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Jack Howell, Carson, NV -- Jul 10, 2007 11:24 AM
6 visit(s). My rating: 7
Barely remember my Dad taking me there, but really remember the foul ball he brought home and gave to me, it was dirty, they didn't throw balls away after one or two pitches. Everybody loved the Giants, radios on everywhere, and during dinner at our house. The weather was so warm in that neighborhood, it was near the old breweries that used to be in SF. Everybody wished they would build another park like it, Candlestick is way out of town, on the Bay, and freezing. The new park is close by where Seals Stadium used to be, a throwback, a game played on grass outside.


Tom Nyhan, San Francisco, CA -- Dec 14, 2007 01:03 AM
1 visit(s). My rating: 5
During the late 1940s and the early 1950s, my twin brother and I must have walked the 7 blocks to Seals stadium at least once or twice a month or even more if my Dad came home drunk. But that's another story. Entering on 16th street, you would walk up a wide ramp, guys would be selling canvas seat cushions on the way to the main level. We would always sit on the 3rd base side. We saw Roy Nashly at shortstop, Dario at 3rd, Woodling in the outfield, Dempsey at first. Sunday double headers were great, the second game only lasted 7 innings. There were ushers at every staircase to the box seats. A favorite thing to do was to try and get by them to watch the game in the more expensive seats. The ushers would always catch us, but sometimes you got to watch at least one inning before they did. It was a great little stadium filled with memories.


ted rauch, philadelphia, PA -- Jul 22, 2008 14:08 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 5
In the most recent Sports Illustrated, the artice on Willie Mays carries a photo of Seals Stadium with some houses behind Willie in center field. Am I correct that those dwellings are on and beyond Potrero Avenue? Thanks !


Jim Trower, Issaquah, WA -- Aug 22, 2008 23:17 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 7
At 2.5 years of age, I still remember the dugout, the long tunnel ramp to the dressing room, the sounds of spikes-on-concrete, and the red guide rails located in the stands. My Dad, Don 'Jeep' Trower played for the Seals from '41-'48, with time served in the military. They won the pennant in '46, and I have the championship ring! In fact, we are both looking at old baseball sights right now...and tomorrow will attend the Pacific Coast League reunion in Oakland. He is approaching 89 years of age, and if he hadn't hurt his arm last year, could probably still make the double-play. He played ss, 2nd, and 3rd for Lefty O'Doul, and still thinks very highly of the former Seals manager. The 'Jeep" is a Giant fan, but gets frustrated that the players make so much money and don't demonstrate the fundamentals required during his era.


Gil DeVincenzi, Wilsonville, OR -- Mar 12, 2017 08:55 AM
2 visit(s). My rating: 9
I first went to an San Francisco Seals game circa 1958. My cousin was dating the third baseman, Reno Cheso, whom she finally married. To this day in my mind's eye, when I came out into the stands just behind home plate, I was taken by the green, green grass, the white lines and the crisp look of the playing field. I remember seeing Joe DiMaggio and his brothers playing as well. I remember when the Charles Harney Cement Co. on Perry St. started to build Candlestick Park. From that onset, I did not hear a great deal of raves about the park location. Mostly people said it would be REALLY COLD! And it was throughout its life. We lived in 'Butcher Town' Bayview until we moved to 'The Country' (westbay peninsula) in '51. I still visited the Double Play, Dago Mary's, Capp's Corner, Dutch Mill (3rd St), Eats, 4 and 5 Mile House's my Uncle Tony owned. I am a nostalgic at heart.


Gil DeVincenzi, Wilsonville, OR -- Mar 12, 2017 08:56 AM
2 visit(s). My rating: 9
I first went to an San Francisco Seals game circa 1958. My cousin was dating the third baseman, Reno Cheso, whom she finally married. To this day in my mind's eye, when I came out into the stands just behind home plate, I was taken by the green, green grass, the white lines and the crisp look of the playing field. I remember seeing Joe DiMaggio and his brothers playing as well. I remember when the Charles Harney Cement Co. on Perry St. started to build Candlestick Park. From that onset, I did not hear a great deal of raves about the park location. Mostly people said it would be REALLY COLD! And it was throughout its life. We lived in 'Butcher Town' Bayview until we moved to 'The Country' (westbay peninsula) in '51. I still visited the Double Play, Dago Mary's, Capp's Corner, Dutch Mill (3rd St), Eats, 4 and 5 Mile House's my Uncle Tony owned. I am a nostalgic at heart.



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