The Old Ball Game (31 page)

in World War I,
202
–5,
215
–16

writings,
129
–30

Mathewson, Gilbert,
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Mathewson, Henry,
149
,
197
–98

Mathewson, Jane Stoughton,
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,
82
,
92
,
93
,
105
,
196

almost trampled by mob,
145
–46

beginning of relationship with Mathewson,
39

Christy Jr. and,
89
,
145
,
170
,
173
–74,
204

concerns about Mathewson's health,
217

death,
224

on Mathewson,
215

Mathewson's death and,
219
,
220
,
223
–24

on Mathewson's presidency,
217

McGraw on,
119

McGraw's concern for,
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photographs of,
171
,
200
,
218

purchased shares of Giants,
60

road trip to Cincinnati,
196

wedding,
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Mathewson, Minerva Capell (“Nervy”),
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,
77
–78,
130
–31

Mathewson, Nicholas,
149
,
150

Matson, Joe,
128
–29

Mauve Decades,
90
,
91

Mays, Willie,
103
,
134

McAleer, Jimmy,
126

McBride, Harry T.,
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McCormack, John,
100

McCormick, Moose,
140

McGann, “Big Dan,”
42
,
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McGeehan, W. O.,
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McGillicuddy, Cornelius (Connie Mack),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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.
See also
Philadelphia Athletics

brought Athletics back to preeminence,
212

Freedman and,
46

as ideal managerial model,
43

Mathewson and,
10
,
46

McGraw and,
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,
174

McGraw as managerial rival of,
20

Philadelphia franchise taken over by,
43

photograph of,
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McGinnity, Joe “Iron Man,”
88
,
119
,
120

aggressive behavior,
46
,
146

as coach,
141

Frank Chance and,
146

games won and lost,
68
,
106

Mathewson and,
60
,
67

McGraw and,
57

as number-two Giant pitcher,
69

photograph of,
55

as pitcher,
141
,
161

replaced by Marquard,
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McGraw, Anna,
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McGraw, Blanche Sindall,
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after McGraw's death,
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–24

background and life history,
92

biography of McGraw,
224

Chase and,
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in Cuba,
170
–72

death,
224

family of origin,
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Jane Mathewson and,
64
–66,
82
,
172
,
224

Jane Mathewson's first meeting with,
65

living in New York,
60
–61,
64
,
66

and Mathewson's death,
220

on McGraw,
7
,
65
,
173
,
210

McGraw's courtship with,
92
–94

McGraw's first meeting with,
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McGraw's marriage to,
94

McGraw's relations with,
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,
94
–95,
100
,
153
,
196
,
213
,
215

in Paris,
211

photographs of,
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,
218

road trip to Cincinnati,
196

traveling with McGraw,
71

McGraw, Ellen Comerford,
74
–75

McGraw, John, Sr.,
73
–74

McGraw, John Joseph (“Muggsy”/“Johnny”),
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.
See also specific topics

aggressive behavior,
53
–54,
86
–87,
89
,
108
–10,
114
,
142
,
192
,
211
–12.
See also
umpires

alcohol consumption,
89
,
210
,
211

“baby tactics,”
109

background and life history,
73
–82,
86

in Baltimore,
39
–54

with Baltimore Orioles,
21
–32,
42
,
44
,
86

on baseball,
51
,
83

baseball skills and performance,
27

batting averages,
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,
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,
45
,
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,
85

birth,
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captivated by baseball,
74

characterizations of,
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,
66
,
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,
211
,
223

childhood,
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death,
39
,
214
,
223

remembered after,
221
–24

on the demands of baseball,
82

depression over leaving baseball,
211
–13

education,
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,
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–83

ejected from game for having conniption fit,
8
–9

family life,
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,
86

finances,
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fires Robinson,
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first marriage and daughter,
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George Bernard Shaw on,
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as Giants' manager

first game,
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first managerial triumph,
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managerial reputation,
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,
105

health problems,
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,
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,
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–11,
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homes,
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,
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horse racing and,
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injuries,
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,
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knee/leg,
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–47,
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,
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last baseball game seen by,
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living in New York,
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–61,
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marriage to Minnie Doyle,
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–88

Mathewson contrasted with,
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–2,
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,
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,
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Mathewson's awe of,
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,
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Mathewson's discussion of baseball with,
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–67

Mathewson's first encounter with,
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,
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,
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–9,
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Mathewsons living with,
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Mathewson's relations with,
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,
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,
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–28,
132

media and,
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–58

memoirs,
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Merkle Boner,
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money loaned to Oriole franchise,
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as most famous athlete in America,
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nicknames,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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other sports and games played by,
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–72

overview,
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–3

personal losses,
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,
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,
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–13

personality,
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,
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–86,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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photographs of,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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physical description,
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–3,
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–6,
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as pitcher,
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reaction to third defeat at World Series,
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religiosity,
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rumors of suicide of,
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in St. Louis,
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start of big league career,
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suspensions,
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,
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,
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,
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tips on technique given to Mathewson,
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took over the club,
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tour of Europe,
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tricks,
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–29

trip around the world,
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–74

umpires and,
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,
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,
89
,
109
,
168
–69,
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women and,
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McGraw, Minnie Doyle,
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–88,
92
,
94

death,
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–88

McGrawism,
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McGreevey, Nuf Ced,
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–80

McGunnigle, Bill,
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McKechnie, Bill,
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,
196

McKinley, William,
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McRae, Manager,
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media,
58
–59,
145

use of players' first and last names,
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,
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Memorial Gateway to Mathewson,
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Mencken, H. L.,
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–23

Mendez, José,
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–71

Mercer, Steve,
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Merkle, Fred,
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,
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–49,
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,
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at 1912 World Series,
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–87

embarrassing mistake,
141
–43

McGraw and,
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,
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,
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photograph of,
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Merriwell, Frank,
34
–37,
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Meusel, Irish,
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Meyers, “Chief,”
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,
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,
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,
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–85,
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Mill City,
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muckerism,
36

Muggsy Ball,
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–4

Murphy, Charles F.,
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Murphy, Tom,
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–26,
42
,
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National Collegiate Athletic Association,
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National League,
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,
29
,
87

batting averages,
40

downsizing,
41
–43,
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peace pact between American League and,
107

playing rules,
105

New England League,
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New York.
See also specific topics
public transportation in,
104

of the Roaring Twenties,
95
–98

Sunday baseball in,
62

with two teams,
42

World Series in.
See
World Series, of 1905

New York Athletic Club,
148

New York Giants.
See also specific topics

alternative names for,
4
,
56
,
57
,
103

characterizations of,
52
,
151

early victories,
9

New York's attitude about,
105

other cities' animosity toward,
107

performance,
51
,
105

purchased by Freedman,
17

termination in 1957,
222

New York Herald
,
15

New York-Pennsylvania minor league,
76

New York Times
,
14

New York Yankees,
178
,
209
,
213

franchise,
63

vs.
Giants in World Series,
114

New-Yorks,
4
,
56
–57

newspapers.
See
media

nicknames,
134
–35.
See also under specific individuals

Norfolk,
10

Norworth, Jack,
50
,
102

O'Day, Hank,
140
,
142

Odiva (“Goldfish Lady”),
173

officiating,
47

Old Orioles,
25
,
28
,
30
,
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,
114

Oldring, Rube,
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Olean,
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,
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Orange Athletic Club,
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Oriole franchise,
54

Orioles

Baltimore,
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,
8
,
10
,
16
,
20
,
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Brooklyn ownership,
42

games played against,
27

Keeler in,
25
–27

names for,
42

performance,
41
,
45

removed from National League,
41
–42

O'Rourke, “Voiceless Jim,”
20

parade, baseball,
125

Pastor, Tony,
30

Patch, Dan,
69
,
111
,
130

Patten, Gilbert,
34
–36

Perritt, Pol,
202
,
205

Pershing, General,
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Pfiester, Jack “the Giant Killer,”
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,
140
,
147

Philadelphia,
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,
37
,
107

Giants' road trip to,
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World Series in,
164
–69

Philadelphia Athletics (A's),
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,
46
,
54
,
100
,
115
–18,
137
,
178

vs.
Giants in World Series,
154
,
161
–69,
189
–91