From coast to coast, the most memorable moments in Giants-Dodgers history

Few rivalries can match the history and intensity of the one between the Giants and Dodgers.

The two clubs have been competing against each other since 1889, birthing a longstanding feud that has spanned two coasts and produced a slew of indelible moments.

Here’s a look at 10 of the most memorable Giants-Dodgers clashes:

1. Oct. 3, 1951: The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
This ancient rivalry has its roots in New York, where both clubs were founded more than a century ago. The East Coast drama peaked during the famed 1951 National League pennant race, which is now known as “The Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff.”

After trailing the Dodgers by 13 1/2 games on Aug. 11, the New York Giants stormed back to tie Brooklyn and force a three-game playoff. They split the first two games before the third one ended with one of the most iconic home runs in baseball history.

Bobby Thomson capped the Giants’ improbable comeback by hitting a walk-off homer off Ralph Branca in the bottom of the ninth inning at the Polo Grounds, inspiring an unforgettable call by play-by-play announcer Russ Hodges.

“The Giants win the pennant!” Hodges declared.

2. Oct. 3, 1962: Another three-game tiebreaker
The West Coast era began in 1958, when the Giants and Dodgers decided to leave New York and relocate to San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. Only 11 years after Thomson’s legendary shot, the longtime adversaries were forced to play another three-game tiebreaker to determine the winner of the NL pennant. The Giants once again triumphed, scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers, 6-4, in the decisive Game 3 at Dodger Stadium and secure a trip to the World Series.

3. Aug. 22, 1965: The Marichal-Roseboro brawl
Tensions between the Giants and Dodgers have occasionally spilled into violence, with the most infamous on-field incident occurring during a duel between Juan Marichal and Sandy Koufax at Candlestick Park. The star hurlers took turns throwing brushback pitches at opposing hitters before Marichal stepped up to the plate to face Koufax in the bottom of the third inning. Marichal expected Koufax to retaliate against him, but he became irate after another Dodger -- catcher John Roseboro -- buzzed him with a throw back to the mound.

Marichal responded by striking Roseboro with his bat, igniting a 14-minute, benches-clearing brawl that resulted in a hefty suspension and fine for the Dominican right-hander. The two eventually reconciled and became close friends later in life, with Marichal serving as an honorary pallbearer at Roseboro’s funeral in 2002.

4. May 28, 1978: Ivie’s pinch-hit slam
Mike Ivie crushed four pinch-hit homers for the Giants in 1978, two of which were grand slams. His most memorable one came against the Dodgers over Memorial Day weekend. With the Giants trailing, 3-1, in the sixth inning, Ivie came off the bench to deliver an epic grand slam off Don Sutton, sparking a 6-5 win in front of 56,103 fans at Candlestick Park.

5. Oct. 3, 1982: Morgan’s knockout punch
The Giants entered the last weekend of the 1982 regular season locked in a heated battle with the Dodgers and the Braves for the NL West crown. Their playoff hopes were dashed after they lost the first two games of their final series against Los Angeles, but they enacted a bit of revenge against their archrivals in Game 162. Joe Morgan launched a three-run go-ahead shot off Terry Forster in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Giants to a 5-3 win, thus eliminating the Dodgers on the final day of the season.

6. Oct. 3, 1993: The Dodgers return the favor
The 1993 Giants won 103 games, but they ended up missing the playoffs after finishing one game behind the 104-win Braves in the NL West. San Francisco and Atlanta were tied for first place heading into the final game of the season, but the Dodgers (81-81) played spoiler by routing the Giants, 12-1, to knock them out of the division race.

7. Sept. 18, 1997: The Johnson game
The Dodgers led the NL West by two games when they arrived at Candlestick Park to kick off a pivotal two-game series against the Giants on Sept. 17. San Francisco took the opening game behind a first-inning blast from Barry Bonds, who punctuated the moment with a pirouette out of the batter’s box. The magic continued the next day, when catcher Brian Johnson hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to lift San Francisco to a 6-5 win. That moved the Giants into a tie for first place in the division, which they ultimately won.

8. June 9, 2019: Bumgarner’s feuds
Madison Bumgarner and Yasiel Puig emerged as chief antagonists during their frequent NL West matchups, with Bumgarner often taking exception to Puig’s bat flips and flamboyant style of play. Bumgarner later added some more spice to the Giants-Dodgers rivalry through a heated confrontation with Max Muncy. After Muncy hammered a 424-foot homer into McCovey Cove, Bumgarner barked at him to stop admiring the shot and start running the bases.

Muncy’s response?

“If you don’t want me to watch the ball, you can get it out of the ocean,” Muncy retorted.

9. Oct. 3, 2021: A division race for the ages
San Francisco and Los Angeles were neck and neck throughout the 2021 campaign, so it was fitting that the battle for the NL West came down to the last day of the regular season. The 107-win Giants managed to dethrone the 106-win Dodgers thanks to a dominant performance from Logan Webb, who fired seven strong innings and homered to clinch San Francisco’s first division title since 2012. The archrivals met again in the 2021 NL Division Series, though the Dodgers ultimately came out on top by edging the Giants in five games.

10. Sept. 12, 2025: Bailey’s walk-off slam
The Giants missed the postseason after going 81-81 in 2025, though they showed some late life by making a push for a Wild Card spot in September. Patrick Bailey provided the biggest boost to the club’s resurgent playoff hopes by cranking a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a dramatic 5-1 win over the Dodgers at Oracle Park. The switch-hitting catcher became the first player to record a walk-off inside-the-park home run and a walk-off grand slam in the same season, cementing a unique place in Giants lore.