The San Francisco Giant is a professional team based in San Francisco , California . The team came in to existence in 1883, is one of the oldest teams in MLB. The team played in New York City until 1958 and was originally called the Gothams. The team won its first National League pennant in 1888. they captured the world championships in 1888 and 1889. The Giants lost a majority of their player rivals leagues and they ended the seasons on or near bottom of the NL from 1890 to 1893. In 1894 they won the World championship but they could not achieve much glory for next ten years. John McGraw was appointed as the manager of the team in 1902 and two years later they achieved a franchise record by winning 106 games. Under McGraw, the Giants won ten National League pennants and three World Series championships. McGraw managed the team till 1932.San Francisco Giant Jerseys