Parade Welcomes the Giants to San Francisco

Giants move to San Francisco in 1957 The New York Giants were seeking a new stadium to replace the crumbling Polo Grounds. Attendance was falling, the team was playing poorly, and Minneapolis was seriously courting them. At the same time, the Dodgers were being courted by Los Angeles and major league baseball would not allow the move unless another team located to the west coast. Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley helped convince Giants’ owner Horace Stoneham to make the move. The Giants played in Seals Stadium for the first two seasons. Orlando Cepeda won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 1958 and Willie McCovey won the award the next season.