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The 2012 World Series was the 108th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The San Francisco Giants, the National League champion, won the best-of-seven playoff in a four game sweep over the American League champion Detroit Tigers. The 2012 title marked the Giants' seventh World Series title in franchise history, their second in San Francisco, and their second in a three year...  MORE

The 2012 World Series was the 108th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The San Francisco Giants, the National League champion, won the best-of-seven playoff in a four game sweep over the American League champion Detroit Tigers. The 2012 title marked the Giants' seventh World Series title in franchise history, their second in San Francisco, and their second in a three year period. The Giants' World Series sweep was the first by a National League team since the Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 World Series. The Giants' Pablo Sandoval, who in Game 1 tied a record by hitting three home runs in one World Series game, was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. The San Francisco Giants held home field advantage for the best-of-seven World Series: San Francisco hosted Games 1 and 2, and would have hosted Games 6 and 7 if these had been necessary to decide the Series. The 2012 World Series began on Wednesday, October 24, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The Series ended on Sunday, October 28, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, with the conclusion of the fourth game. The Tigers entered Game 1, in San Francisco, six days after sweeping the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. Two days before Game 1, the Giants had taken the National League Championship from the St. Louis Cardinals, the 2011 champs, at home in San Francisco, after winning Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. LESS