<P> The 2010 World Series was the 106th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . The best - of - seven playoff , played between the American League champions Texas Rangers and the National League champions San Francisco Giants , began on Wednesday , October 27 , and ended on Monday , November 1 . The Giants won the series 4 -- 1 to secure their first World Series championship since 1954 and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City in 1958 . It was the first ever `` Cal - Tex Series '' , in which teams from California and Texas compete ; it did n't happen again until 2017 when Los Angeles Dodgers plays Houston Astros . </P>
<P> The 2010 World Series was the 106th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . The best - of - seven playoff , played between the American League champions Texas Rangers and the National League champions San Francisco Giants , began on Wednesday , October 27 , and ended on Monday , November 1 . The Giants won the series 4 -- 1 to secure their first World Series championship since 1954 and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City in 1958 . It was the first ever `` Cal - Tex Series '' , in which teams from California and Texas compete ; it did n't happen again until 2017 when Los Angeles Dodgers plays Houston Astros . </P>
who beat the texas rangers in the world series
who beat the texas rangers in the world series
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants