From
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
through
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
, the Springfield Giants were the
Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the
New York/San Francisco Giants in the
Eastern League. The team played at
Pynchon Park in
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
.
The Springfield Giants won three consecutive championships in 1959, 1960 (co-champs) and 1961 under
manager
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Andy Gilbert, all leading the way to San Francisco's
National League
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*National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...
pennant in
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
.
Springfield Giants players with
major-league experience include:
*
Felipe Alou
*
Matty Alou
*
Bob Barton
*
Ernie Bowman
*
Tom Haller
*
Bill Hands
*
Jim Ray Hart
*
Rick Joseph
*
Hal Lanier
*
Frank Linzy
*
Juan Marichal
*
Manny Mota
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*
José Pagán
*
Al Stanek
Sources
Eastern League Baseball*''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, ed., 1997 edition.
Durham, North Carolina
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: ''
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''.
1957 establishments in Massachusetts
1965 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Baseball teams established in 1957
Baseball teams disestablished in 1965
Defunct baseball teams in Massachusetts
Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams
New York Giants minor league affiliates
Professional baseball teams in Massachusetts
San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates
Giants
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Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to:
Mythology and religion
*Giants (Greek mythology)
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