San Francisco Giants trivia of the day: Cobb v. Herzog

On March 30, 1917, the New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers were playing an exhibition friendly in Dallas.

During the game, the Tigers' Ty Cobb slid into second base and took out the Giants' Buck Herzog with his spikes. Cobb and Herzog then exchanged punches and were promptly separated.

If fighting on the field was not enough, the two went at it in Cobb's hotel room after the game. The result?

Cobb refused to play any more exhibition games, between then and April 5, against the Giants. After this time, the Giants sent Cobb a telegram that read, "It's safe to rejoin your club, we've left."

Such was the state of baseball before electronic media.





Source: http://menudo-myblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-day-in-sports-history-3301917.html

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San Francisco Giants Trivia of the Day

On July 14, 2005, the Giants made sports history.

On this day, the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, giving them 10,000 victories as a franchise. Why is this significant? On that day, the San Francisco/New York Giants franchise became the only team to have five digits in their franchise win total.

Let's take a look at the game. The Giants were tied with the Dodgers 1-1 at Dodger Stadium. In the seventh inning with two on and two out, Omar Vizquel drove an 0-2 pitch down the right-field line for a three-run home run, giving the Giants a 4-1 lead. The Giants would go on to win the game 4-3, giving Jason Schmidt his fourth straight win over the Dodgers that year.

Currently, the Giants are 10,372-8912 all time. Win number 10,372 was significant in that it won the National League West Title for the Giants in 2010. These 10,372 wins are the most in sports history.