Seals Stadium

Seals Stadium
The Queen of Concrete[citation needed]
Map
LocationBryant & 16th Streets
(right field corner)
Mission District
San FranciscoCalifornia, U.S.
Coordinates37°46′0″N 122°24′33″W / 37.76667°N 122.40917°W / 37.76667; -122.40917
OwnerSan Francisco Seals
Paul I. Fagan[1]
Capacity16,000 (1931)
18,500 (1946)
22,900 (1958)
Field sizeLeft Field – 340 ft (1931),
365 ft (1958), 361 ft (1959)
Left-Center – 375 ft (1958),
364 ft (1959)
Center Field – 400 ft (1931),
410 ft (1958), 400 ft (1959)
Right-Center – 397 ft (1958)
Right Field – 385 ft (1931),
365 ft (1940), 355 ft (1958),
350 ft (1959)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedApril 7, 1931
ClosedSeptember 20, 1959
DemolishedNovember 1959
Construction cost$1.25 million[2]
Tenants
San Francisco Seals (PCL) (1931–1957)
Mission Reds (PCL) (1931–1937)
San Francisco Giants (MLB) (1958–1959)

Seals Stadium was a minor league baseball stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in San Francisco, California; it later became the first home of the major league San Francisco Giants. Opened in the Mission District in 1931, Seals Stadium was the longtime home of the San Francisco Seals (1931–57) of the Pacific Coast League. The PCL's Mission Reds (1931–37) shared the ballpark with the Seals for the first seven years, then moved to Los Angeles and became the Hollywood Stars.

In 1958, Seals Stadium became a temporary home for the Giants for their first two seasons in San Francisco while Candlestick Park was under construction. Less than three decades old, Seals Stadium was demolished in late 1959 after Candlestick Park finished construction.[3]

  1. ^ "San Francisco park smallest in majors". Victoria (TX) Advocate. Associated Press. February 20, 1958. p. 13.
  2. ^ "San Francisco Seals and Seals Stadium – Historical Highlights". Good Old Sandlot Days.
  3. ^ Sullivan, T.R. (April 21, 2006). "There used to be a ballpark here". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.