( CNN ) -- The San Francisco Giants won their first World Series title since 1954 on Monday , after the California-based team beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 away at the Arlington Ballpark to secure a 4-1 victory in Major League baseball 's best-of-seven-game contest . After narrowly missing out in the `` Fall Classic '' in 1962 , 1989 and 2002 , the result marked the Giants ' sixth overall World Series win , but only their first since the franchise moved from New York to the west coast city in 1958 . The game was the end of an incredible season for the Giants -- who qualified for the final by beating the Atlanta Braves and defending National League Champions the Philadelphia Phillies -- after they clinched a play-off place on the last day of the six-month regular season . But it was a disappointing night for the Rangers , who were appearing in the World Series final for the first time in the team 's 50-year history . Is the Giants ' triumph bad for baseball ? Veteran shortstop Edgar Renteria -- who produced the winning hit in the final game of the 1997 series for the Florida Marlins -- sealed the win for the Giants with a three-run homer in the seventh innings , and the 35-year-old Colombian was subsequently named the series ' Most Valuable Player . `` I did n't forget that we were playing a great offensive team like Texas , '' Renteria told the Giants ' official website . `` That 's why I told my teammates , 'Keep playing , ' because we know they can tie the game right away . '' But the Texas-based team were unable to catch the eventual winners , and American starting pitcher Tim Linecum was also invaluable for the Giants , striking out 10 and scattering three hits over eight innings , allowing just one home run to Rangers player Nelson Cruz -- his side 's only score . `` I felt pretty collected , '' Linecum said . `` From the first inning on , my adrenaline kind of just dissipated and I was able to calm down . I was very poised out there . '' The Rangers had hoped for more on their World Series debut , but the team who had not won a play-off game until three weeks ago admitted they were beaten by better players . `` Not much worked for us this series . We won one game , '' Ian Kinsler of the Rangers told his side 's official website . `` They pitched better than us . They did everything better than us . ''
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 .