This Day In Sports, August 19: Giants Announce Move to San Francisco

In the early 1950's, the baseball New York Giants were the talk of the town. Bobby Thompson's "shot heard round the world" electrified the fan base, and a young rookie by the name of Wilie Mays was starting to generate buzz.

Following the 1954 World Series, in which the Giants swept the Cleveland Indians, the following three seasons saw the team's overall play drop off dramatically. A third place finish in 1955, fol...

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