Happy birthday to Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey, born on this date in Mobile, Alabama in 1938.
On this date in Giants history…
1907 : The New York Giants’ John McGraw plays the role of off-field hero as he prevents a team of horses from injuring two women at a game in Los Angeles.
1928: The New York Giants trade second baseman Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for catcher Shanty Hogan and outfielder Jimmy Welsh. Hornsby would lead the National League with a .387 batting average the following season.
2010: The Giants sign Aubrey Huff to a one-year contract. He will play first base after being mainly a designated hitter with Baltimore and Detroit in 2009, and will be a key cog in the Giants drive to their first World Championship in San Francisco.
2011: Edgar Renteria, the MVP of the 2010 World Series, signs a one-year deal with the Reds. He states in an interview that he had to choose Cincinnati because the Giants’ offer of half the salary and a back-up role was “a total disrespect.” The Reds also sign another former Giant—outfielder Fred Lewis—who was the Blue Jays’ starting left fielder in 2010.
(Entries courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com)
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