San Francisco Giants Milestones

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How to play the San Francisco Giants history timeline game

This deck runs through Giants history on both coasts, one moment per card, each with a short description under the title. Sort them by the year each took place. One card starts on the timeline with its year in view. Then you place every new card in a gap; the right gap reveals its year, and the wrong one moves the card to its true spot and costs one of your three lives.

A big chunk of the deck belongs to the New York years, full of pennants, famous plays and early championships. The San Francisco side brings new ballparks, one slugger's run of records and a modern burst of titles. That slugger's cards are the trap: they sit close together and all sound like career highlights. Watch the descriptions for whether a moment is a single season or the sum of a career.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

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Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Franchise founded in New York The club that becomes the Giants forms in Manhattan during the 19th century
The team is nicknamed the 'Giants' New York's ballclub adopts the name it will carry for over a century
Win the World Series behind Mathewson Christy Mathewson throws three shutouts as John McGraw's men take the title
Fred Merkle's 'Boner' costs the pennant A baserunning gaffe forces a replay the Giants lose to the Cubs
World Series champions over the Yankees McGraw's club beats its new Polo Grounds co-tenants for the crown
Repeat as World Series champions A second straight title comes at the expense of the Yankees
Win it all behind Carl Hubbell The screwball ace leads a championship over the Senators
Pennant won, World Series lost to the Yankees Hubbell and Ott reach the Fall Classic but fall to New York
Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World A pennant-winning homer off Ralph Branca caps a stunning comeback over Brooklyn
'The Catch' powers a World Series sweep Willie Mays robs Vic Wertz as the Giants sweep the Indians
Move from New York to San Francisco The franchise relocates to the Bay Area and plays at Seals Stadium
Willie McCovey named Rookie of the Year A young slugger debuts and takes the NL's top rookie honor
Candlestick Park opens The windy new bayside stadium hosts its first games
Win the pennant, lose Game 7 to the Yankees A playoff over the Dodgers precedes a one-run World Series defeat
First NL West division title With divisions newly created, the club wins the West but loses to Pittsburgh
The Earthquake Series pennant The club reaches a Bay Bridge Fall Classic interrupted by the Loma Prieta quake
Barry Bonds signs a record free-agent deal The Pittsburgh star comes home to San Francisco on the game's richest contract
Pacific Bell Park opens downtown A new waterfront ballpark by McCovey Cove debuts
Barry Bonds hits 73 home runs The slugger shatters the single-season home run record
Reach the World Series, fall in Game 7 A wild-card run ends with a one-run loss to the Angels
Bonds wins his record seventh MVP A .362 season and 700th career homer earn another Most Valuable Player award
Bonds breaks the career home run record Career homer number 756 passes Hank Aaron atop the all-time list
Win the first World Series in San Francisco Lincecum and rookie Buster Posey lead a title over the Rangers
Sweep the Tigers for another title Posey's MVP season and a Matt Cain perfect game headline a championship
Bumgarner carries a third title in five years A dominant Game 7 relief effort beats the Royals
Win a franchise-record 107 games A powerhouse regular season captures the NL West