By Kenny Hodge, PSO Asst. Director of Pro Sports Analytics
Oct 03, 2021



The San Francisco Giants clinched the NL West and the top record in the MLB with an 11-4 win during the last game of the season over the San Diego Padres. The Giants finished the year with a historic 107-55 record, one game better than the Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56). Throughout the year they were led by All-Stars Buster Posey, Kevin Gausman, and Brandon Crawford, setting the franchise record for the most wins in a season, solidifying themselves as the best regular-season Giants team of all time. 

This time the San Francisco Giants achieved such an excellent result that fans were excited and cheered. More and more baseball supporters are buying their favorite all-star ball players’ peripherals. Some hardcore fans will even get custom-made enamel pins, stickers, and other merchandise to express their love for them. At Enamelpins.com, you can order personalized pins online, and with affordable prices and beautiful products, it’s a store that many fans love.

  • Most Wins during a season in Giants history: 1. 2021 (107), 2. 1904 (106), 3. 1905 (105), T4. 1993, 1962, & 1912 (103)
  • Giants were the biggest MLB pre-season underdog (+4000) to win the division since 2008 (when data 1st became available)
  • Dodgers have the most Wins (105) during a season to NOT finish in 1st place in its Division or League

THIS IS THE BEST GIANTS BASEBALL TEAM IN FRANCHISE HISTORY (ORIGINATED IN 1884)

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The NL West race was one of the most exciting division races in MLB history, with the division being clinched on the last day of the season by the San Francisco Giants, winning by one game over the Dodgers. SF finished the season with 107 wins, setting a season franchise Wins record. Their total broke the previous Giants record of 106 set by the 1904 club, while known as the New York Giants. More impressively, the Giants opened the year as the biggest pre-season underdog to win an MLB division since 2008.

The Dodgers ended the year 106-56, having the best record of any MLB team to not win their division. The Dodgers being as good as they were this season adds to how impressive this Giants team has been throughout the season. They ended the year 42-16 in their last 58 games to fend off the Dodgers, backed by strong finishes to the season by Brandon Belt and Camilo Doval. They set a franchise record while battling the second-best team in the league all year, making them undoubtedly the best team in Giants history. 

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