New York Giants
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The New York Giants began their franchise history as part of the National League in 1883. They were first known as the New York Gothams. In 1885 they changed thir name to the Giants. In 1958 they relocated to San Francisco. BR Team Page.
There was also a franchise in the 1890 Players League known as the New York Giants. BR Team Page.
[edit] Further Reading
- Frank DeFord: The Old Ball Game, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2005
[edit] Related Sites
- [1] Article on the 1947 New York Giants in The Hardball Times.
Of some further interest to baseball buffs re the New York Giants might be a little-known Hollywood film. The title is "The Big Leaguer." It was filmed in 1953 at the New York Giants Minor-League spring training camp in Melbourne, Florida. It starred Edward G. Robinson, Vera Ellen, and Jeff Richards. It's basic plot was about young players coming to the camp for a try-out to be signed by the Giants, and Robinson had the role of an old ex-Giant player (Hans Lopert), who more-or-less was in charge of the try-outs. Purely fictional, of course, but Lopert was a real person. The film does include real minor-league players in the Giants farm system as extras. It gives a flavor of what such a spring-training site looked like and what some of the fundamental baseball drills were like. It is of special interest to me as I once was in the New York Giants farm system as a pitcher. Some of my friends had bit parts in this film.
There are also real Giants baseball scouts and minor league managers in bit parts.
