2012 San Francisco Giants | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions National League West Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | AT&T Park | |
City | San Francisco, California | |
Record | 94–68 (.580) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Larry Baer (managing general partner) | |
General managers | Brian Sabean | |
Managers | Bruce Bochy | |
Television | KNTV (NBC Bay Area 11) (Jon Miller, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) CSN Bay Area (Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller) | |
Radio | KNBR (680 AM) (Jon Miller, Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow) KTRB (860 AM, Spanish) (Erwin Higueros, Tito Fuentes) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The San Francisco Giants are an American baseball team. Their 2012 season marked their 130th year in Major League Baseball, as well as their 55th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and the 13th at AT&T Park. The Giants finished with a record of 94–68, They finished in first place in the National League West, and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the NLDS thereby becoming the first National League team (eighth in MLB history) to come back from a 2–0 deficit in a best-of-five series by sweeping three games in the opponent's park. The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games after overcoming a 3–1 deficit in the NLCS and advancing to the World Series to face the Detroit Tigers. They swept the Tigers in four games to win their second World Series title in three years. The season also saw Giants pitcher Matt Cain throw a perfect game on June 13, 2012.