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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added a Top Questions section. Mar 25, 2026
Noted that “the New Yorks” was another name the team was known by in the early 1880s. Jun 17, 2025
Updated through the end of the 2024 season. Mar 07, 2025
Media added. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - San Francisco Giants. Oct 28, 2022
Added information about the 2021 season. Nov 11, 2021
Add new Web site: Sports Team History - San Francisco Giants Team History. Jan 03, 2020
Noted the team's play-off loss in 2016 and its NL-worst record in 2017. Oct 03, 2017
Updated article to mention the team's 2014 championship and the dominant pitching performance of Madison Bumgarner in the World Series. Oct 30, 2014
Added the team's berth in the 2014 World Series. Oct 17, 2014
Added mention of the team advancing to the 2014 NLCS. Oct 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of San Fracisco Giants. May 05, 2014
Added mention of team's 2013 performance. Oct 28, 2013
Added the team's 2012 World Series championship. Oct 29, 2012
Updated to mention that the Giants won the 2012 NL championship. Oct 23, 2012
Add new Web site: Official Site of The San Francisco Giants. Aug 06, 2012
Updated article to mention San Francisco's World Series win. Nov 02, 2010
2010 World Series berth added. Oct 25, 2010
Mention of San Francisco's return to the postseason in 2010 added. Oct 06, 2010
New article added. Sep 01, 2009
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