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 San Francisco Seals (PCL) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the 1957 season, the New York Giants announced their move to San Francisco for the 1958 season, and the Seals were forced to relocate as a result.
During the 1914 season, the Sacramento Solons were moved to San Francisco, where they finished out the season playing as the San Francisco Missions, supposedly representing the city’s Mission District.
The San Francisco Seals were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Francisco_Seals_(PCL)   (593 words)

  
 San Francisco Seals/History
The Seals joined the Pacific Coast League in its initial year of operation in 1903 and lasted until the end of the 1957 season, when the New York Giants moved to San Francisco.
Seals Stadium was used by the Giants for two seasons and then was demolished after the 1959 season.
The Seals had an informal working agreement with the Detroit Tigers that year and it was instrumental in helping the Seals win the PCL pennant that season.
www.tdl.com /~thawley/sealshst.html   (1203 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Seals Stadium
When the New York Giants decided to move to San Francisco for the 1958 season they needed a place to play while a new stadium was being constructed.
San Francisco, CA Seals Stadium served as the home of the San Francisco Giants for two seasons.
The Giants last game at Seals Stadium was on September 20, 1959.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/SealsStadium.htm   (1203 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Seals Stadium-San Francisco Giants
San Francisco, CA Seals Stadium served as the home of the San Francisco Giants for two seasons.
When the New York Giants decided to move to San Francisco for the 1958 season they needed a place to play while a new stadium was being constructed.
The stadium was constructed for the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals and Missions.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/SealsStadium.htm   (284 words)

  
 Historic Cheney Stadium Seats
The Seals continued to play in the stadium until the New York Giants moved to San Francisco for the 1958 season.
With Seals stadium no longer in use after the 1959 season and the pending construction of Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, the seats found a new home.
They saw their first baseball game as part of San Francisco Seals Stadium when it opened in 1931.
www.tacomarainiers.com /archive/historicseats.htm   (284 words)

  
 Mike Nolan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Nolan (born March 7, 1959 in San Francisco, California) is the son of former San Francisco 49ers head coach, Dick Nolan.
Nolan joined San Francisco after establishing himself as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, a position he held with three other teams: New York Jets (2000), Washington Redskins (1997-99), and New York Giants (1993-96).
Nolan finished the 2005 season with a 4-12 record, but he managed to field a more competitive team than the previous year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Nolan   (222 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Seals Stadium
Seals Stadium was built for the minor league San Francisco Seals, the team where Joe DiMaggio got his start, but the San Francisco Missions also played there as the home team.
Seals Stadium underwent demolition only a few months after the Giants moved out in 1959.
After moving away from the ancient Polo Grounds in northern Manhattan at the end of the 1957 season, the Giants played at Seals Stadium for two years while Candlestick Park was under construction.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/SealsStadium.html   (222 words)

  
 San Francisco Seals/History
The Seals joined the Pacific Coast League in its initial year of operation in 1903 and lasted until the end of the 1957 season, when the New York Giants moved to San Francisco.
Seals Stadium was used by the Giants for two seasons and then was demolished after the 1959 season.
The Seals had an informal working agreement with the Detroit Tigers that year and it was instrumental in helping the Seals win the PCL pennant that season.
www.tdl.com /~thawley/sealshst.html   (222 words)

  
 Retired Baseball Players A-I
He led the NL in shutouts with four during the 1959 season before being named manager of the San Francisco Giants for ten seasons.
He is better known as the manager for the Oakland A`s and San Diego Padres during the 1980's.
(Pitched from 1959-67 with the Tigers, Colt.45's & Astros.
www.angelfire.com /mb/markssigningbonus/retiredbaseballAI.html   (222 words)

  
 Fifties Web Pop History - Candlestick Park Named - 1959
San Francisco Giant's stadium is named as Candlestick Park.
The Giants moved to Pac Bell Park, a baseball only stadium after the 1999 season.
In 1995 San Francisco sold the naming rights (shame on you!) so that it is now supposed to be called 3COM Park.
www.fiftiesweb.com /pop/candlestick-park.htm   (126 words)

  
 Eddie Fisher
Fisher broke in with the San Francisco Giants in 1959.
Fisher was traded from the Chisox to the Orioles during the ‘66 season.
When Fisher made his rookie debut with the Giants, he had a locker next to Mays.
www.baseballtoddsdugout.com /fisher.html   (126 words)

  
 Willie McCovey - Reviews on RateItAll
Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants (1959 - 1973, 1977 - 1980) was the top left-handed homerun hitter in the N.L. history with 521.
Willie roped four hits in his bigleague debut en route to batting.354 to win the 1959 Rookie of the Year award.
Ten years later, he was named MVP after leading the National League in homers (45), RBI's (126), and slugging percentage (.656) for the second straight season.
www.rateitall.com /i-18700-willie-mccovey.aspx   (319 words)

  
 Willie McCovey Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
McCovey was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 30, 1959, with the San Francisco Giants.
Did you know that you can compare Willie McCovey to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1959 National League season?
Willie McCovey was born on Monday, January 10, 1938, in Mobile, Alabama.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=mccovwi01   (295 words)

  
 Rubén Gómez ( baseball player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gomez had played for the following teams: New York and San Francisco Giants (1953-58), Philadelphia Phillies (1959-60, 1967), Cleveland Indians (1962) and Minnesota Twins (1962).
In 10-season career, Gómez posted a 76-86 record with 677 strikeouts, a 4.09 ERA, 63 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 1454 innings pitched in 289 games (205 as a starter).
This page was last modified 04:50, 6 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_G%C3%B3mez   (702 words)

  
 Rubén Gómez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gomez had played for the following teams: New York and San Francisco Giants (1953-58), Philadelphia Phillies (1959-60, 1967), Cleveland Indians (1962) and Minnesota Twins (1962).
In 10-season career, Gómez posted a 76-86 record with 677 strikeouts, a 4.09 ERA, 63 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 1454 innings pitched in 289 games (205 as a starter).
This page was last modified 22:05, 15 April 2005.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruben_Gomez_Colon   (702 words)

  
 Vintage Seals Stadium seats for sale
Well, when the San Francisco ballpark closed after the 1959 season and the Giants moved to the just-constructed Candlestick, the seats were installed in Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, before the inaugural PCL campaign there.
But now, the Rainiers, a Mariners farm club, are replacing the old seating section, and, after nearly three-quarters of a century, the one-time Seals Stadium seats -- now Tacoma city property -- no longer have a home.
About 2,500 of the wooden seats that were in the park when it opened in 1931 are for sale by the Tacoma Rainiers of the current PCL.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/05/21/SPGFICSEJJ1.DTL   (702 words)

  
 Eddie Fisher BaseballLibrary.com
Fisher had come to the White Sox in a 1961 trade that sent Billy Pierce and Don Larsen to San Francisco.
August 13, 1959: The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing three hours and 50 minutes.
Fisher again led the AL with 67 appearances in 1966, but he split the season between Chicago and Baltimore.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/F/Fisher_Eddie.stm   (702 words)

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