Team

New York Giants

4 entries · 1908–1951

Spectators above the Polo Grounds during the Merkle game, September 23, 1908.

Baserunning Blunders1908

Merkle's Boner

Fred Merkle, nineteen and starting in place of an injured regular, failed to touch second on a game-winning single. The league made the teams replay it, and the Cubs won the pennant.

New York Giants · Chicago Cubs

Fred Snodgrass of the New York Giants in 1911, the year before the dropped fly. The negative is labeled with his name.

Fielding Fiascos1912

Snodgrass's Muff

With the Giants one win from a title, Fred Snodgrass dropped a routine fly to open the tenth. He then made a fine catch that the nickname forgot.

New York Giants · Boston Red Sox

No. 1917.10.15

1917

October 15

Baserunning Blunders1917

Zimmerman Chases Collins Home

In the sixth game of the 1917 World Series, nobody covered home plate, so Heinie Zimmerman ran Eddie Collins across it himself.

New York Giants · Chicago White Sox

No. 1951.10.03

1951

October 3

Pitching Disasters1951

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning homer off Ralph Branca is one of the famous swings in the sport. The Giants had stolen the sign.

New York Giants · Brooklyn Dodgers