Edward Raymond Stanky (born Stankiewicz was an American professional baseball second baseman, shortstop, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1943 and 1953. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stanky with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953
New York Giants (baseball)
The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the New York Giants until the team moved to San Francisco, California after the 1957 season, where the team continues its history as the San Francisco Giants. The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rival, the Brooklyn Dodgers, also in the National League, moved to Los Angeles in southern California as the Los Angeles Dodgers, continuing the National League, same-state rivalry.
The 1883 New York Gothams
Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson
The Giants at the batting cage in 1923