The Giants are a MLB team based in San Francisco, California that plays in the National League West Division. Originally known as the New York Giants, the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. Other nicknames are The Orange and Black, Los Gigantes, The G-Men, The Jints, The Gyros, The Boys from the Bay, The Seals. As one of the longest-established professional baseball teams, the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball. They have won 22 NL pennants and appeared in 19 World Series competitions – both records in the NL. The Giants' 7 World Series Championships - 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010 and 2012 rank second in the NL (the St. Louis Cardinals have won 11). The Giants have the most Hall of Fame players in all of professional baseball. The Giants' rivalry with the Dodgers is one of the longest-standing and biggest rivalries in American baseball.
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