One of the New York Giants best players for years, “Laughing” Larry Doyle, came in with high expectations when his contract was purchased from Springfield of the Central League for a then-record $4,500.  The money was well spent.

After a slow start, Doyle led the NL in Hits (172) in his third season (1909) in the Majors.  Establishing himself as one of the top-hitting infielders in Baseball, Doyle led the NL in Triples in 1911 (25) and won the MVP in 1912, off of a 330 Season.  Doyle's best year was in 1915 when he topped the NL in Hits (189), Doubles (40), and Batting Average (.320). 

Doyle struggled after that and was surprisingly traded to the Cubs during the 1916 Season.  He returned to close his career in 1918, playing a reduced role for three seasons before retiring.

The man who once famously said, "It is great to be young and a Giant," compiled 1,751 Hits while batting .292 for New York.

A San Francisco Giant for all his 12 seasons in the Majors, Bister Posey is regarded by many as the best Catcher of the 2010s.  

Posey was a superstar at the University of Florida, winning the 2008 Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. The Giants took him fifth overall in the Amateur Draft that year, and after a brief seven-game run with San Francisco, he took over as the Giants everyday Catcher and won the National League Rookie of the Year. Posey capped that magical year by leading San Francisco to a World Series Championship.

An All-Star for the first of seven times, the Gants again won the World Series, with Posey deserving much of the credit. A fractured fibula took him out early in 2011, but he was healthy the year after, not only winning the Comeback Player of the Year but posting the best numbers of his career, winning the Batting Title (.336), Silver Slugger, while also having career-highs in Home Runs (24) and RBIs (104). Posey was named the MVP that year.

Posey continued to be one of the best behind the plate in the NL. Catapulting San Francisco to another World Series win in 2014, Posey continued to be a threat to bat over .300, go deep, handle his Pitchers, and provide an above-average defense. Posey won two Wilson Defensive Awards, one Gold Glove, and five Silver Sluggers.

Opting out of the 2020 Season due to COVID-19, Posey came back to win his second Comeback Player of the Year, and with Baseball now doling out All-MLB awards, he earned All-MLB 2 honors. This abrupt conclusion allowed Posey to retire on top, as he surprised many by calling it quits after the 2021 Season.

Posey left the game with an even 1,500 Hits, a .302 Batting Average, and 158 Home Runs.

Playing his first three years of high-level baseball with the Troy Trojans, Mickey Welch joined the New York Giants as the Trojans imploded after the 1882 Season.

The Pitcher may have had an under-the-radar career in his day, even in perspective, but it was still brilliant and worthy of high accolades.  From 1883 to 1889, Welch was New York’s ace, winning a plethora of games and fanning a litany of batters.  Welch was erratic, leading the NL in Walks three times, but his overall mound skill kept him as an elite player.

Welch helped lead New York to win the version of the 1888 and 1889 World Series as their staff ace.  Shortly afterward, Welch suffered arm fatigue, and though he was a competent batter, his time passed, but his 238-146 Record was exemplary.

Welch entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 when the Veteran's Committee chose him.

Roger Connor played three years with the Troy Trojans, establishing himself as a star on the rise before he signed with the New York Gothams in 1883.  As the team changed its name to the Giants, Connor elevated himself as one of the best players in the game.

Connor batted over .300 in his first four years in New York and would have likely been named the league MVP in 1885.  That year, Connor led the NL in Hits (169), Batting Average (.371), and OBP (.435).  As the decade was coming to its end, the Giants were becoming one of the top teams in the NL.  

Many people forget that there was a variation of the World Series in the 1880s, and Conner took the Giants to two of them, winning both (1888 & 1889).  He jumped to New York of the Players League in 1890, but when the league folded, he was returned to the Giants.  He left again for the first version of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1892 before he was traded back in 1893.  The Giants dealt him to the Browns during the 1894 Season, which would be it for Connor as a Giant, who had 1,388 Hits with a .319 Batting Average.

Connor was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976 via the Veteran’s Committee.