#FoundOnFieldTrip: The Home of the SF Giants
#FoundOnFieldTrip: The Home of the SF Giants
With today's World Series game, between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals being played at AT&T Park, San Franciscans all over the city are embracing their local team with pride. What some may not know is that the true birthplace of the Giants is in Troy, NY.
When Troy resigned from the National League in 1882, most of its players went to the N.Y. Gothams, renamed The Giants in 1883 (because of the "very tall Troy players") and eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958.
See the original Field Trip card: http://goo.gl/2I5NdP
With today's World Series game, between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals being played at AT&T Park, San Franciscans all over the city are embracing their local team with pride. What some may not know is that the true birthplace of the Giants is in Troy, NY.
When Troy resigned from the National League in 1882, most of its players went to the N.Y. Gothams, renamed The Giants in 1883 (because of the "very tall Troy players") and eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958.
See the original Field Trip card: http://goo.gl/2I5NdP
Joe Philley We are having an Ingress First Saturday event next week in Albany, NY, please feel free to come and visit. You can check out Troy while you're here. The Capital District Enlightened has a Troy Division that would love to show you around.
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