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 . `` From the first inning on , my adrenaline kind of just dissipated and I was able to calm down . 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 . 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 .