Today in Giants' History (September 1)

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• 1937 - The Giants sign Bill Terry to a 5-year contract as manager and farm director at $40‚000 a year.

• 1947 Jack Lohrke hits a homer against the Braves‚ number 183 for the season for the Giants‚ breaking the ML record held by the 1936 Yankees. Mel Ott's club had hit 5 HRs in a doubleheader against the Cubs on August 24 to break Chicago's 1929 NL record. The Giants will finish with 221 HRs‚ led by Johnny Mize‚ Walker Cooper‚ Willard Marshall‚ and rookie Bobby Thomson.

• 1951 - OF Don Mueller hits 3 home runs in an 8-1 Giants' win over the Dodgers. His first homer comes against Ralph Branca‚ coming off two consecutive shutouts‚ and Mueller hits his 3rd HR‚ a two-run shot off Phil Haugstad. Sal Maglie is the winner‚ giving up 7 singles and hits Jackie Robinson on the wrist in the 3rd to force home the only Dodger run. Whitey Lockman gets plunked twice for New York. Al Dark and Eddie Stanky combine in the 5th on a triple play off a liner by Pee Wee Reese. The Dodgers' lead over the Giants is now down to 6 games.

• 1958 - In San Francisco‚ the Giants sweep a doubleheader from the Dodgers (and 5 of 6 in the Labor Day series) by taking the first in an A.M.-P.M. doubleheader‚ 8-6. Willie Mays goes 5-for-5 with 2 doubles and a home run to drive in 5 runs. The nitecap is a memorable 4 hour, 35 minute marathon. The Giants tie the game in the 9th on Bob Schmidt's homer‚ and the Dodgers go ahead‚ 5-4‚ in the 16th on Carl Furillo's RBI. Whitey Lockman's home run in the bottom of the 16th ties it‚ then a bunt single by Ray Jablonski is followed by another bunt by P Ruben Gomez. Errors by Johnny Roseboro and Furillo follow allowing Jabo to score the winning run‚ 6-5. Mays is 11-for-20 for the series‚ with 4 homers. San Francisco Police Chief Frank Ahern‚ sitting behind home plate‚ dies of a heart attack at the climax of the 2nd game.