Fresno Giants

• Location: Fresno, CA
• League: California League 1958-1987
• Affiliation: San Francisco Giants 1958-1987
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The Fresno Giants operated for 30 years as a California League affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. They won a league title in 1958, their first year as a San Francisco farm team, and added championships in 1964, 1974, and 1987. After the 1987 season the team was sold, and the Giants ended their affiliation with the club. They became known as the Fresno Suns and played just one more season in the league before moving to Salinas in 1989.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1958	85-55	1st	Mike McCormick	League Champs
1959	44-96	6th	Mike McCormick
1960	75-65	2nd	Buddy Kerr	none
1961	68-72	3rd	Salvador Taormina	none
1962	67-72	6th (t)	Salvador Taormina
1963	73-67	3rd	Bill Werle
1964	86-53	1st	Bill Werle	none League Champs
1965	70-69	3rd	Ed Fitz Gerald
1966	74-66	3rd	Ed Fitz Gerald
1967	67-72	5th	Dave Garcia
1968	79-60	2nd	Dave Garcia	League Champs
1969	72-68	3rd	Denny Sommers
1970	71-68	5th	Denny Sommers	none
1971	70-70	3rd (t)	Denny Sommers	Lost League Finals
1972	74-64	4th	Frank Funk
1973	69-71	6th	Frank Funk
1974	85-55	1st	John Van Ornum	League Champs
1975	74-66	2nd	John Van Ornum	none
1976	77-63	2nd	Andy Gilbert
1977	83-57	1st	John Van Ornum
1978	59-80	7th	John Van Ornum
1979	66-73	7th	Jack Mull
1980	74-66	4th	Jack Mull	Lost in 1st round
1981	63-77	7th	Wayne Cato
1982	50-90	10th	Jim Maloney
1983	78-62	3rd	Wendell Kim
1984	82-58	3rd	Wendell Kim	Lost in 1st round
1985	84-62	2nd	Wendell Kim	League Champs
1986	66-76	8th	Tim Blackwell
1987	80-63	2nd	R.J. Harrison	League Champs