San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 3-1 to win best-of-seven World Series 4-1 . Calfornia-based Giants ended fans ' 56-year wait for a championship pennant . The last time the Giants won it all was in 1945, when they defeated New York Yankees 3-2 after eight games of extra innings. Rangers were playing in the first World Series final of the team 's 50-year history .
San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 3-1 to win best-of-seven World Series 4-1 . Calfornia-based Giants ended fans ' 56-year wait for a championship pennant . It is the franchise 's sixth in total but first since it moved from New York in 1958 . Rangers were playing in the first World Series final of the team 's 50-year history .