Horace Stoneham

Horace Charles Stoneham ( ; April 27, 1903 – January 7, 1990) was an American sports executive and the president and principal owner of the New York / San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1976. During his 41-year tenure, the Giants won the 1954 World Series plus four National League pennants in 1936, 1937, 1951, and 1962, and an NL West division title in 1971. Upon relocating the franchise from Manhattan to San Francisco in 1957, Stoneham became one of two NL owners to bring the major leagues to the U.S. West Coast.

Although the Giants won only one pennant (1962) and one division title (1971) in their first 15 years after moving to the Bay Area, they were a consistent contender that featured some of the era's biggest stars. But during the mid-1970s, lacklustre on-field performance and dwindling attendance forced Stoneham to sell the team in 1976.

Stoneham's ownership witnessed three separate pennant-contending and -winning eras: the team that he inherited, the 1936–38 Giants with Bill Terry, Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott; the 1949–55 teams of managerLeo Durocher, with Monte Irvin, Sal Maglie, Bobby Thomson and Willie Mays; and the star-studded 1958–71 Giants of Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry.