Seals Stadium
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.
The Queen of Concrete | |
| Location | Bryant & 16th Streets (right field corner) Mission District San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′0″N 122°24′33″W |
| Owner | San Francisco Seals Paul I. Fagan |
| Capacity | 16,000 (1931) 18,500 (1946) 22,900 (1958) |
| Field size | Left 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) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 7, 1931 |
| Closed | September 20, 1959 |
| Demolished | November 1959 |
| Construction cost | $1.25 million |
| Tenants | |
| San Francisco Seals (PCL) (1931–1957) Mission Reds (PCL) (1931–1937) San Francisco Giants (MLB) (1958–1959) | |
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.