San Francisco Giants

Baseball’s first rule book consisted of 20 rules written by William Wheaton and William Tucker of the Knickerbocker Baseball Club on Sept. 23, 1845. Together, they declared the game a gentlemanly pastime.

Mesa, Ariz. —When I was at Hohokum Park for the Giants-Cubs game this afternoon, I caught up with a former colleague at The S.F. Chronicle, Henry Schulman, the Giants’ beat writer. We visited for a while after the game. Henry (AKA “Hank”) and I worked at The Chronicle’s business section in the days when...

Sacramento State’s baseball team has made significant changes to its starting lineup and coaching staff from last year’s team and no addition has been more influential than new homegrown hitting coach and former major league catcher Steve...

Nicknamed “The Twins,” the Giants 2010 and 2012 World Series trophies are making another tour of Northern California, and their first stop is none other than Sacramento. This will be the second public trophy tour held in the past three … Continue reading →

The two men accused in the brutal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow in 2011 appeared in court on Tuesday morning for a pre-trial hearing.

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In 1954 the Giants (still in New York) scored another four-game sweep in a World Series when they beat the Cleveland Indians in the fourth game played on Oct. 2. With the help of relief pitcher Johnny Antonelli, the Giants...

Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda marvels at the young team – World Champions for the second time in just three years.

“Amazing the way they came back because Cincinnati have a great team,” Cepeda said. “Then, we play St. …

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San Francisco is expected to be a madhouse on Wednesday as more than a million people are expected to crowd Civic Center Plaza for a glimpse of the Giants.

Planners are advising not to drive to San Francisco …

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Thousands took to the streets of San Francisco Sunday night following the Giants World Series clinching win in Detroit, with some making sure they left their mark.

Bonfires were set in the middle of Mission and Valencia streets, …

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As the Giants win the World Series, fans close to home can’t forget Bary Zito’s mark in Sacramento.

“I’ve known him since the river cats. He was going to come back no matter what. He was a good …