The Giants through the years are best known for home runs and heartbreak.
Four of the top 23 players on the career home run leaders’ list hit the bulk of their bombs while playing for the Giants.
All-time leader Barry Bonds hit most of his 762 homers in a Giants' uniform. Willie Mays (660) and Willie McCovey (521) did the same.
When Mays became the National League’s career home run king in 1966, he surpassed the mark of New York Giants' Hall of Famer, Mel Ott (511).
Home runs hit on the way to records only remain vivid by virtue of how they influenced big games and pennant races. (Thus, the No. 1 homer in Giants history here will surprise some and anger many!) That is where the heartbreak comes into play. The Giants are short of home runs that led them to glory that was n ...
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The Five Most Important Home Runs In Giants’ History
Posted: 16th March 2010 by Ted Sillanpaa in MLBComments Off on The Five Most Important Home Runs In Giants’ History