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  Seals Stadium - BR Bullpen
Seals Stadium had a single deck built of steel and concrete with no roof which curved most of the way down the foul lines and 15 rows of bleachers stretching from the rightfield foul lines to the centerfield scoreboard.
The stadium, which had two home teams from 1931 to 1937, had three clubhouses, which in 1945, Seals' owner Paul Fagan equipped with draft beer, a soda fountain, a barber, and a shoeshine stand.
Seals Stadium was torn down in late 1959, after the season.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Seals_Stadium   (398 words)

  
 Seals Stadium (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seals Stadium was a minor league baseball stadium that stood in San Francisco from 1931 until 1959.
The stadium was originally built with three dressing rooms - one for the visiting team, and one for each of the minor league home teams, the San Francisco Seals and the Mission Reds a.k.a the San Francisco Missions.
The stadium initially consisted of an uncovered grandstand stretching from foul pole to foul pole and an uncovered bleacher section in right field.
www.seattleluxury.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/entry/seals_stadium   (268 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Seals Stadium
The stadium was constructed for the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals and Missions.
Stadium also had lights, but did not have a roof because temperatures were comfortable, and their was little rainfall.
Seals Stadium was demolished in November of 1959.
www.ballparksofbaseballpast2.8m.com /SealsStadium.htm   (331 words)

  
 San Francisco Seals/History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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.
Seals Stadium in fact had three clubhouses, one for the Seals, one for the visiting team and one for the Mission team.
Seals Stadium was used by the Giants for two seasons and then was demolished after the 1959 season.
www.tdl.com /~thawley/sealshst.html   (1457 words)

  
 Visit a Grand Stadium of the Past (Sports) by Dick Meister
Seals Stadium was the home for 27 years of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, then baseball's top minor league.
Most Seals fans were men who worked in factories and warehouses in the mixed industrial and residential areas around the stadium, in other adjacent working class districts or down on the waterfront.
For 17 years he was at the stadium, from 1935 to 1951, striding anxiously between the white lines of the third base coaching box, peering intently from the top of the dugout steps, directing fans as well as players.
www.dickmeister.com /id109.html   (1077 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Seals Stadium
Seals Stadium was built for the minor league San Francisco Seals, the team where Joe DiMaggio and his lesser-known brother Dominic got their start.
Seals Stadium had a simple one-deck design but had elegant architectural stonework on the outside and an Art Deco ticket sales / office building near the right field corner.
The Giants played at Seals Stadium for two years while Candlestick Park was under construction.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/SealsStadium.html   (502 words)

  
 SEALS STADIUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seals Stadium was built in 1931 for the Seals and Missions of the PCL.
The Seals became the sole tennant in 1938, when the missions move to Hollywood and became the Stars.
The giants played in Seals Stadium for two seasons until they moved into Candlestick Park in 1960.
www.angelfire.com /ks/strikeout/sealsstad.html   (182 words)

  
 San Francisco Seals (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1931, the Seals moved to their own park, Seals Stadium, an 18,600-seat facility located at 16th and Bryant Streets.
Seals Stadium was subsequently torn down to make way for a car dealership and later a Safeway grocery store.
The legacy of the seals lives on in the Giants' mascot Lou Seal, as well as in a statue of the Seals' cartoon mascot (c.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Francisco_Seals_(PCL)   (737 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Seals Stadium-San Francisco Giants
San Francisco, CA Mainly a minor league ballpark during its existence, Seals Stadium served as the home of the San Francisco Giants for two seasons.
Seals Stadium had lights, but did not have a roof because temperatures were always comfortable and there was little rainfall.
Seals Stadium was demolished in November 1959 and is now the site of commercial stores.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/SealsStadium.htm   (296 words)

  
 Seals Stadium
Seals Stadium was built in 1931 for the Seals and Missions of the Pacific Coast League.
The Seals became the stadium's sole tenant in 1938, when the Missons moved to Hollywood and became the Stars.
The fold down reserve seating and the light stanchions from Seals Stadium were sold for use at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/national/sealss.htm   (425 words)

  
 Ball Park Pens Historic Ballparks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was renovated from 1973 to 1975 and reopened in 1976.
Seals Stadium was the first home to the San Francisco Giants.
Seals Stadium was opened in 1931 as home to the Pacific Coast League Seals and Missions.
www.ballparkpens.com /ballparks.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Mile High Stadium
The two wings of Bears Stadium's unroofed single-deck grandstand were originally positioned at an acute angle, bearing a strong resemblance to Seals Stadium.
Nevertheless, by the 1990s such multi-use stadiums were hopelessly out of style, so Mile High's days as a big league baseball stadium were numbered from the get-go.
In February 2002 the old Mile High Stadium was deliberately set on fire by an incendiary bomb as part of a terrorism response drill and was demolished soon afterwards.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/MileHighStadium.html   (839 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Minor League Baseball - SPORTSTICKER MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NOTE - Saturday June 30, 2001 07:45 AM
The Seals played at Recreation Park at 15th and Valencia Streets and the three owners became known as "The Valencia Street Vanderbilts." In 1934, when horse racing was legalized in California, Strub created and built Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California and became its president.
Kamm was to remain with the Seals for the 1922 season.
The Seals' leading pitcher was Jim (Death Valley) Scott who won 25 and lost 9, tied for second in the PCL in wins and third in ERA (2.22).
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/minors/news/2001/44team   (3931 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Griffith Stadium-Washington Senators
The stadium was not completed by opening day, July 24, 1911, but a single deck was completed, so the ballpark opened.
However, the new second deck of Griffith Stadium did not connect to the original part because the original stands were graded differently.
This time to the new D.C. Stadium, but it was in Washington, D.C. The last game played at Griffith Stadium was on September 21, 1961.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/GriffithStadium.htm   (503 words)

  
 Seals Plaza Dedication Ceremony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He talked about what a beautiful park Seals Stadium was and what a pleasure it had been to play for the Seals.
In those days, he said, the Seals were about the "only game in town" and the players were treated "like movie stars." Don Klein also spoke and joked about his first season broadcasting games (1949), when the team went from second place the year before all the way down to eighth place.
The statue is of a seal balancing a baseball, which was the Seals' most popular logo during their history.
www.eeeeeegp.com /articles/SealsCer.html   (703 words)

  
 Tacoma Rainiers » Tacoma, Washington
The idea behind Cheney Stadium was first conceived in 1957 when local businessmen Ben Cheney and Clay Huntington began working to bring Pacific Coast League baseball to Tacoma.
The City Council voted 8-1 in favor of building a new stadium in the Snake Lake area (as opposed to renovating the existing Western International League ballpark at South 38th and Lawrence).
The wooden reserved seats in Cheney Stadium are still the original seats from Seals Stadium.
www.tacomarainiers.com /stadium   (344 words)

  
 Seals Stadium Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac
Seals Stadium served as home for the National League San Francisco Giants for two seasons.
The stadium had one very unique feature which you can see in the photographs below, there is no warning track.
The Seals Stadium ballpark was also nicknamed "Home Plate Mine" because that was the name on the original deed title purchased for the property.
www.baseball-almanac.com /stadium/st_seals.shtml   (178 words)

  
 Seals didn't weeather much better
Seals Stadium was not nearly as inhospitable as Candlestick, but if you talk to the men who played there, you'll learn quickly that it was far from a garden spot.
Former Seals pitcher Jack Brewer used a balm on his arm to keep it warm, and between innings, he would wear a jacket with heating filaments plugged into an electric socket.
"Seals Stadium was like a second home to me," said Charlie Silvera, the former New York Yankees catcher who played there as a member of the Pacific Coast League's Portland Beavers.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/03/26/SPECIAL8214.dtl   (444 words)

  
 Baseball Has Been Big-Time in S.F. Since the '30s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He played at Seals Stadium for the Missions in 1937, then the team moved to Hollywood, had a cup of coffee with the Yankees in 1947, and played all over the minors until 1952.
Seals Stadium was the last stop for the Seals, who won the Pacific Coast League pennant in 1957.
The Giants played at Seals Stadium for two seasons, now fondly remembered by everybody but Johnny Antonelli, the San Francisco pitcher who disliked the place, said so and was roundly booed, a New Yorker on the wrong coast.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/04/11/SPC350.DTL   (1110 words)

  
 Soccer Training Info - San Francisco Bay Seals
The Seals will play in the South Western division of the PDL which has 9 teams, which are all located in California between San Francisco and San Diego.
The Seals submitted their letter of commitment on October 12, 2005 after the Nevada Wonders, Carson City, agreed to move their operations to the San Francisco Bay Area.
After the Clash victory in the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, which the Seals won by a dramatic 2-1 come from behind win in the last 17 minutes of the game at Spartan stadium, the Seals were crowned America's "Team of the Year" by USA today.
www.soccer-training-info.com /san_francsico_bay_seals.asp   (636 words)

  
 San Francisco Memories, Seals Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It started me on my voyage to Sutro Baths or the Marina District, or to Seals Stadium, home of the San Francisco Seals baseball team at 16th and Bryant.
Seals Stadium was cozy and friendly and warm.
When the NY Giants came to San Francisco they played their first two seasons at Seals Stadium.
americahurrah.com /SanFrancisco/Memories/sfmemSeals.html   (159 words)

  
 Francis "Lefty" O'Doul Day at Seals' Stadium - 1938
This should be the big day of the season at Seals’ Stadium, for it is Lefty O’Doul day for kids, and he always insists that it be for the kids.
Thousands of miniature bats with the signature of O’Doul on them will be given to the boys and girls as they enter the park.
Youngsters accompanied by their parents or some older person are privileged to sit in the grandstand.
www.sfmuseum.org /hist6/lefty.html   (523 words)

  
 Ewing Field: Lost in the Fog Bank - Western Neighborhoods Project
Cal Ewing, owner of the Seals, and one of the organizers of the PCL, was fed up with sharing the lease at Recreation Field with the owner of the Oakland "Commuters." The fans were disgusted about Rec Park's short fences, overcrowded stands and congested entrances.
On opening day, May 16, 1914, a brunch was served for dignitaries and boosters at the Palace Hotel then a motorcade parade up Geary to Ewing Field, 18,000 fans listened to patriotic music and the usual array of speeches by Mayor Rolph and other VIPs.
The Seals were in the pennant chase until the final week of the season.
www.outsidelands.org /ewing-field.php   (992 words)

  
 San Francisco Seals - BR Bullpen
The Seals are perhaps best known for giving Joe DiMaggio (1932-1935) and his brother Dom (1937-1939) their start in the 1930's.
After having won PCL MVP as a Seal in 1927, Lefty O'Doul managed the club from 1935 to 1951, winning pennants in 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946.
Longtime Seal pitchers include Win Ballou (1930-1944 player/coach last few years) who was 154-131, Ed Stutz (1932-1942, 1946) who was 124-124, and Al Lien (1942-1948) was 126-118.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/San_Francisco_Seals   (378 words)

  
 Ball Park Pens - Shop for pens online using our secure cart.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Several ballparks are available to choose from but not all stadium seats can be made into all designs.
Each is approximately 1 1/2 inches in length, engraved with the stadium name and dates.
The cap also screws over the nib with an O ring seal to secure an air-tight fit to avoid ink evaporation and drying of the nib.
www.ballparkpens.com /shopforpens.htm   (904 words)

  
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As the new stadium rises in sunny SoMa with a hot-off-the-press nostalgia incorporated into its blueprints in accord with the prevailing pattern of ballpark building, many people have already begun to miss the old venue.
Nevertheless, the stadium that had stood at the corner of 16th and Bryant since 1931 continued to serve as the focus for professional baseball in the city for the next two years.
Seals Stadium was, one of Carrozzi's old-timers thought, "an absolute gem of a little stadium....She was close to downtown.
www.well.com /user/sfflier/boyz-blasting-stealing.html   (2673 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Old ballparks may disappear, but memories remain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Make up your mind: RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., one of the homes to the Senators, went from baseball to football to soccer and, if D.C. gets a team, to baseball again, at least until a new stadium is built.
And 522 feet away is a stadium seat marking the length of the Met's longest homer, by Harmon Killebrew.
The back room is made into a replica of Seals, with a green floor and advertising signs that used to be in the ballpark.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2002-09-22-focus-old-ballparks_x.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Author PJ Dragseth explains how and why Go Pro Baseball Wise came into being and continues to be a valuable resource ...
At first glance Seals Stadium was a "WOW." Honestly, by the time the manager pulled the pitcher in the sixth inning, I was hooked for life!
Sal Taormina was one of only three Seals retained by the Red Sox because he was extremely popular, a tenacious player, and a team leader.
That first year, when the Giants played in Seals Stadium while Candlestick was being completed, Sal played for them briefly, then coached their AAA team.
www.baseballwise.com /author.html   (853 words)

  
 Minor League Baseball: History: Top 100 Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Oana was signed by the San Francisco Seals in 1929 and farmed out to Globe in the Arizona State League where hit.374 in 1929 and.413-21-88 in 79 games in 1930.
When he first reported to the Seals, stories circulated that Henry was related to the Hawaiian royal family, hence the nickname, but he always said that wasn’t so.
When their season was concluded, the service league used the stadium as well as playing games at the several bases and installations.
www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=38   (4164 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-The Fields of Major League Baseball
Although this stadium is now known as 3Comm Park, I grew up with it as Candlestick Park or "The Stick" so I will continue to refer to it by the original names.
At times it was difficult to picture just how baseball fit into this stadium, but then I had the opportunity to walk behind the removable stands that are only down for football and soccer.
This stadium was more well-known as the home of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League from 1931 until 1957, when the Giants took over.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /candarticle.htm   (1341 words)

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