San Francisco Giants Trivia

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TRIVIA

1) What were the San Francisco Giants originally called?

The team was founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams and renamed three years later the New York Giants before eventually moving to San Francisco in 1958.

2) Which Giants player appeared in 20 All-Star Games?

WILLIE MAYS BARRY BONDS MEL OTT CHRISTY MATHEWSON

Mays played in 20 consecutive All-Star Games (1954-73). In appreciation of his All-Star record, Ted Williams once said "They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays."

3) Which player led the Giants in home runs for 18 consecutive years?

WILLIE MAYS BARRY BONDS WILLIE MCCOVEY MEL OTT

Mel Ott led the National League in home runs a then-record six times and led the giants a major league record 18 years in a row (1928-1945). Since 1959, the National League has honored the league's annual home run champion with the Mel Ott Award.

4) Which pitcher threw three complete-game shutouts in a single World Series?

MADISON BUMGARNER CARL HUBBELL CHRISTY MATHEWSON GAYLORD PERRY

In 1905, Christy Mathewson pitched three complete-game shutouts in the span of only six days, clinching the Giants' first World Series championship.

5) How many consecutive innings did Greg Minton pitch for the Giants without allowing a home run?

239 209 269 179

Minton did not allow a single home run between June 1, 1979 and May 1, 1982, for an MLB record 269.1 consecutive innings.

6) Which Giants player once hit a home run but DIDN'T score?

AARON ROWAND RANDY WINN BENGIE MOLINA JOHN BOWKER

On September 26, 2008, Bengie Molina became the first player in MLB history to hit a home run and not get credit for a run scored. In the 6th inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he hit a ball off the right field wall that was originally ruled a single. The umpires used instant replay and subsequently ruled the hit a home run, but Molina had already been replaced at first base with pinch runner Emmanuel Burriss who rounded the bases and was credited for the run.

7) Who holds the MLB single-season home run record?

JOHNNY MIZE KEVIN MITCHELL BARRY BONDS WILLIE MAYS

Barry Bonds holds both the career (762) and single-season (73) MLB records for home runs. He also holds the career (2,558) and single season (232) records for walks.

8) Which pitcher once attacked an opposing catcher with a bat?

RUBE MARQUARD JEFF TESREAU JOHNNY ANTONELLI JUAN MARICHAL

On August 22, 1965 the Giants and Dodgers squared off at Candlestick Park. Tensions were already high when Juan Marichal came up to bat in the bottom of the second inning. The first pitch was down the middle for a strike. When Dodgers catcher John Roseboro threw the ball back to the pitcher, Marichal claims that it nicked his ear. Words were exchanged, and when Roseboro took of his catcher's mask, Marichal struck him twice on the head with his bat, opening a two-inch gash that sent blood flowing down the catcher's face. A 14-minute brawl ensued before order was restored. Roseboro later required 14 stitches.

9) Who hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"?

LARRY DOYLE BOBBY THOMPSON WILLIE MAYS MEL OTT

The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was a game-winning three-run homer by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL) pennant. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me", Thomson later said. "It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody."

10) Which starting pitcher had a 0.29 ERA in the 2014 World Series?

JAKE PEAVY TIM LINCECUM MADISON BUMGARNER JEREMY AFFELDT

Bumgarner started Game 1, allowing one run in seven innings, pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 5, and returned in Game 7 to pitch five scoreless innings in relief, for a total ERA of 0.29.