There are just 18 days remaining until pitchers and catchers report to spring training and 62 days until Opening Day.
On this date in Giants history…
1913: Olympic hero Jim Thorpe signs with the New York Giants of the National League.
1914: An exhibition game involving major league teams takes place in Cairo, Egypt. The game is part of a special 56-game world tour. The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play to a 10-inning, 3–3 tie.
1973: Monte Irvin is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Irvin becomes the fourth player to gain election through the committee, joining Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard. Irvin won two batting crowns for the Newark Eagles before joining the New York Giants.
1985: In an effort to add some much-needed power to a lineup essentially composed of speedsters, the St. Louis Cardinals trade OF/1B David Green, shortstop Jose Uribe (who is still known as “Jose Gonzalez”), pitcher Dave LaPoint, and OF/1B Gary Rajsich to the San Francisco Giants for slugging OF/1B Jack Clark (pictured).
2010: Jon Miller, who has been broadcasting San Francisco Giants games since 1997, is named the 2010 Ford Frick Award winner.
2010: The Giants sign pitchers Byung-Hyun Kim and Horacio Ramirez to minor league contracts.
(Entries courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com)
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