Join our linker program. One year later, a new logo was introduced and the uppercase "NY" logo disappeared: an italicized and underlined GIANTS became the team's primary logo and took up residence on the sides of the helmet.

Many thanks to him. In 1902, after a series of disastrous moves that left the Giants 53½ games behind the front-runner, Freedman signed John McGraw as player-manager, convincing him to jump in mid-season from the Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) of the fledgling American League and bring with him several of his teammates. The ensuing criticism resulted in Brush's taking the lead to formalize the rules and format of the World Series. The Dodgers–Giants rivalry continues, as both teams moved to the West Coast in California after the 1957 season, with the Dodgers relocating to Los Angeles. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The team's current road uniform closely resembles the 1961 version.

Continuing the traditional but modern theme, the Giants add an alternate version of both of the home and road uniform, featuring a black uniform top and an alternate cap with a raised SF monogram logo in black outlined with the traditional orange piping. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. The white pants introduced a blue belt (which replaced the black belt) and a new side stripe pattern (thin red/thick blue/thin red). The Giants had been 13 1/2 games behind the league-leading Dodgers in August, but under Durocher's guidance and with a 16-game winning streak, got hot and caught the Dodgers to tie for the lead on the next-to-last day of the season. These white jerseys, with their red numerals and "Northwestern-style" stripes, featured new red "TV numbers" above the stripes.

Known as "King Carl" and "The Meal Ticket", Hubbell gained fame in the first two innings of the 1934 All-Star Game (played at the Polo Grounds) by striking out five future AL Hall of Famers in a row: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin.

The Giants also unveiled a new nontraditional logo with block-like typography.

Want to help decide which throwback uniform your team is going to wear next? The New York Giants of the National Football League have had numerous uniforms and logos since their founding in 1925. The Giants won the game 27-17. Giants logos have revolved around three distinct concepts: a "giant" football player poised to throw a pass, the word "Giants" and variations on the initials for New York. Attendance took a nosedive, and the financial strain affected Day's tobacco business as well.

- unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. In 2005 and 2006, the Giants wore their alternate jersey during a home game versus their NFC East rivals the Cowboys. In September 2016, the Giants, along with the other 31 NFL teams, unveiled their Color Rush uniform.

New York Giants' Victor Cruz smiles while surrounded by reporters during a presentation in New York, Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
McGraw, a veteran of the infamous 1890s Baltimore Orioles, in his three decades managing the Giants, McGraw managed star players including Christy Mathewson, "Iron Man" Joe McGinnity, Jim Thorpe, Red Ames, Casey Stengel, Art Nehf, Edd Roush, Rogers Hornsby, Bill Terry and Mel Ott. In the tenth, Grissom faced more trouble, but got Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Lemon to line out with runners on the corners and 2 outs, preserving the tie game. McGraw went on to manage the Giants to nine National League pennants (in 1904, 1905, and every year from 1911 to 1914) and three World Series championships (in 1905, 1921, and 1922), with a tenth pennant and fourth world championship as Giants owner in 1933 under his handpicked player-manager successor, Bill Terry. The road pants, gray as well, featured a different design: three thinner, non-contiguous stripes of red/blue/red, similar to the style worn from the late 1950s through 1961. The regulation changed for 2007, dictating each team could choose a single color; the Giants selected red (previously, both blue and red were used).[12].

These white jerseys were worn on the day of the team's 47–7 victory over the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship game at "The Stadium.".
To further add to the quasi-throwback look, the team reveal that they would likewise wear the helmet design they had from the 1976–99 era. The pants lost the blue belts after the 1984 season (replaced with white ones) and the side stripes returned to the blue-red-blue contiguous stripes of equal thickness seen from 1966–74.

[5], In 1956, the team's first year in Yankee Stadium, the Giants wore white jerseys for most home games. Do not duplicate in any form without permission. This change was sparked by the team moving its operations to the Meadowlands in New Jersey. He also resented his Giants' new intra-city rival New York Highlanders, who almost won the pennant but lost to Boston on the last day, and stuck by his refusal to play whoever won the 1904 AL pennant.

Road-uniform socks changed from red to blue/red/blue striped. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC.

Sep 13, NYG (84-56) lost to STL, 3-4, 143. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. The block lettering incorporated chiseled serifs, keeping the uniform look "modern but traditional." 2007 saw the first change to the previous year's rubberized lowercase "ny" logo on the helmet bumper: for normal home/away jerseys, the lowercase "ny" logo is blue with red trim. Controversy surrounded the change because the team remained in New Jersey. Games between any two of these three teams were known collectively as the Subway Series. New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms reacts after throwing a first quarter touch down pass for 11yards to Lionel Manuel in the NFL championship game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Jan. 11, 1987 at Giants stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Giants running back Ottis Anderson (24) on Monday, December 3, 1990. A similar matching thin-striped pattern was added around the collar for both jerseys. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Franchise History - A Fan's E... Seattle Seahawks Uniform and Team History. The Giants remember the legacy of Del Shofner, one of the NFL's top receivers of his time. Almost everything in both home and road uniforms changed, from the helmet down to the cleats.[6]. No. These 80s throwbacks were introduced during the 2016 season as the Giants offical Color Rush uniforms. - unknown, for minors. In 2019, the gray pants were paired exclusively with the white jerseys, leaving the white pants to be paired in every game (home or away) the Giants wore the blue jerseys. These road pants are on rare occasions worn with the home blue jersey, most recently for the team's October 25, 2010 game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.