the giants came to san francisco in 1958.
the giants came to san francisco in 1958.
when did the giants come to san francisco?
1958
the first opening day game for the san francisco giants was played against the los angeles dodgers on april 15, 1958 at seals stadium, the giants' first home ball park in san francisco. rubén gómez was the giants' opening day starting pitcher that day, in a game the giants lost 8–0. that was the giants' only opening day game at seals stadium. they also played in two other home parks in san francisco: candlestick park from 1960 to 1999, and at&t park, previously called pacbell park and sbc park, since 2000. the giants' opening day starting pitchers had a record of seven wins, three losses and seven no decisions at candlestick park and have a record of two wins, one loss and one no decision at at&t park. that gives the san francisco giants' opening day starting pitchers a total home record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 8 no decisions. their record in opening day road games is 17 wins, 12 losses, and 8 no decisions.
list of san francisco giants opening day starting pitchers
in 2007 the hhbmhof established its pioneer award to those players or baseball aficionados who have set the example as true pioneers of the sport. to date (18) pioneers have received that honor. felipe alou, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002 at pacific bell park, san francisco, california, matty alou, on june 23, 2002 at pacific bell park, san francisco, california. jesus alou, houston astros, on september 23, 2008, houston, texas. juan berenguer, minnesota twins on june 23, 2013 at comerica park, detroit, michigan. orlando cepeda, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002, san francisco, california. dave garcia, san diego padres, ossie guillen, chicago white sox on june 2, 2006 at us cellular field, chicago, illinois. rudy jaramillo, texas rangers on september 20, 2008 at rangers ball park at arlington, texas. juan marichal, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002, san francisco, california. minnie minoso, chicago white sox on at us cellular field, chicago iiinois. chicago white sox, jose pagan, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002, san francisco, california. luis polonia, new york yankees, newark, new jersey. ivan 'pudge" rodriguez, texas rangers, on august 2, 2012 at comerica park, detroit, michigan. arturo santo domingo, major league baseball, diego segui, oakland athletics on july 6, 2012 at the bartle hall convention center, kansas city, missouri. pedro sierra, negro leagues, major league baseball, valmy thomas, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002, san francisco, california. jose uribe, san francisco giants on june 23, 2002, san francisco, california.
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