons

    Felipe Alou was hired as the Giants skipper in 2003 and he didn't disappoint, at least that season. In 2003, the Giants won at least 100 games for only the third time since they moved to San Francisco.

    They also led the National League West division every day of the regular season, becoming only the ninth team to accomplish such a feat in MLB history. That season the team reached the National League Division Series, where they lost to the Florida Marlins, the eventual World Series champs.

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    Former Giant leads team to one of its best seasons

    Felipe Alou was hired as the Giants skipper in 2003 and he didn't disappoint, at least that season. In 2003, the Giants won at least 100 games for only the

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    Bonds era in SF ends with several bangs

    Despite the steroid controversy that plagued much of the end of Barry Bonds' career, his ambition on the diamond didn't let up. In his last season with the Giants, Bonds excited fans and drew the ire of others while chasing Hank Aaron's all-time home run record of 755.

    Well, he captured Aaron's record in August of the 2007 season with one of the 28 home runs he hit in his final year. He's shown here hitting his 756th home run in front of Washington Nationals catcher Brian Schneider in San Francisco in this file photo from August 7, 2007. The home run gave Bonds the all-time home run record in Major League Baseball. Aaron appeared on screen after he hit the home run and congratulated Bonds.

    Bonds was not re-signed by the Giants in the offseason and didn't return to the MLB to play for any other team. In 2017, Bonds rejoined the Giants as a special advisor to the franchise's CEO and was added into the Giants Wall of Fame.

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    Bonds era in SF ends with several bangs

    Despite the steroid controversy that plagued much of the end of Barry Bonds' career, his ambition on the diamond didn't let up. In his last season with the Giants, Bonds

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    Lincecum bursts onto the scene

    Tim Lincecum went 7-5 with the Giants in 2007, but in 2008, the franchise's first season without Barry Bonds since 2008, he 18-5 and won the NL Cy Young Award. He was the first Giants pitcher to win the award since Mike McCormick did it in 1967.

    He would go on to win the Cy Young Award again in 2009, becoming the first pitcher ever to win the award in their first two full seasons in the MLB. Lincecum pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park in this July 11, 2014 file photo in San Francisco.

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    Lincecum bursts onto the scene

    Tim Lincecum went 7-5 with the Giants in 2007, but in 2008, the franchise's first season without Barry Bonds since 2008, he 18-5 and won the NL Cy Young Award. He was the first

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    Giants win the World Series

    The Giants 2010 season may have been labeled "torture" by the Bay Area baseball press, but it was also the year that the franchise won its first World Series since moving to SF in 1958. On their way to the championship, the Giants went 92-70 during the regular season. They beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 to capture SF's first professional sports championship since the 49ers won the Super Bowl in 1995.

    Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria contemplated retirement during the 2010 season as he appeared mostly off the bench, but was named the 2010 World Series MVP after knocking in two series-winning hits. In this file photo from Nov. 1, 2010, Renteria holds the Commissioner's Trophy.

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    Giants win the World Series

    The Giants 2010 season may have been labeled "torture" by the Bay Area baseball press, but it was also the year that the franchise won its first World Series since moving to SF in

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    Second World Series win in three years

    The Giants won their second World Series in three years by sweeping the Detroit Tigers. Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval was named MVP of the series after batting .500 in the series and hitting three home runs in Game 1. With this win, the Giants were on the brink of a certifiable dynasty.

    Sandoval screams after scoring in the 3rd inning of game 7 of the NLCS at AT&T Park in this file photo from Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in San Francisco.

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    Second World Series win in three years

    The Giants won their second World Series in three years by sweeping the Detroit Tigers. Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval was named MVP of the series after batting .500

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    Giants: A modern-day baseball dynasty?

    The Giants won their third World Series in six years in 2014 by defeating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in the championship round. The win sparked a debate over whether or not the Giants' three championships in six years made them a modern-day baseball dynasty.

    Pticher Madison Bumgarner was named MVP of the World Series after allowing only a single run in the 21 innings he played during the series. Buster Posey and Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants hug in celebration after defeating the Kansas City Royals to win Game 7 of the 2014 World Series by a score of 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium in this file photo from Oct. 29, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo.

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    Giants: A modern-day baseball dynasty?

    The Giants won their third World Series in six years in 2014 by defeating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in the championship round. The win sparked a debate over whether or not

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    Giants fall to Brewers as trade deadline looms



    Madison Bumgarner’s name has been mentioned in trade rumors, none substantiated, because he’s a celebrated pitcher on a team that might not contend down the stretch. Not because of any legitimate news reports.

    The Giants have been hesitant to dangle their ace and 2014 World Series MVP for several reasons, and Bumgarner provided one — surrendering two earned runs in eight innings — in a 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Friday night.

    The Brewers overcame a 1-0 deficit by effectively playing little ball and benefiting from groundouts to tie the game in the sixth and move ahead in the seventh, leaving Bumgarner with his second straight loss.

    The Giants fell 61/2 games out of first place and have a losing record for the first time since June 22.


    “You’d like to think it’s going to come around, but it’s got to happen now,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We can’t keep saying there’s a lot of baseball. The margin of error is getting smaller and smaller. We’re in a win-now position. It’s up to us to get this done.”




    The trade deadline is Tuesday, and, yes, Bumgarner would fetch a pretty package of players. But if the Giants have designs on reaching the playoffs any time soon — if not this year, then 2019 — they have no better pitcher to lead them at the top of the rotation.

    On the other hand, an argument can be made that a Bumgarner trade might be the ticket to a quicker path to the playoffs, depending on the return, but the Giants continue to say they have no plan to shop him.

    “I try to keep it simple,” Bumgarner said when asked if he’s concerned the team could sell at the deadline with the losses piling up. “I just worry about what I can control, and that’s baseball. That stuff, you’ve got to just push it aside. There’s nothing we can do about it except show up and win.”

    Bumgarner was much sharper than in his previous start when he issued six walks in a loss at Oakland. This time, he walked one in his 108-pitch stint. But it wasn’t quite enough, thanks to another offensive flop.

    The Giants scored a second-inning run — Buster Posey short-hopped the right-field wall for a double and scored on Brandon Crawford’s double — but were missing at the plate the rest of the night. They loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth on two singles and a walk, but Posey grounded out to end the inning.

    “If I had the same line as I did tonight and we win the game, you sleep like a baby,” Bumgarner said. “If you lose, you’re staring at the ceiling until 5 in the morning. We’re here to win games any way we can. I don’t care what the final score is or if I get the win or somebody else does.

    “Our only purpose is to win. When you don’t, it’s tough, no matter how good or bad you threw.”

    The decisive run came on a groundout to third baseman Evan Longoria, who momentarily lost his grip and decided he had no chance to throw out Hernan Perez at the plate. Bumgarner was visibly upset because, he said, he was trying for a strikeout in that situation.

    That gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead, and the Brewers made it 3-1 in the eighth when Christian Yelich doubled and scored on Ryan Braun’s single.

    The Brewers’ first run was unearned. Keon Broxton reached on an error by Longoria, who threw a long one-hopper to first that Pablo Sandoval didn’t scoop. Broxton advanced on Yelich’s walk and moved the final 180 feet on groundouts.


    John Shea is The San Francisco Chronicle’s national baseball writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JohnSheaHey

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