New Delhi, July 18 -- Former San Francisco Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom, a bow-tie loving, longtime Microsoft attorney who was at the helm when the team won its first World Series title in 2010, has died. He was 83.

The team announced Neukom's death Thursday. No additional information was provided.

Neukom retired from his role following the 2011 season and after the Giants captured the 2010 World Series for their first of three every-other-year titles that included championships in 2012 and 2014.

The 2010 victory marked the first for the team since moving West in 1958.

"Bill will always hold a special place in our hearts and in the history of this franchise," Giants CEO Larry Baer said in a statement. "He was instrument...