巨人隊是最富有傳奇的球隊之一,他們是在紐約創立的第二支球隊,由約翰B·戴(英语:John B. Day)和吉姆·馬特里(英语:Jim Mutrie)所建立的。1883年他們以高譚(Gothams)的名字加入國家聯盟,當時紐約的另一隻球隊,紐約都會人(New York Metropolitans,最先的大都會隊)則加入美國協會。高譚隊近半數的球員都是由解散的特洛伊特洛伊人轉來;高譚隊也繼承原先特洛伊人隊在國家聯盟的位置。當時都會人是較為成功的球隊,Day和Mutrie則開始挖角明星球員到高潭隊;球隊在1888年贏得第一個國家聯盟冠軍。
據說在一次令人滿意的勝利之後,Mutrie(當時的總教練)衝進更衣室並且大叫:「我的大傢伙們!我的巨人們!(My big fellows! My giants!)」從那開始球隊被稱為「巨人」。
Bobby Thomson up there swinging... He's had two out of three, a single and a double, and Billy Cox is playing him right on the third-base line... One out, last of the ninth... Branca pitches... Bobby Thomson takes a strike called on the inside corner... Bobby hitting at .292... He's had a single and a double and he drove in the Giants' first run with a long fly to center... Brooklyn leads it 4-2...Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances... Lockman without too big of a lead at second, but he'll be running like the wind if Thomson hits one... Branca throws...
There's a long drive, it's gonna be, I believe...THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! Bobby Thomson hits into the lower deck of the left-field stands! The Giants win the pennant and they're going crazy, they're going crazy! Ohhhhh-oh!!!
巨人隊球迷,也是居住在舊金山附近聖塔羅莎的著名漫畫家查爾斯·舒茲,在他隨後的花生漫畫(Peanuts)連載裡記載了這一記球。在12月22日連載的前三格裡,查理·布朗和奈勒斯·潘貝魯特沮喪的坐在前院陽台台階上。在最後一格裡,查理·布朗對天空哭喊:「為什麼麥考維不能把球再打高三呎?(Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?)」。在數個星期後的連載裡,同樣的場景,但查理·布朗這次說:「或者為什麼麥考維不能把球再打高『兩』呎?(Or why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just "two" feet higher?)」。
Bob Lurie於1976年買下了巨人隊,使球隊得以不用遷至多倫多;多倫多在一年後獲得建立擴充球隊的權力,這球隊是現在的多倫多藍鳥。但巨人隊球迷仍無法對巨人隊在舊金山的未來感到完全安心。巨人隊在1970年代剩下的幾年表現不佳,沒有一年以第三名以上的成績結束球季;巨人隊於1978年球季得到這個第三名成績。這年,巨人隊隊上有年輕新星傑克·克拉克與老將Vida Blue;巨人隊在這個球季領先了分區大半球季,但洛杉磯道奇逐漸走紅,最後贏得了西區冠軍與國家聯盟冠軍。
因為這幾年的戰績不佳,巨人隊在1997年新聘Brian Sabean為球隊總管(英语:General manager (baseball)),撤換了Bob Quinn。Brian Sabean一上任便做了一件有爭議性的交易案,把明星三壘手麥特·威廉斯交易到克里夫蘭印地安人,換來許多報紙評為「一堆備用零件(bunch of spare parts)」的數名球員,Sabean在看到數多負面報導後也公開解釋說:「達到這個職位的我不是一個笨蛋……我坐在這裡跟你們講這是有計畫的(I didn't get to this point by being an idiot... I'm sitting here telling you there is a plan)」。
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