He is famous for his 25 pitching duels with Mordecai " Three Finger " Brown, who won 13 of the duels against Mathewson's 11, with one no-decision.

In the 1967 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, Gibson allowed only three earned runs and 14 hits over three complete game victories ( Games 1, 4, and 7 ), the latter two marks tying Christy Mathewson's 1905 World Series record.

The high-scoring game was a win for Mathewson's Reds over Brown's Cubs.

The high-scoring game was a win for Mathewson's Reds over Brown's Cubs.

On July 20,, Mathewson's career came full circle when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with Edd Roush.

They remained married until Mathewson's death.

According to the Ken Burns ' documentary series, Baseball, one of Mathewson's last words were to his wife: Now Jane, I want you to go outside and have yourself a good cry.

* The band Family Groove Company has a song on their first album Reachin ' titled " Christy " that relates some of Mathewson's achievements.

The defining moment of Mathewson's career came with the £ 20 billion takeover of the much larger UK bank National Westminster Bank in February 2000.

It turned out that the Cubs and Giants ended the season tied for first place, so the game was indeed replayed, and the Cubs won the game, the pennant, and subsequently the World Series ( the last Cubs Series victory to date, as it turns out ).

Cleveland then won a playoff game 8-3 against the New York Giants on December 17 behind a pair of Groza field goals, turning the tables on a team that handed the Browns both of their regular-season losses.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Browns held a 10-3 advantage, but the Giants tied it then won it with two minutes left on a 49-yard field goal by Pat Summerall under snowy conditions.

The Marlins won the Division Series against the favored San Francisco Giants three games to one.

* Dontrelle Willis ( 2003 – 2007 ) — The " D-Train " was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable ( for a pitcher ) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7 – 6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series.

The Brewers came out of the All-Star break with a bang as they won their first seven games back, all of them on the road, sweeping first the Giants and then the Cardinals, taking over first place in the Wild Card standings.

In 1981, Taylor won the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards and the Giants made the playoffs for the first time since 1963.

After starting 3 – 7 in 1994, the Giants won their final six games to finish 9 – 7 but missed the playoffs.

The Giants won their first playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, 20 – 10, and defeated the Minnesota Vikings 41 – 0 in the NFC Championship game.

In 2008, the Giants won the NFC East with a record of 12 – 4 ( and also were the number one seed in the NFC after beating the Carolina Panthers for home field advantage ), but lost 23 – 11 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs.

The Giants won 17 – 14, but the Packers beat the Bears 10 – 3, so the Giants missed out on the playoffs again, ending a collapse in which the Giants went 4 – 4 in their last eight games.

The Redskins beat the Giants 28 – 14, but the Giants won their next three games against the Saint Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and Arizona Cardinals.

The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots with a score of 21 – 17.

The Giants lead the overall regular season series 8 – 4 and have won the last five meetings.

The Giants ' 6 World Series Championships are also tied for second in the National League with the Dodgers ( the St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 ).

As the New York Giants, they won 14 pennants and 5 World Championships, from the era of John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to that of Bobby Thomson and Willie Mays.

The Giants have won four pennants and the 2010 World Series since arriving in San Francisco.

Under McGraw the Giants won ten National League pennants and three World Series championships.

The Giants won the 1905 World Series over the Philadelphia Athletics, with Christy Mathewson nearly winning the series single-handedly.

The Giants experienced some hard luck in the early 1910s, losing three straight World Series starting in 1911 to the A's, the Red Sox, and the A's again ( the Giants and the A's both won pennants in 1913 ; two seasons later, both teams finished in eighth place ).

During this time the Giants won three pennants, defeating the Senators in the 1933 World Series and losing to the Yankees in 1936 and 1937.

View from the Stamford Bridge ( stadium )# West_Stand | West Stand of Stamford Bridge ( stadium ) | Stamford Bridge during a UEFA Champions League | Champions League game, 2008 In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex, and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox.

After New York Giants ' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Benjamin Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the new team, had a " white elephant on his hands ," Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series.

In the 1905 World Series, Mathewson pitched three shutouts in the Giants victory.

* On June 13, 1905, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched masterfully, but two Cubs nonetheless reached base on errors by shortstop Bill Dahlen and second baseman Billy Gilbert.

* 9 – 14 October — New York Giants ( NL ) defeats Philadelphia Athletics ( AL ) by 4 games to 1 in the 1905 World Series, which is the first organised by the modern National and American Leagues.

Other pitchers who have won multiple Triple Crowns include Christy Mathewson ( 1905 and 1908 New York Giants ), Lefty Grove ( 1930 and 1931 Philadelphia Athletics ), Lefty Gomez ( 1934 and 1937 New York Yankees ), and Roger Clemens ( 1997 – 1998 Toronto Blue Jays ).

Bresnahan ( third from right ) with the 1905 New York Giants season | New York Giants before playing in the 1905 World Series

Bresnahan shifted to catcher full-time in 1905, as Bowerman became less effective and Warner left the Giants.

Frederick Charles Lindstrom ( November 21, 1905 – October 4, 1981 ) was a National League baseball player with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1924 until 1936.

The 1905 World Series was held in the Park ; the Athletics lost to the New York Giants 4 games to 1.

With the Giants, he won the 1905 World Series.

McGinnity ( fifth from right ) with the 1905 New York Giants season | New York Giants before the 1905 World Series

McGinnity won 21 games in the 1905 season, as the Giants won the NL pennant.

This year, the Giants participated in the 1905 World Series, against the AL champion Philadelphia Athletics.

During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders ( 1905 – 1913 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1913 – 1914 ), Buffalo Blues ( 1914 – 1915 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1916 – 1918 ), and New York Giants ( 1919 ).

In 1905 he led the American league in home runs, RBI, runs and doubles, and led the Athletics to the 1905 World Series against the New York Giants.