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was being built. (Candlestick Park remained the home of the San Francisco 49ers football team through the 2013 season.) In 2000, after 40 years, the Giants left Candlestick Park and, as long advocated, moved into a privately financed downtown stadium (AT&T Park, originally Pacific or "Pac" Bell Park and later renamed SBC Park) on that part of the shoreline of China Basin known as McCovey Cove, at the corner of 3rd and King Streets (with an official address of 24 Willie Mays Plaza in honor of the longtime Giants superstar), ushering in a new era for the Giants and their
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field. Candlestick Park was under construction during the 1959 season and the Giants did not play there until 1960. However, Giants vice president Chub Feeney had said earlier in the season that if the Giants won the pennant they would play their World Series home games in Candlestick. Several potential problems were suggested with this move including a lack of seating, lack of toilet facilities, and insufficient access roads to the stadium. The Dodgers were 12–10 against the Braves overall for the season, though the Braves outscored them by a single run (96 to 95) in those games. The Braves
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played with the season used him as a catcher. In 1940, Aragón made his return to the New York Giants organization, playing with the minor league Fort Smith Giants of the Class-C Western Association. He batted .189 with 17 hits and three doubles in 36 games played that season as a member of the Fort Smith club. During all of his 36 games, Aragón was used as a catcher, committing five errors in 186 total chances. Aragón began working for the New York Giants as a batting practice catcher in 1941. He did not play with the Giants until August
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that occurred early in the season, he missed thirteen days of play. Johnson was rushed back into the team's starting line-up, and as a consequence his home run totals slumped dramatically. He also was used as an occasional starting pitcher. A submarine pitcher of exceptional ability, he was essentially the Philadelphia Giants' fourth starter in 1905. His gutsy mound appearances continually kept everyone questioning why he did not pitch more often. In 1906 he moved to the Brooklyn Royal Giants, where he was again captain, and led the team to championships in 1908 and 1909. Sportswriter Harry Daniels named Captain
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Daniel Ortmeier Daniel David Ortmeier (born May 11, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He made his major league debut on September 5, , with the San Francisco Giants. Ortmeier was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and played baseball at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 27th round out of high school, but opted to play for Coach Clay Gould at UT Arlington. He was redrafted in the 3rd round his collegiate junior year by the SF Giants and signed. His brother, Chris, was drafted by the
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April 2010, Kuiper coined a new slogan from a fan's sign for the SF Giants club: "Giants baseball... torture!" This slogan is used generally if the games are either tense, tight, or very close, in which the Giants have later won by a small margin. Kuiper lives in Danville, California, with his wife, Michelle. They have two adult children: a son, Cole, who is married to Rachel Jensen Kuiper and a daughter, Dannon, who will marry Zack Rease on November 11, 2017. Duane is just one in a family of baseball broadcasters, all working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Cowboys–Giants rivalry The Cowboys–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. The beginning of this rivalry is difficult to trace, but is perhaps best defined by the first game the two teams ever played back in 1960, which resulted in a 31–31 tie. In the early 1960s the New York Giants were beginning to wind down as an NFL powerhouse. After having been arguably the most dominant team in the Eastern Conference through the 1950s and early 1960s the Giants entered a period of poor play where they did not make
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he got involved as a narrator for the Westchester Philharmonic. As the Giants prepared for the 1997 NFL Draft they attempted to resign Elias. In 1997, he earned the Unsung hero award from the New York Giants. Elias did not play for the Giants during the 1997 NFL season, and he did not sign with the Indianapolis Colts until the 1998 NFL season. He had an offer from the 1997 Carolina Panthers, but he tested the market too long and lost it. He spent 1997 coaching his high school alma mater's football team where his brother, Greg, was playing. He
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their commemoration of their 2010 World Series championship, the jerseys, instead of bearing the familiar "GIANTS" across the chest, displayed the interlocking "SF" logo on the front of the jersey's left side in gold. The Giants also wore caps with the "SF" logo also in gold. On April 20 and 21, the Boston Red Sox wore home uniforms with "BOSTON" on the front of the jerseys instead of the familiar "RED SOX" to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Cinco de Mayo saw two teams don Hispanic-flavored uniforms. The Giants wore their cream home uniforms with 'Gigantes' in
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in 1915 and 49 games in 1916. He was selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25, 1917 to back up Honus Wagner, but did not hit sufficiently. The Pirates waived Kelly, and he was reclaimed by the Giants from the Pirates on August 4, 1917. The Giants optioned Kelly to the Rochester Hustlers of the Class-AA International League, where he played the rest of the 1917 season. Kelly did not play professionally in 1918 due to his military service. The Giants sold Kelly to Rochester before the 1919 season to acquire Earl Smith. Finding success in Rochester,
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his wife Laurie (a realtor) in 1987. They reside in Pleasant Hill, California. Ron spends his off season visiting friends and family, can frequently be seen tending his landscape. , or SF Giants biography, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) Ron Wotus Ronald Allan Wotus (born March 3, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman who currently serves as third base coach for the San Francisco Giants. He previously served as bench coach for the Giants from 1999–2017. Wotus grew up in Colchester, Connecticut, and attended Bacon Academy, where he played soccer, basketball, and
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all five games against Purdue between 1906 and 1911. In 1903, the Wabash football team fielded its first black player, Samuel S. Gordon, and the following season added another, Walter M. Cantrell. Many opposing teams threatened boycotts, but school president William Patterson Kane insisted the men be allowed to play. Some opponents did cancel their games, but Gordon and Cantrell continued to play for Wabash. The 1904 football team adopted the nickname the "Little Giants", which was the first time that moniker was used by the school. That season, Wabash won decisive victories over , 81–0, , 51–0, and ,
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Chris Schenkel, CBS's announcer for New York Giants broadcasts at the time. DuMont normally used a single announcer for its telecasts, a common practice then but a departure from modern practice where a play-by-play announcer is paired with a color commentator. Several of DuMont's championship game broadcasts did have color commentators. Though there are no known surviving copies of DuMont NFL broadcasts, it is possible that this video footage is DuMont coverage of the 1953 NFL Championship Game, though it is not confirmed and the tape contains no audio. That footage is available for viewing on YouTube. This game, and
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– SF – 5:26 – Dwaine Carpenter 80 yd fumble return TD (Todd Peterson kick) (7–7) Q1 – SF – 0:40 – Todd Peterson 48 yd FG (SF 10–7) Q2 – CHI – 13:27 – Paul Edinger 52 yd FG (10–10) Q2 – SF – 6:20 – Todd Peterson 51 yd FG (SF 13–10) Q2 – CHI – 4:35 – Paul Edinger 45 yd FG (13–13) Q4 – CHI – 13:59 – Paul Edinger 27 yd FG (CHI 16–13) Q4 – CHI – 3:52 – Nathan Vasher 71 yd interception return TD (Edinger kick) (CHI 23–13) "at Giants Stadium in
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and pinch hit for the Giants on April 22 against the Cubs, but did not return to full action until almost a full month later on May 2. On his return game against the Milwaukee Braves, his teammates joked that he had a "perfect" night, as he went 1 for 1 with a single, two walks, and a successful squeeze play. On May 25, there was a play at the plate with the Giants up 2-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies where Phillies pitcher 6'0", 200 pound Robin Roberts attempted to run for home off a ground ball in the third
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pitcher was Bill Gullickson. He was touted as the next big star in Japanese baseball, after his father, but failed to live up to expectations. Nagashima did not hit or field well, and his playing time decreased as the years went on. In 1992, he spent a year with the Los Angeles Dodgers single-A team in the United States, but made little improvement. He was about to be released from the Swallows in 1992, but was traded for money to the Yomiuri Giants, where his father was the manager. He did not play any better with the Giants, but his
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allow injured players to recover. The Browns also used the extra week to better prepare for their Week 6 opponent: the defending champion New York Giants. Browns' tight end Kellen Winslow II was hospitalized on October 9 with an undisclosed illness (later revealed to be a staph infection). Winslow spent four nights in the hospital and did not play in the Browns' game against the Giants. Citing Winslow's privacy, the Browns did not comment on his illness. Coming off their bye week, the Browns went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a crucial Week 6 interconference duel with the
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Cannons, the Mariners' top farm team. He returned to the team in July, and finished with a much more respectable .250 average. Nixon opened the 1988 season with Calgary, where he batted .281 through 40 games. He was then traded to the San Francisco Giants on June 23. The Giants immediately added Nixon to the major league roster. He played in 59 games over the remainder of the season, batting .348. He spent the entire 1989 season with the Giants, the only season in which he did not play in the minor leagues. He made his only postseason appearances in
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borough to Bronx with the opening of Yankee Stadium where, with their star Babe Ruth, they drew larger crowds than ever before. Their first year saw Ruth and future Hall of Famer Herb Pennock lead them to win their first World Series ever over none other than the Giants. Between the two teams there were three rookies who would eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame but who did not play in the series: Bill Terry and Hack Wilson for the Giants and Lou Gehrig for the Yankees. The teams went on to meet again in the fall classic
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5, 2012, the baseball clubhouse was officially named after James B. Whiteaker in a dedication ceremony that took place prior to the final baseball game of the regular season. Today, "Building D" is now known as the James B. Whiteaker Clubhouse. 2015 Coyotes Baseball was an exciting year of competition. The Coyotes sported RHP – Phil Bickford (2015-drafted to SF Giants), SS – Tyler Brown (2015 – drafted to SF Giants), and OF-Matthew Waldren, who was a 2015 NJCAA Superior Academic-All-American. Coyotes Athletic Programs pride themselves on maintaining very high individual and team academic standards. Student-athletes at the College of
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averages. The equation for BABIP is: formula_1 where H is hits, HR is home runs, AB is at bats, K is strikeouts, and SF is sacrifice flies. Batting average on balls in play In baseball statistics, Batting average on balls in play (abbreviated BABIP) measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits, or how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits, excluding home runs. BABIP is commonly used as a red flag in sabermetric analysis, as a consistently high or low BABIP is hard to maintain—much more so for pitchers than hitters. Therefore,
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medication or other important expenses they may not otherwise be able to afford, such as sending their daughters to school. Until There's a Cure partners with many organizations and people. The main ones are listed here, but there are many more. In partnership with the San Francisco Giants, Until There's a Cure hosts a fundraiser during one game a year. This fundraiser, which includes raffle tickets, bracelet sales, and an announcement at half-time, is the organization's biggest fundraiser all year. They have been partnering with the SF Giants for over 20 years, and have raised $1.5 million together. Cheer SF
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damages although this decision was set aside by the Court of Appeal. Tolley then took the case to the House of Lords where he was successful but it was decided that the damages were excessive. Eventually, in July 1931, he received £500 damages and costs. "Note: Tolley only played in The Open Championship, the U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship."<br> LA = Low amateur<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place
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they did meet in a Wild Card tiebreaker in 1998 where the Cubs advanced, beating the Giants 5–3. The Cubs won the Division Series three games to one and advanced to the NLCS for the second consecutive year. The Cubs began postseason play with starter Jon Lester on the mound facing Johnny Cueto for the Wild Card Game-winning Giants. In the pitching duel, Lester scattered five hits in eight innings of work, shutting out the Giants. Cueto also blanked the Cubs allowing only two hits until the eighth inning, when Javier Baez's home run into the left-field basket put the
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But as no rules were broken the Giants and eventually Minnesota had to back down. Following that season, the NFL instituted the current semi-random supplemental draft order. The strategy devised by A.J. Faigin, to not declare for the NFL until after the regular draft, was subsequently used by other top players for various reasons. In some cases, it was because they did not want to play for the team that would have drafted them in the regular draft. For example, Brian Bosworth did not declare because he did not want to play for the Indianapolis Colts or the Buffalo Bills,
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Copenhagen initially proposed to play the game as a friendly only. This proposal was rejected by Rungsted IK. 1955–56 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season The 1955–56 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season was the second season of ice hockey in Denmark. KSF Copenhagen won the championship by defeating Rungsted IK in the final. Silkeborg SF qualified with four wins against the other teams and a goal difference of 28:9. Due to logistical problems Silkeborg SF did not participate in the final tournament. That left two teams, KSF Copenhagen and Rungsted IK, left to play in the finals. The final was held
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taking a law degree at Clare College, Cambridge, where he captained the Cambridge University Golf Club in 1890. In 1897 he became a Founder Member of the Royal & Ancient Rules of Golf Committee. Note: Colt played in only The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship. DNP = Did not play "T" indicates a tie for a place R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Yellow background for top-10 Source for 1895 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1895, pg. 8. Source for 1896 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 21 May
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season opening night, will also be held. The National Football League donated $1 million, as did the New York Yankees baseball organization. The New York Jets and New York Giants also allowed the 2005 LSU Tigers football team play their home games at Giants Stadium while both the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center were being used as a refuge for victims of the hurricane, and Tiger Stadium (LSU) was being used by the New Orleans Saints for their home games. A Concert for Hurricane Relief, an hour-long, music and celebrity driven broadcast was aired on September 2,
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New York. After the two rounds were concluded, he went to his mother's house in nearby Glen Cove, New York, where he suffered an acute heart attack and died at age 41. The bus he was riding in after leaving the golf course had struck and killed a 7-year-old boy. "Note: Dowling played only in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship." NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> "T" Indicates a tie for a place<br> Yellow
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later as a dishwasher. Walker died of pleural pneumonia in a Hackensack, New Jersey jail cell where he had gone for shelter. NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Cyril Walker Cyril Walker (September 18, 1892 – August 6, 1948) was an English professional golfer born in Manchester who emigrated to the United States in
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did not stop Bailey from trading in radioactive products. He later founded a new company – "Radium Institute", in New York – and marketed a radioactive belt-clip, a radioactive paperweight, and a mechanism which made water radioactive. "Note: Byers died before the founding of the Masters Tournament, and never played in The Open Championship. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship."<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T"
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AZ 14-12 4th Quarter AZ- Emmitt Smith 10-yard rush (Neil Rackers kick) AZ 21-12 AZ- Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick) AZ 28-12 SF- Eric Johnson 6-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Tim Rattay run)AZ 28-20 SF- Brandon Lloyd 23-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Brandon Lloyd pass from Tim Rattay) TIED 28-28 Overtime SF- Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal SF 31-28 At "Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey" Sunday, October 17, 2004 It seemed the 49ers would have their second straight victory when they secured a 14-point lead before halftime. However, the 49ers' defense fell apart after
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to take a handoff and run up the middle. Csonka took the ball and ran for 11 yards. For the third play in the Giants' series, the same play was called again. In the huddle, the Giants were incredulous when the call came in. "Don't give me the ball," begged Csonka, the former Dolphins star. Other players asked Pisarcik to change the play, but he demurred. Gibson had berated him for changing a play the week before and threatened to have him waived if he ever did so again. Gibson did not take the time to explain his decision to
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space like western countries, and the existing governmental restrictions has prevented the direct delivery of cargo to customers in urban areas. SF Express has declared that the UAVs will be mainly used to deliver cargo in the remote region where using human couriers would not be economical. Specification: List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China SF Express UAV SF-Express UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by Shun-Feng Express Delivery (SF Express, 顺丰速运), which is an UAV intended for courier cargo delivery. Octocopter is the first (and as of 2014, the only) UAV developed by SF Express.
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the early phases of an operation, confirms U.S. involvement. Tactical radios used internally by the UW force is even more vulnerable to capture. When U.S. involvement is known, however, the latest technology is routinely used. As a consequence, SF communications specialists must be competent with old but deniable radio communications, including those using Morse Code or field-improvised antennas in the high frequency (HF) range. All levels of SF operational detachment have some intelligence collection and analysis capability. Where appropriate, SF has two standing types of teams for intelligence augmentation, one for SIGINT/secure communication and one for counterintelligence. The SF SIGINT
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NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 M = Medalist DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Sources: Amateur Championship: 1911, 1914, 1921, 1926, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955 Amateur Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. (July 18,
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drove the Redskins to the Giants' 21, where John Hall nailed a 39-yard field goal. Manning was unfazed, finding Amani Toomer on a 44-yard completion to move the ball to the Washington 10, and apparently finding him for a touchdown pass of 5 yards three plays later, but the score was nullified by a Jeremy Shockey pass-interference penalty. Feely knocked in a chip shot of 24 yards to tie the score, 3–3, early in the second quarter. Manning again used the big play to help the Giants to their next score, finding Plaxico Burress on a 46-yard completion that gave
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felt the offensive performance was lackluster overall: "Our runners didn't run the way we wanted them to. They were a little impatient. There were five or six vivid examples of cutting back too soon. You just have to give the play a chance and let it go where it's supposed to." With temperatures reaching 122° on the artificial turf at Texas Stadium, the Giants played the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on September 16. The Giants dominated from the outset and used backup players heavily throughout the game. Lawrence Taylor batted a Troy Aikman pass high into the air, which he caught and
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of his fellow Giants as they joined the new league to play for the New York Giants. Again, Gore split his playing time between left and center field with both Slattery and O'Rourke, but did finish the season appearing in 93 of the team's 132 games, and batted .318 with 132 runs. Following the 1890 season, the Players' League folded and all the players were allowed to return to their previous teams. Gore returned the Giants along with all of his teammates. In 1891, the Giants did not return to their previous championship status. They finished third among the league's
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"Giants Suck", "Frisco Sucks" when the Giants are in town and also used to chant "Barry Sucks", referring to former Giant outfielder Barry Bonds, often even when Bonds was not at bat or involved in a defensive play. In San Francisco, Giant fans will chant "Beat L.A." and "Dodgers Suck". A recent expression of these feelings was the 2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco, where the three Dodger All-Stars (catcher Russell Martin and pitchers Brad Penny and Takashi Saito) were roundly booed by partisan fans throughout the festivities. During the final rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, held at
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departed Fassel. The Giants decided that their primary need was a franchise quarterback. Accorsi—who had coveted John Elway when he was Colts general manager in 1983—saw University of Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning as a similar talent. Manning's brother Peyton, and his father Archie, had already established successful careers as NFL quarterbacks. Though Accorsi wanted Manning, and Manning wanted to play in New York, Accorsi was unable to reach a deal to trade up to acquire him with the San Diego Chargers, who then used the first pick on Manning. Manning had indicated before the draft that he did not want
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after the Dodgers and Giants had departed for California. When he made the decision to relocate in October 1957 to Los Angeles, O'Malley did not have an established location for where the Dodgers would play in 1958. O'Malley worked out a deal with Los Angeles County and the state of California to rent the Los Angeles Coliseum for $200,000 per year for 1958 and 1959, plus 10% of the ticket revenue, and all concession profits for the first nine games of each season following an opening series with the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers temporarily took up residence while they
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used Tiki Barber at the goal line rather than Ron Dayne, and he went inside for a 3-yard touchdown to make the score 13-3 at the half. Ike Hilliard eventually did get in the end zone with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Kerry Collins, and the score was 20-3 Giants. On the last play of the third quarter, Collins found Hilliard again, and he cut to the middle of the field appearing to be off for a 66-yard touchdown, but Steelers safety Ainsley Battles somehow made the tackle at the 7 yard line after being blocked by fullback Greg Comella,
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with 30 wins. The PGA Tour book "History of the PGA Tour" lists only the 29 wins above." "Note: This list is probably incomplete." "Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958" NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Leo Diegel Leo Harvey Diegel (April 20, 1899 – May
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Louise B., with three daughters, Catherine, Mary L., and Jean, and son Jesse P. Guilford died in Newton, Massachusetts. Guilford never played in the Masters Tournament or the British Open. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship. M = Medalist NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Open & U.S. Amateur:
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They Might Be Giants (film) They Might Be Giants is a 1971 American comedy mystery film based on the play of the same name (both written by James Goldman) starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward. Sometimes mistakenly described as a Broadway play, it never in fact opened in the United States. It was directed in London by Joan Littlewood in 1961, but Goldman believed he "never got the play right" and forbade further productions or publication of the script. To coincide with the film's release, however, he did authorize an illustrated paperback tie-in edition of the screenplay, published by
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three Northeast teams—the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins—reminiscent of the Western Conference's Coastal Division which had put L.A. and S.F. together with Baltimore and Atlanta from 1967–1969. The final five proposals were as follows: PLAN 1: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, ATL, MIN; Central: CHI, GB, DET, NO; West: LA, SF, DAL, STL. PLAN 2: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, MIN; Central: ATL, DAL, NO, STL; West: LA, SF, CHI, GB, DET. PLAN 3: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, DAL, STL: Central: CHI, GB, DET, MIN; West: LA, SF, ATL, NO. PLAN 4: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, STL, MIN; Central:
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said the play was called "Little Giants". The uniforms worn by the Cowboys in the film were the same ones worn by the Dallas Cowboys during the 1994 season as part of the NFL's 75th anniversary. From 2004 to 2007, the New York Giants' alternate jerseys were red with white numerals, similar to the jerseys worn by the Little Giants in the movie. The Annexation of Puerto Rico play was actually used during the December 18, 2011, game between the Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans. On February 7, 1995, Warner Home Video released "Little Giants" on VHS and LaserDisc.
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touchdowns in the final seven minutes and 28 seconds of play, including a punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson as time expired. Jackson became the first player in NFL history to win a game by scoring on a punt return as time expired. The win allowed the Eagles to progress to the 2010 NFL playoffs by head-to-head tiebreaker over the Giants, where they lost to eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The Giants did not qualify for the playoffs despite achieving a 10–6 record. The game was ranked No. 1 of the 2010 NFL regular season by
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= pr" formula_3' ("m" formula_3<nowiki>"</nowiki> ("sf formula_3"' )) where (formula_3') = "reducer" (formula_3) "reducel" (formula_14) "z Empty" = z "reducel" (formula_14) "z" ("Single x") = z formula_14 x "reducel" (formula_14) "z" ("Deep pr m sf" ) = (("z" formula_14' "pr") formula_14<nowiki>"</nowiki> "m") formula_14"'sf" where (formula_14' ) = "reducel" (formula_14) Finger trees also make efficient deques. Whether the structure is persistent or not, all operations take Θ(1) amortized time. The analysis can be compared to Okasaki's implicit deques, the only difference being that the FingerTree type stores Nodes instead of pairs. Finger trees can be used to build other trees. For
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football, but Penn State coach Joe Paterno insisted he play defensive back. Rebuffing Paterno's request, Crist instead used his scholarship to play college basketball, where he played four years for the Nittany Lions. Crist's reputation as a defensive back was nevertheless still high enough even after not playing college football that the Giants signed him as an undrafted free agent upon graduating in 1972. This time, he agreed to play defensive back, where he spent all seven years of his professional career, never playing quarterback again. After retiring from professional football, he served as a high school principal and elementary
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in its clubhouse honouring Somerville's golf achievements. Professional and amateur majors shown in bold. "Note: As an amateur, Somerville could not play in the PGA Championship."<br> LA = Low amateur<br> NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1933 British Open: www.opengolf.com Source for
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Russ Hodges Russell Pleasant "Russ" Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American sportscaster who did play-by-play for several baseball teams, most notably the New York and San Francisco Giants. Born in Dayton, Tennessee, Hodges began his broadcasting career in 1934. He was sports editor of WBT, Charlotte, North Carolina until October 1941, when he moved full-time to WOL in Washington, D.C., where he had already been doing play-by-play for the Washington Redskins. He worked for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Cincinnati Reds before landing in New York City with the New York
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Lon Simmons. In 2008, Hodges was elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, joining his longtime broadcast partner Simmons, who was inducted in 2006. Russ Hodges Russell Pleasant "Russ" Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American sportscaster who did play-by-play for several baseball teams, most notably the New York and San Francisco Giants. Born in Dayton, Tennessee, Hodges began his broadcasting career in 1934. He was sports editor of WBT, Charlotte, North Carolina until October 1941, when he moved full-time to WOL in Washington, D.C., where he had already been doing play-by-play for the
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Wang Wei (SF Express) Wang Wei (; born 1971) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, chairman and founder of SF Express, a Chinese delivery services company. Wang Wei was born in Shanghai, China. His father was a Russian translator for the Chinese Air Force, and his mother was a university professor. At age 7, Wang's family moved to Hong Kong, where he attended primary and secondary school. After graduating, Wang did not go to university, but instead went to work in the manufacturing sector. Wang's career started in print and dyeing factories in Shunde District, a commercial and manufacturing center in
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Figures Prove It"", author John Kofoed offered the following match-play records of noted amateur players in major events: (Source): ""This list does not include Travis's countless victories in noted club invitationals or championships, such as his 9 wins in the Garden City Golf Club's Spring Invitational that is now known as the Travis Memorial." " Travis did not play in the Masters Tournament (not founded until 1934) or the PGA Championship (professionals only). M = Medalist LA = Low amateur<br> DNP = Did not play<br> WD = Withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> R32, R16, QF, SF =
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medals were discovered after the death of his daughter in 2012. They went on display in 2016 at the USGA Museum, Oakmont Country Club during the U.S. Open and the World Golf Hall of Fame. Egan designed the following golf courses: M = Medalist LA = Low amateur<br> NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for
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one Michigan golfer (Chuck Kocsis) was inducted into the Hall of Honor before Fischer. Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1934, pg. 12. Source for 1938 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 25, 1938, pg. 21. M = Medalist NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for
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Amateur and the British Amateur. LA = Low Amateur<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Yellow background for top-10 Source for 1913 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1913, pg. 225. Source for 1914 British Amateur: Golf Illustrated, July, 1914, pg. 28. Harold Weber Harold Weber (March 20, 1882 – November 7, 1933) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He
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as a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, in the Lifetime Achievement category. M = Medalist DNP = Did not play<br> WD = Withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1906 British Amateur: Golf, July 1906, pg. 29. Charles B. Macdonald Charles Blair Macdonald (November 14, 1855 – April 21, 1939) was
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in the U.S. Army during World War I in France. He received an honorable discharge on June 2, 1919. Herreshoff died suddenly of pneumonia on March 23, 1920 in Manhattan, New York. Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. M = Medalist LA = Low amateur<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> WD = Withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Yellow background for top-10 Sources: U.S. Open and U.S.
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from the outset of the game. The final play of the game was another execution of 86 Lambuth Special - the hook and lateral play from the previous week against the Eagles - but the play went for 29 yards rather than 74. Throughout the game, Michael Strahan did come close to getting his record-breaking sack, but Brett Favre got the ball away each time he threatened. Finally, on the first play of the Packers' drive after the Giants' final touchdown, Strahan got his sack on a controversial play. Favre dropped back, and with Strahan closing in, simply fell to
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1955–56 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season The 1955–56 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season was the second season of ice hockey in Denmark. KSF Copenhagen won the championship by defeating Rungsted IK in the final. Silkeborg SF qualified with four wins against the other teams and a goal difference of 28:9. Due to logistical problems Silkeborg SF did not participate in the final tournament. That left two teams, KSF Copenhagen and Rungsted IK, left to play in the finals. The final was held on a frozen-over tennis court in Hørsholm. Ice conditions were poor due to recent warm temperatures, so KSF
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lineup, the 1990 Giants went on to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV. Elliott's work against Buffalo defensive end Bruce Smith, enabling the Giants to rush for 172 yards, has been described as "one of the unnoticed keys to the Giants' 1991 Super Bowl victory." He received All-Madden honors in 1990 and 1991. He was also selected to play in the 1993 Pro Bowl, but did not play due to a back injury. In February 1996, Elliott had become a free agent and signed a five-year contract with the New York Jets that was reportedly worth between $15
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forced the Giants to re-attempt the play. On the ensuing punt, Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones returned the ball sixty-eight yards to the Giants eleven yard line. The Bengals did not hesitate to take advantage of the large swing in field positioning, as second year quarterback Andy Dalton connected with receiver Andrew Hawkins for an eleven-yard touchdown strike on third-and-ten. The three play drive took only eighteen second off of the clock, and gave the Bengals a 14–0 advantage. The Giants would see a measure of momentum swing in their favor as following their ensuing possession, which resulted in a
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Coughlin returned to Alltel Stadium on Monday night to play against the Jaguars, the team that he led to two conference title games in his tenure there, but it did not go well as the Giants laid an egg, losing 26–10. After Jacksonville muffed a handoff and punted, the Giants had the ball at the Jacksonville 30 but could only muster a field goal. Jacksonville answered with a Josh Scobie field goal near the quarter's end. The Jaguars then moved ahead for good with a 10-play, 57-yard drive capped off by a Fred Taylor touchdown run. Taylor however fumbled at
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America, GCSAA's highest honor. He was inducted into the West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 with Sam Snead. Campbell was also the stepfather of Academy Award-nominated actor Brad Dourif. "Note: Campbell never played in the British Open nor the PGA Championship (for which he was never eligible being an amateur)."<br> LA = Low Amateur<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green
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Hills. Brady died in Dunedin, Florida, at the age of 85. "Note: The Masters Tournament was not yet founded and Brady did not play in The Open Championship."<br> NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = Missed the half-way cut<br> WD = Withdrew<br> R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play <br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> Yellow background for top-10 Mike Brady (golfer) Michael Joseph Brady (April 15, 1887 – December 3, 1972) was an American professional golfer. Brady was born
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served on several United States Golf Association committees. He won the CDGA Amateur Championship three times (1916, 1924, 1925). Gardner died in Lake Forest, Illinois at the age of 66. LA = Low Amateur<br> NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1920 British Amateur: The American
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on three winning Walker Cup teams; 1932, 1934, and 1936. Dunlap died in Naples, Florida. NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> DNP = Did not play<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1933 British Open: www.opengolf.com Source for 1933 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 24, 1933, pg. 11. Source for 1934 Masters: www.masters.com Source for 1934
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he played most of the season back in the minors with the Millers, but did play in one game for the Giants, getting a double in four at-bats. In 1957 he again played most of the season with the Millers, but did play in 11 games for the Giants without a hit. Towards the end of the season, on September 14, he was sold to the Detroit Tigers, and played in nine games for the Tigers. 1957 was Taylor's final season in the Major Leagues, and he played eight games for the Tigers, getting 3 hits in 8 at-bats for
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charter franchises of the NECBL, playing at Palmer Field in Middletown, Connecticut. They finished the NECBL's inaugural 1994 regular season with the second-best record in the league, though the team did not qualify for the championship series. After a last-place showing in 1995, the Giants qualified for postseason play in 1996, but lost to the now-defunct Central Mass. Collegians. In 1997, the Giants tied for third place with a 19-21 record, qualifying the team for postseason play for the second straight year. After sweeping the Rhode Island Reds in a best-of-three series, the Giants went on to defeat the Torrington
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more than 60 years later when Joe Mauer won the AL batting title in 2006. As of 2017, Lombardi remains only one of three NL catchers to win a batting title (the others are Cincinnati Reds catcher Bubbles Hargrove in 1926 and SF Giants catcher Buster Posey in 2012). His final All-Star selection was during the 1943 season (MLB cancelled the 1945 All-Star Game and no All-Stars were named that season), before Boston traded him to the New York Giants before the 1944 season began. He enjoyed three productive if unspectacular seasons with the Giants before seeing his playing time
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United States Youth Soccer Association. Ernie Feibusch and his brother played for the early Vikings and continues his involvement to this day. Mr Feibusch serves on the Board of Directors, provides SF with referee and coaching courses, plays on Sundays with the stumblers (a program where everyone, young and old, can play), and also coaches the U-19 level. Ernie Feibusch was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1984. The Vikings developed a youth program in 1939 under the leadership of the late Derk Zylker, Sr. Unfortunately, World War II intruded and the program did not get under
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Giants in the second round (74th overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. Parker spent 2011 and 2012 with the Single-A San Jose Giants and was promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels for 2013 and 2014. The Giants promoted Parker to the major leagues for one day in August 2014, but he did not appear in a game before being optioned to Triple-A Fresno. Because he was on the Major League roster for part of the season, Parker received a 2014 World Series ring, even though he did not play in the majors. In his first four minor
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his outfield play that year, including 11 outfield assists and only 2 errors all season. Rowand signed a five-year-$60 million contract with the San Francisco Giants on December 12, 2007. In the face of dismal expectations for the rebuilding season, Rowand declared the next month that the Giants could win the division. Rowand's prediction did not come true, however, as the 2008 Giants struggled to a 72-90 finish. Rowand himself did not come close to his 2007 numbers with Philadelphia, as his OPS dropped by over one hundred points to .749, below the .772 league average. On May 25, 2008,
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Sugar Bowls. In the National Football League, Allen served as play-by-play announcer for the Washington Redskins in 1952 and 1953 and for the New York Giants on WCBS-AM in 1960, with some of the Giants' broadcasts also carried nationally by the CBS Radio Network. He also did radio play-by-play for the Miami Dolphins' and for the Miami Hurricanes. Allen hosted "Jackpot Bowling" on NBC in 1959 after Leo Durocher had left to return to major league baseball coaching, but his lack of bowling knowledge made him an unpopular host and Bud Palmer replaced him as the show's host in April.
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pitch, Wilson struck out Howard looking to end the game and send the Giants to their first World Series in eight years. 2010 NLCS (4–2): San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies Fox televised the NLCS in the United States, with Joe Buck providing play-by-play and Tim McCarver as commentator. Every pitch of 2010 NLCS was also broadcast on ESPN Radio with Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Dave Campbell (color commentator). The series did not air in Cablevision homes after News Corporation, Fox's parent company, pulled station WTXF on October 16 as the result of a carriage dispute with Cablevision. 2010 National
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double in a game against the Minnesota Twins after an umpire believed a fan reached into the field of play to catch a fly ball in right field. The umpires reviewed the play, determined the fan did not reach over the fence, and reversed the call, awarding Peña a home run. Aside from the two aforementioned reviews at Tampa Bay, replay was used four more times in the 2008 MLB regular season: twice at Houston, once at Seattle, and once at San Francisco. The San Francisco incident is perhaps the most unusual. Bengie Molina, the Giants' catcher, hit what was
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at the play-offs round but did not qualify for the tournament proper. Philippine football clubs in Asian competitions Philippine clubs has been competing in Asian-level competitions as early as 1967. WD : Withdrew, PR : Preliminary round, PO : Playoff round,FR : First round, SR : Second round, R16 : Round of 16, ZSF : Zonal semi-finals, IZSF : Inter-zonal semi-finals, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners The Philippines did not participate at the AFC Cup until 2015, when Global F.C. became the first club to play at the AFC Cup proper by the
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that this would lead to a forced fumble and subsequent touchdown to steal the victory. However, this did not happen. The Giants' first road game came against a Carolina Panthers team led by second-year quarterback Cam Newton. It was both teams' only Thursday Night Football appearance of the season. The Giants had no trouble with the Panthers, leading 20–0 at halftime and 36–7 at the end of the game. With the win, the Giants improved to 2–1 and reclaimed a share of the NFC East title with the Philadelphia Eagles, who they would play the following week. The Giants traveled
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the world looking for suitable equipment. Through various routes 17 SF.260C and 14 SF.260W aircraft arrived. The former to be used in the training role, while the warriors were being used for light attack duties and escort of convoys. In 1984–85 reportedly eight SF.260Ws were converted to SF.260TP standard by replacing the piston engine with a turboprop engine. Six SF.260TPs were delivered to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in 1985, to be used in the pilot training role, although they were later brought into the government's effort to subdue the Tamil Tigers. Two former factory demonstration aircraft were delivered
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he did not want to play for the Chargers and would not sign with them if he was drafted. The Chargers would strike a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises. The Chargers would select Manning first overall, as they had intended to. The Giants would then draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State, and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning. The Giants also selected former Boston College offensive guard Chris Snee, Auburn linebacker Reggie Torbor, and strong safety Gibril Wilson. Although the Giants had traded for
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disappointing season and exploded to 28 fourth-quarter points to win 31-20; the Rams thus finished 7-9 while the Niners were 10-6. "at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey" "Passing:" K. Collins (NYG)- 28/45 342 yards, 0 TD, 3 Int "Rushing:" G. Hearst (SF)- 12 ATT 40 yards, 0 TD "Receiving:" A. Toomer (NYG)- 9 REC 134 yards, 0 TD "First Quarter-" New York Giants- M. Bryant 29-yard Field Goal (11 plays, 69 yards; 5:59) San Francisco 49ers- J. Cortez 23-yard Field Goal (9 plays, 63 yards; 4:52) "Second Quarter-" New York Giants- M. Bryant 33-yard Field Goal (8 plays, 47
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led by two games with only eight games to play, but only won two of their remaining games and finished fourth, as their pitching staff collapsed due to overwork of their top hurlers. The Dodgers won the pennant following a playoff with the Milwaukee Braves. As he did in New York, Mays would "play around" with kids playing sandlot ball in San Francisco. On three occasions in 1959 or 1960, he visited Julius Kahn Playground, five blocks from where he lived, including one time Giant players Jim Davenport and Tom Haller. Alvin Dark was hired to manage the Giants before
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San Francisco outfielder Glenallen Hill was the first designated hitter used in a regular-season game by a National League team. San Francisco's Stan Javier hit the first home run in interleague play, and the Giants won the game 4–3. For the first five seasons of Interleague Play, each division played against the same division from the other league (NL East vs. AL East, NL Central vs. AL Central and NL West vs. AL West), typically scheduled to alternate between home and away in consecutive years. However, in 2002, a new format to Interleague Play was instituted where teams play Interleague
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ship offered cruises to Alaska, California Coasts, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 2018, Port of SF is expected to meet three cruise ships for the first time: the Silver Explorer, Ponant’s Le Soleal, and new Norwegian Bliss that will become the largest ship to visit the city. AT&T Park is a ballpark used for Major League Baseball located in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, at the corner of Third and King Streets along the shore of San Francisco Bay. The Giants rent the land from the Port of San Francisco. It has
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champions in 1931. They also finished as runners-up to New Bedford Whalers in the Fall championship. They then beat Whalers 9–8 on aggregate in a two-game play-off to become overall champions for 1931. On May 24, 1931, at the Polo Grounds a Giants team featuring Davey Brown, Jimmy Gallagher and Bart McGhee lost 3–2 in a friendly against Celtic "New York Giants II" "New York Giants III" New York Giants (soccer) New York Giants was a name used by three different New York City soccer teams. Two of these teams were associated with the New York Giants baseball franchise. The
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the American Football League in 1960, as a rival to the more established NFL. The upstart league decided to directly compete with the NFL's Giants, and granted a charter franchise to Harry Wismer, who proclaimed that New York was ready for another professional football team. Like the AFL and the NFL, their respective teams in New York fought for publicity, attention and fans. Since the two teams play each other so infrequently in the regular season, some, including players on both teams, have questioned whether the Giants and Jets have a real rivalry. However, the Jets and Giants did not
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however, go on to win the game by a score of 53–13. The fumblerooski is featured as a play setting up the climax of the 1994 film "Little Giants", in which the Little Giants score on the game's final play. In the film, the play was called "The Annexation of Puerto Rico", though the opposing coach played by Ed O'Neill correctly identifies the play, shouting "Fumblerooski! Fumblerooski!" This scene later served as the inspiration for the aforementioned December 2011 play by the Carolina Panthers. The fumblerooski was used in the 2005 remake of "The Longest Yard" to bring the prisoners
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1979 New York Giants season The 1979 New York Giants season was the 55th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 6–10 record in 1979 and finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division. The Giants were one of three franchises, not including the Seattle Seahawks (an expansion team that began play in 1976), which did not make the playoffs during any year of the 1970s. The others were the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. Before the 1979 NFL Draft, Bill Walsh, who was the new coach of the
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Tim Golds Tim Golds (born 6 April 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was also listed with the Collingwood Football Club in 2016, but did not play a senior match. He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants as an underage selection at the age of 17. Golds made his debut for the Giants in round 20, 2012, against at Carrara Stadium. He was delisted by the Giants in October 2015. Golds first came to public prominence in the drawn Grand Final
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it known that he did not want to stay with the Giants until they eventually demoted him for Manning, the Giants released Collins. They later signed quarterback Kurt Warner, to serve as the interim quarterback until Manning was deemed ready to play. Warner had led the St. Louis Rams to two Super Bowls, winning one of them. However, Warner had been affected by injuries, specifically a broken hand, which reduced his effectiveness and led to his release by the Rams. After losing the 2004 season opener, the Giants, behind Warner, went on to win five of their next six games
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Giants whose numbers have been retired, all but Bonds have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1944, Carl Hubbell (#11) became the first National Leaguer to have his number retired by his team. Bill Terry (#3), Mel Ott (#4), and Hubbell played and/or managed their entire careers for the New York Giants. Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. John McGraw (3B, 1902–06; Manager, 1902–32)
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Based on the Swanson-Fahlin SF-1, Fahlin used a regular six-cylinder in-line Chrysler car engine, adapted to aircraft use, to power the airplane, supported by rubber suspension. The SF-2 was flight tested by the Bureau of Commerce, but failed to meet the specifications of the contest contract. The stock Chrysler engine was modified for aeronautics use by removing the flywheel and cooling fan. The automotive electrical ignition system was replaced by an air plane magneto and a new lighter exhaust system was installed. The standard carburetor was replaced by the updraught type where the air entered from below and exited at
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relying instead on superior hitting and pitching to carry the team. He also recruited third baseman Davey Johnson from the majors, who became the first ever non-Japanese player to play for the Giants. The changes did not turn out well in the 1975 season, as the Giants ended the season in last place for the first time in the team's history. However, the Giants recruited star players during the off-seasons, while Nagashima made further changes (including converting a lifelong outfielder to third base) and the Giants quickly re-assumed their dominant position in the Central League, winning league championships in 1976
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down at the Colts' 14 yard line after a 24 yard gain. Shockey's takedown of Gibson was all the more embarrassing for the Colt as he declared before the game that Shockey was "just another player." Three plays later, Tiki Barber ran in for a 4 yard touchdown. The score was 10-3 Giants at the half, but some noted that the Giants should have been up by more as two lost fumbles hindered their offense. On the first play of the second half came the play of the game. The Giants ran a flea flicker where Tiki Barber took a
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with neither a plate appearance nor play in the field. In the eighth inning of Game 2, the left-handed-hitting Fontenot was announced as a pinch-hitter with the Giants leading the Rangers, 6–0. The Rangers replaced their right-handed pitcher with a left-hander, prompting the Giants to replace Fontenot with the right-handed Aaron Rowand. Rowand tripled. Fontenot did not appear in another game in the World Series which the Giants won in five games. On April 13, 2011, Fontenot hit a go-ahead homer to help the Giants win 4-3 over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. On March 30, 2012, Fontenot was released
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higher?"" Although the Giants did not play in another World Series until 1989, the teams of the 1960s continued to be pennant contenders thanks to several future Hall-of-Famers. These included Gaylord Perry, who pitched a no-hitter with the Giants in 1968; Juan Marichal, a pitcher with a memorable high-kicking delivery; McCovey, who won the National League MVP award in 1969, and Mays, who hit his 600th career home run in 1969. A Giants highlight came in 1963 when Jesús Alou joined the team, and along with Felipe and Matty, for one late inning of one game, formed the first all-brother
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returned for a touchdown. The Giants' defense held the Cowboys to 20 rushing yards and 156 yards of total offense, while the Giants' offense gained 369 yards. The Cowboys totaled only nine first downs, averaged 1.8 yards per rush and were dominated in [[time of possession]], 41:40 to 18:20. Despite the 28–7 victory, Giants [[center (American football)|center]] [[Bart Oates]] still felt the offense could improve its play: "[w]e missed a lot of assignments. We rushed the ball O.K., but not like we did against Buffalo in preseason. Phil was pressured some. There were plenty of things we didn't do." On
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Jack Whitaker John Francis "Jack" Whitaker (born May 18, 1924) is an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. He also is a decorated veteran of World War II, fighting in the Normandy Campaign and was wounded by an artillery strike. Whitaker was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Northeast Catholic High School in 1941 and Saint Joseph's University in 1947, Whitaker began his broadcasting career at WPAM in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In 1950, he moved to WCAU where he did play-by-play for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants of the National Football League.
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