Paying homage to the musical heritage of San Francisco ... shades of purple also make an appearance. In the long history of the Giants, the team had worn violet between 1913 and 1917 during ...

(Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images) The Giants’ release noted that the purple was a nod to the New York Giants of 1913-1917, who wore purple as a nod to New York University.

SAN FRANCISCO ... the Giants' chest script evokes the image of a lava lamp and is meant to flow like sound. The white lettering is shaded with orange and purple hues, the latter of which ...

The San Francisco ... purple is included to evoke the Fillmore stage lights and Haight-Ashbury’s posters while also paying tribute to the franchise’s New York origins from when the Giants ...