Peter Magowan: the Bay Areas most valuable corporate player Nov 14, 2008
Then he hopped back into his car, jetting off to Seals Stadium at 16th and Bryant streets, to take in a Giants ball game. It went like this much of the summer, a young Magowan working at Safeway and entertaining himself at the ball yard, cheering on the Giants, which just that year moved to San Francisco from New York. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
6/16/08 - USF Diamond Don Hall-of-Famer to be Inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Oct 24, 2008
He won 49 games for the San Francisco Seals between 1948 and 1951, when the Pacific Coast League was the whole baseball show in the Bay Area, and Seals Stadium at 16th and Bryant streets reigned as Mecca and nirvana for the city's hard-core fans. . (Usfdons.com)
A Giant question: Part III Sep 23, 2008
And I worked in all three of the stadiums -- Seals Stadium, Candlestick and AT.. Dusty Baker, OF, 1984; manager, 1993-2002 It meant a lot to me because I grew up watching the Giants as a kid. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
A Giant question: 50 years, 50 answers Sep 23, 2008
Chris Speier, SS, 1971-77, 1987-89 Being born across the Bay in Alameda, I watched the Giants play at Seals Stadium. Being on the field with all those guys -- Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Bonds -- that to me was the highlight. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
McCovey supports youth with golf tourney Jul 23, 2008
"I was sitting there in Seals Stadium, my dad and I, and I've been a big fan of his ever since. And then we've become friends as I got to know him, obviously a fellow Hall of Famer, so it's great. "It's more important now than ever before to try to help kids because they're pulled in so many different directions now. There are so many pitfalls out there for them now, so any program that's trying to help kids get on the right track is a great expression from the adults. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants turn triple play Jun 1, 2008
This was the first one for San Francisco at its 9-year-old waterfront ballpark and the sixth total in the city by either team four at Candlestick and one at Seals Stadium. The Giants have turned seven triple plays since moving West in 1958. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
True fan Neukom eager to run Giants May 17, 2008
When the Seals vacated Seals Stadium for the Giants in 1958, Neukom's father bought him shares of the National Exhibition Company, the official name of the group led by Horace Stoneham that owned the Giants. One of Neukom's most vivid recollections of bygone Giants games was a classic against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 1960s when excessive fog delayed play. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Jackson homers again for Arizona Apr 17, 2008
Tuesday also marked the 50th anniversary of the first game played by the Giants at Seals Stadium, where they faced the Dodgers on April 15, 1958 ... There also was an earlier celebration held at the exact location where Seals Stadium used to stand, and a commemorative plaque was laid in the ground. (FOX 11, AZ)
REMEMBER WHEN? Apr 17, 2008
Baseball Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda (left) and Willie Mays trade stories of their playing days with the Giants as they help dedicate a plaque at 16th and Bryant streets, site of the first West Coast major-league game, in Seals Stadium on April 15, 1958. The outcome was better for the home nine at that first game between two former New York teams - the Giants beat the Dodgers 8-0. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cubs blow out Baker, Reds Apr 16, 2008
Yesterday also marked the 50th anniversary of the first game played by the Giants at Seals Stadium, where they faced the Dodgers April 15, 1958. The first pitch was thrown at the exact same time of that 1958 game, too: 1:34 p.m.. (Boston Globe)
Former owner Stoneham, often overlooked, a Western pioneer Apr 16, 2008
On Tuesday they participated in ceremonies at AT&T Park marking the 50th anniversary of the first regular-season game on the West Coast, pitting the Giants against the Dodgers at San Francisco's old Seals Stadium ... A plaque commemorating the Giants' 50th anniversary and the actual day Major League Baseball was first played on the West Coast, in San Francisco, was unveiled Tuesday on the site where Seals Stadium, the Giants' home, once stood. (USA Today -- Sports)
Giants honor 50-year anniversary Apr 16, 2008
A plaque commemorating the first Major League regular-season game played on the West Coast exactly 50 years ago -- April 15, 1958 -- was dedicated on the corner of 16th and Bryant streets, site of Seals Stadium, the Giants' first San Francisco home ... The plaque embedded at 16th and Bryant, dated April 15, 2008, reads: "On this date 50 years ago today, Major League Baseball on the West Coast became a reality when San Francisco Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez threw the first pitch to the Los Angeles... (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Golden Salute For Giants In SF Tuesday Apr 16, 2008
That was the home of Seals Stadium, and of the new San Francisco Giants ... There were 23, 449 fans who did pack into Seals Stadium, to see Ruben Gomez pitch a six hitter, as the Giants beat the hated Dodgers 8-0. (NBC 11, CA)
MLB Notebook: Seattle ace Bedard heads to 15-day DL Apr 16, 2008
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the first game played by the Giants at Seals Stadium against the Dodgers in 1958. Copyright Associated Press. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
50 YEARS AGO TODAYWESTWARD EXPANSION Apr 16, 2008
50 YEARS AGO TODAY / WESTWARD EXPANSION / Historic game at Seals Stadium ushered in a new era ... Historic game at Seals Stadium ushered in a new era ... The sport finally had crossed the continent as the San Francisco Giants, late of New York City, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, formerly of the borough of Brooklyn, met at Seals Stadium in the first regular-season game on the West Coast. (San Francisco Chronicle)
From the archive: What was it like as a fan? Apr 15, 2008
They are continuing a baseball odyssey that began on April 15, 1958, when the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 at Seals Stadium in the first major-league game on the West Coast ... On that Tuesday afternoon 23,192 fans gathered at Seals Stadium, in the evocative prose of former Chronicle baseball writer Bob Stevens, "in whispering winds and under nursery blue skies." ... Graf said many of the men had come from the office, wearing white shirts but taking off their neckties... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Giants have young makeup of '58 squad Apr 15, 2008
The Giants will mark the occasion by unveiling a plaque at the corner of 16th and Bryant streets, formerly the site of Seals Stadium, their original San Francisco home. The Giants also will conduct pregame ceremonies at the ballpark and will start the game at the same time when the first pitch was thrown 50 years ago. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants to celebrate 50 years in San Fran Apr 15, 2008
In mid-morning, the Giants will unveil a bronze plaque at the corner of 16th and Bryant streets, the intersection of the club's first San Francisco home, now-demolished Seals Stadium. Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan and executive vice president Larry Baer will represent the organization. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants' Dream Lineup Mar 25, 2008
I'll have to explain to Jeff Kent why he's not in the starting lineup, and a lot of people will want to know why we're playing at Seals Stadium ... April 15, 1958: In front of a packed house at Seals Stadium (23,448 attendance), the Giants beat the Dodgers 8-0 as Ruben Gomez throws a shutout ... Seals Stadium, 1958-59. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bonds lingers for Giants' owner Feb 8, 2008
The team held a luncheon/news conference Thursday at the Double Play Restaurant, across the street from where Seals Stadium once stood, to announce plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary in San Francisco and drum up support for the 2008 season. Bonds is gone, but the steroids story remains. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Giants kick off 50th anniversary celebration Feb 8, 2008
More than 23,000 fans packed Seals Stadium for the first Giants game in San Francisco ... They released their schedule of anniversary events at the Double Play Bar & Grill, across the street from where they made their first San Francisco home, Seals Stadium ... The Giants also will unveil at bronze plaque at 16th and Bryant streets, site of Seals Stadium. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
The Dodgers of '58: Carl Erskine Jan 16, 2008
The Giants' leadoff hitter that afternoon was Jim Davenport, the rookie third baseman who enjoyed a torrid spring and helped San Francisco win two of three games at Seals Stadium earlier in the week to start the season. Alston let Erskine attempt a first-pitch strike, but the second offering was going to be a knockdown. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Notes: Velez helps cause with good AFL run Nov 15, 2007
The Giants spent their first two San Francisco seasons in vanished Seals Stadium before moving to Candlestick, which is officially called Monster Park as the home of the NFL's 49ers. San Jose upgrades: The San Jose City Council recently approved a five-year lease extension to keep the Giants' high Class A affiliate playing at Municipal Stadium through the 2013 season. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants ink three-year deal with KNTV/NBC 11 Nov 2, 2007
Boasting a 125-year history, the team moved to San Francisco from New York in 1958 playing a total of 42 years in Seals Stadium and Candlestick Park before moving into their current home at AT in 2000. Since opening its gates in 2000, AT has become internationally renowned as a premier venue in the world of both sports and entertainment. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
From Mays to Bonds, Giants have a storied history of power Sep 26, 2007
In the late 1950s, when fans welcomed big-league baseball into the pleasant confines of Seals Stadium, the Giants had the towering presence of Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda, plus the sporadic power hitting of Felipe Alou, Willie Kirkland, Leon Wagner and Bill White (the last two about to move to other teams). The grand tradition carried on spectacularly with Willie McCovey and Jim Ray Hart, making the Giants the National League's most dangerous hitting team throughout the '60s, and when it... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Change has been good for Lincecum Sep 18, 2007
On April 15, exactly 50 years after they beat the Dodgers 8-0 at Seals Stadium in the first West Coast major-league game, the Giants will host the Arizona Diamondbacks and plan several commemorative events. The schedule proposals are subject to change as concerns by the teams and players are addressed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Baseball bet on west almost 50 years ago Aug 27, 2007
In San Francisco, the Giants settled in minor league Seals Stadium for two years and then in a wind tunnel called Candlestick Park where fans often watched games wearing parkas. Both teams enjoyed attendance jumps, the Giants nearly doubling ticket sales in their first year and the Dodgers showing a boost of about 500,000. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Cards notes: Kennedy headed for surgery Aug 13, 2007
and walked eight Giants in a 7-3 Cardinals win at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. Thanks to Project Retrosheet for the information. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Aug 10, 2007
You see, not far from AT&T Park sits an area that once housed the old Seals Stadium. Dimaggio played there; big league baseball on the West Coast began there and now the area is a new shopping mall. (Fox News)
Bonds' record shot latest Giant moment Aug 8, 2007
Here's a capsule look at 43 games, seasons or accomplishments -- a number matching each year of Bonds' life -- that capture the excitement of Giants baseball by the Bay: April 15, 1958 -- The Giants begin their San Francisco era with a rousing 8-0 win over their rivals and fellow West Coast transplants, the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Seals Stadium. San Francisco's inaugural season featured a Rookie of the Year campaign by future Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda and a career-high. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants mailbag: Time to rebuild? Jun 26, 2007
I have seen the Giants play in Seals Stadium, Candlestick Park and their current home. Giants fans are smart about baseball. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Giants memories, not just for dads Jun 3, 2007
"Game of My Life" begins with Orlando Cepeda's most memorable game, which happens to be the first major-league baseball game on the West Coast, the classic Giants-Dodgers season-opener on April 15, 1958, at Seals Stadium. It was also Cepeda's first major-league game, and he homered in the Giants' 8-0 victory. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Giants notes: Bochy sticks by Benitez May 31, 2007
Johnny Antonelli was the first, outraging San Franciscans when he grumbled about the wind at Seals Stadium in 1959. Ray Sadecki made no friends by compiling losing records after he was traded for Orlando Cepeda in 1966. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Let's play two by the Bay Apr 20, 2007
BAY AREA -- Back in an era that predated Ernie Banks' "Let's play two!" proclamation that has endured in baseball lore, doubleheaders were a staple and attending them on Sundays at San Francisco's Seals Stadium became a habit for a young fan. Nowadays, in a more fast-paced society, "twin bills" have gone the way of the. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
GIANTS'50TH HOME OPENERFor openers, team's first here a San Francisco treat Apr 1, 2007
" In a few days the Key System would make its last rail trip across the Bay Bridge, yielding to AC Transit buses. On that Tuesday afternoon 23,192 fans gathered at Seals Stadium, in the evocative prose of former Chronicle baseball writer Bob Stevens, "in whispering winds and under nursery blue skies ... " said Feeney, now a vice president of Major League Baseball in New York. She said she was fascinated by the cartoon bear on the big Hamm's beer sign behind the stands on the third-base side.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
50 Years of the San Francisco Giants - 1958 Jan 19, 2007
Record: 80-74 (3rd, National League West) Ballpark: Seals Stadium Manager: Bill Rigney All-Stars (3): Johnny Antonelli, Willie Mays, Bob Schmidt Awards: Rookie of the Year Orlando Cepeda ... They won their first regular season game in San Francisco an 8-0 drubbing of an old/new rival, the now-, at minuscule Seals Stadium (capacity 22,900) and finished April in first place with a 9-5 record ... The Giants went 44-33 at Seals Stadium, and they got the better of their fellow... (San Francisco, TheInsiders.com)
