New York Giants Timeline

1905 Oct 9
to 1905 Oct 14
 1905 World Series
The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning four games to one. Four of the five games featured duels between future Hall ...
1908 Sep 23 Chicago Cubs Tie New York Giants After Fred Merkle Commits 'Merkle's Boner'
The score remained tied into the ninth, and with Giant Moose McCormick on first base after a fielder’s choice and two outs, Fred Merkle hit a single that sent McCormick to third. With men...
1911 Oct 14
to 1911 Oct 26
 1911 World Series
In the 1911 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to two. Philadelphia third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker earned his nickname during this Series....
1912 Oct 8
to 1912 Oct 16
 1912 World Series
In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie). This dramatic series showcased great pitching from Giant Christy Mathewson and f...
1913 Oct 7
to 1913 Oct 11
 1913 World Series
In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one. The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series in 1913. The great Chris...
1917 Oct 6
to 1917 Oct 15
 1917 World Series
In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two. The Series was played against the backdrop of World War I, which dominated the American newspap...
1921 Oct 5
to 1921 Oct 13
 1921 World Series
In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees five games to three. This was the last of the experimental best-five-of-nine series. The Series was much-anticipat...
1922 Oct 4
to 1922 Oct 8
 1922 World Series
In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie; starting this year the World Series was again best-of-seven). By no...
1923 Oct 10
to 1923 Oct 15
 1923 World Series
In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships (as of 2009). The home field al...
1924 Oct 4
to 1924 Oct 10
 1924 World Series
In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. Though the Senators (interchangeably called the Nationals in those days) would reach the World S...
1933 Oct 3
to 1933 Oct 7
 1933 World Series
The 1933 World Series featured the New York Giants and the Washington Senators, with the Giants winning in five games for their first championship since 1922, and their fourth overall. T...
1936 Sep 30
to 1936 Oct 6
 1936 World Series
The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship. The Yankees played their first Wor...
1937 Oct 6
to 1937 Oct 10
 1937 World Series
The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their second c...
1951 Oct 4
to 1951 Oct 10
 1951 World Series
The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with ...
1954 Sep 29 Willie Mays Makes "The Catch" In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series
The Catch refers to a memorable defensive baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians...
1954 Oct 1
to 1954 Oct 5
 1954 World Series
The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their f...
1987 Jan 25 Super Bowl XXI - Giants 39, Broncos 20
Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1986 r...
1991 Jan 27 Super Bowl XXV - Giants 20, Bills 19
Super Bowl XXV was an American football game played on January 27, 1991 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1990 regular...
2001 Jan 28 Ravens Defense Shuts Down Giants in Super Bowl XXXV
The Ravens' defense completed a dominating season by permitting just 152 yards, forcing 5 turnovers, recording 4 sacks, and not allowing an offensive touchdown en route to the franchise’s...
2003 Oct 12 New England Patriots defeat New York Giants, 17-6
This was more like it. Those shootouts, like the one they survived with Tennessee last week, are OK once in a while, but that isn't Patriots football. Too, you know, pretty. Their b...
2004 Dec 26 New England Patriots defeat New York Giants, 23-7
Chad Pennington learned an important lesson yesterday in the wind and the cold at Giants Stadium. He learned that if you're going to give the Gettysburg Address, don't go out six days lat...
2007 Dec 29 New England Patriots defeat New York Giants, 38-35
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - In a fitting finish to Boston's magical year in sports, the New England Patriots - Bill Belichick's History Boys - last night recovered from a 12-point, second-hal...
2008 Feb 3 Giants Upset Unbeaten Patriots in Super Bowl XLII
After scoring a combined 73 points in their regular season meeting, the teams scored a mere 10 points by the end of the third quarter, with the Patriots leading 7–3. The Patriots' record-...
2008 Feb 3 New York Giants defeat New England Patriots, 17-14
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The team that had been deified proved mortal when it mattered most. In one of the biggest upsets in NFL history, the New York Giants shocked the previously perfect Pa...
2009 Sep 13 New York Giants defeat Washington Redskins, 23-17
The Giants spent $85 million to upgrade their defense during the offseason, instead of investing in a veteran receiver. For one day at least, that appeared to be a wise move. Both the ...
2009 Sep 20 New York Giants defeat Dallas Cowboys, 33-31
The Giants beat the Cowboys in dramatic fashion on national television Sunday night, spoiling the glitzy opening of an enormous $1.2 billion stadium, pushing their record to 2-0 and takin...
2009 Oct 4 New York Giants defeat Kansas City Chiefs, 27-16
KANSAS CITY - Two games without a sack was too much for the Giants' defense. So they took out their frustrations on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Giants sacked Chiefs quarterback Matt Ca...
2009 Oct 11 New York Giants defeat Oakland Raiders, 44-7
David Carr had just scored on a 12-yard touchdown run in the third quarter when he fired the ball into the wall to celebrate his first rushing score since 2006. It was not the flashies...
2009 Oct 18 New Orleans Saints defeat New York Giants, 48-27
NEW ORLEANS - They had seen all the things Drew Brees could do on film, and they knew how explosive the New Orleans Saints were, but the Giants' confidence was still unbowed. They were, a...
2009 Oct 25 Arizona Cardinals defeat New York Giants, 24-17
These aren't the same old Cardinals. Seven-point underdogs against what was supposed to be an angry Giants team, the defending NFC champs proved themselves just that Sunday night with ...
2009 Nov 1 Philadelphia Eagles defeat New York Giants, 40-17
PHILADELPHIA - One bad loss didn't make the Giants worry, and two straight weren't enough to make them panic. So what about now? Panic can't be all that far off after the Giants cra...
2009 Nov 8 San Diego Chargers defeat New York Giants, 21-20
Enough with the second-guessing. Enough with the search for a scapegoat. If you want to blame someone, blame Tom Coughlin. That's what the Giants' coach said Wednesday afternoon in an ...
2009 Nov 22 New York Giants defeat Atlanta Falcons, 34-31
The Giants' long, miserable losing streak is finally over. But just barely. They needed a monster game from quarterback Eli Manning and overtime to do it, but the Giants were able to s...
2009 Nov 26 Denver Broncos defeat New York Giants, 26-6
DENVER - Not long after Danny Ware told the world he'd prefer to be known as D.J., a family nickname, the Giants' second-string running back could have used a whole new identity. Movin...
2009 Dec 6 New York Giants defeat Dallas Cowboys, 31-24
The Giants spent all of last week stubbornly refusing to admit the Dallas Cowboys were the team to beat in the NFC East. They kept insisting the division race was far from over. Now we...
2009 Dec 13 Philadelphia Eagles defeat New York Giants, 45-38
Justin Tuck stood in front of his locker late Sunday night and made no attempt to hide his disgust after the Giants wasted an opportunity to take over first place in the NFC East in a sea...
2009 Dec 21 New York Giants defeat Washington Redskins, 45-12
LANDOVER, Md. - Two years ago, long before their Super Bowl run could begin, the Giants made their most famous stand in Washington and saved their season. Monday night they may have do...
2009 Dec 27 Carolina Panthers defeat New York Giants, 41-9
PANTHERS 41, GIANTS 9 The Giants saved their worst for last. They said goodbye to Giants Stadium and to their playoff dreams in embarrassing and humiliating fashion Sunday, with a p...
2010 Jan 3 Minnesota Vikings defeat New York Giants, 44-7
Vikings players ordinarily have the luxury of enjoying the moments after a victory, such as the 44-7 pasting they put on the New York Giants on Sunday in their regular-season finale. E...
2010 Jan 3 Minnesota Vikings defeat New York Giants, 44-9
VIKINGS 44, GIANTS 7 MINNEAPOLIS - Tom Coughlin thought his players would play for their pride. Instead they played as if they just wanted their miserable season to end. And now it ...
2010 Sep 12 New York Giants defeat Carolina Panthers, 31-18
The embarrassment and humiliation of 2009 is finally a thing of the past. It took eight months to get to this point, and it wasn't easy or pretty, but the Giants finally gave a perform...
2010 Sep 19 Indianapolis Colts defeat New York Giants, 38-14
INDIANAPOLIS - It's over and now Peyton and Eli Manning can get back to rooting for each other the next four years. Hopefully, people will stop comparing them until the next time they mee...
2010 Sep 26 Tennessee Titans defeat New York Giants, 29-10
After week of having their leadership and intensity called into question by one of their own, the Giants' response was remarkably uninspired. And by the time it was over rather than fight...
2010 Oct 3 New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears, 17-3
The Giants brought back one of the greatest defensive players in their history to give a pep talk to the defense last week. Then they rolled out one of their all-time greatest leaders to ...
2010 Oct 10 New York Giants defeat Houston Texans, 34-10
Defense has always been the calling card of the Giants. The championship teams were constructed around a relentless, smothering attack that harassed the quarterback and choked off all run...
2010 Oct 17 New York Giants defeat Detroit Lions, 28-20
After two weeks of dominating the opposition, the Giants got back to basics Sunday. This time they merely did what was necessary. In other words, they survived. "Winning's not going...
2010 Oct 25 New York Giants defeat Dallas Cowboys, 41-35
ARLINGTON - It ticked off the Dallas Cowboys and, apparently, much of Texas - just not enough for anyone to actually wash it off. More than a year after Eli Manning signed the wall ins...
2010 Nov 7 New York Giants defeat Seattle Seahawks, 41-7
SEATTLE - The noisiest stadium in the NFL was as quiet as a library Sunday, at least until the Giants got to their postgame locker room. That's where the loudest cheers could be heard. ...