After playing for the New York Giants (1951-52, 1954-57), Willie Mays starred for the team in San Francisco from 1958 to 1972. He missed part of the 1952 season and all of the 1953 season because of a military obligation.
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Mays' first year with the San Francisco Giants was 1958, the year the team moved west from New York. He had played with the Giants in New York since the 1951 season.
The Giants first season in San Francisco was 1958.
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The Giants played in Seals Stadium, an old minor league ballpark, in 1958 and 1959, their first two seasons in San Francisco. In 1960, they moved to the brand-new Candlestick Park and played there until the 1999 season. In 2000, the team moved to Pacific Bell Park, which has since been renamed AT&T Park.
Charlie Fox was the manager of the San Francisco Giants from May 1970 to July 1974. After the 1971 season, he was named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News for leading San Francisco to a 90-72 record and a first-place finish in the National League West. The Giants were defeated in the 1971 National League Championship Series by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who went on to win the World Series.
Since interleague play began in 1997, the Yankees and the Giants are 3-3 in head-to-head meetings. New York won two of three games played at the old Yankee Stadium from June 7-9, 2002. San Francisco won two of three games played at AT&T Park from June 22-24, 2007. If you add the 1962 World Series, in which New York defeated San Francisco in seven games, the Yankees have a 7-6 overall edge.