Seals Stadium
San Francisco, CA

Seals Stadium served as the home for the San Francisco Giants for two seasons. In 1930, Seals Stadium was constructed near downtown San Francisco. The stadium was constructed for the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals and Missions. The ballpark was built of steel and concrete, and had a capacity of 18,600 when it opened on April 7, 1931. The grandstand extended down both the lines, and their was a bleacher section in right field. Seals

Stadium also had lights, but did not have a roof because temperatures were comfortable, and their was little rainfall. The scoreboard was in centerfield above the hitters backdrop. The stadium had three club houses, but only one was occupied after the Missions moved out. When the New York Giants decided to move to San Francisco for the 1958 season they needed a place to play while a new stadium was being constructed. Seals Stadium was the ballpark they moved to. But the San Francisco Seals had to move out of the ballpark. Their last game at Seals Stadium was on September 13, 1957. The first Giants game was on April 15, 1958. The Giants played at Seals Stadium for two years, attracting over two million fans before moving to their new home Candlestick Park in 1960. The Giants last game at Seals Stadium was on September 20, 1959. Seals Stadium was demolished in November of 1959. It is now the site of commercial stores.