San Francisco Seals (CA) (Images of Baseball) Review

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(More customer reviews)This Arcadia book traces in pictures and words the history (from its origins in 1903 to their final game in 1957) of a great San Francisco baseball team. No not the San Francisco Giants, but rather the San Francisco Seals who for half a century were the "toast" of San Francisco. Through countless pictures and accompanying text, the reader learns about the origins of the team, its countless triumphs and defeats, pennants, ballparks (including Recreation Park and Seals Stadium), and also its players. Among them of course were the incomparable Joe DiMaggio, Smead Jolley, Paul & Lloyd Waner, Harry Heilmann, Lefty Gomez, Larry Jansen, Ferris Fain, and so many others. And also the Seals' long time manager, Lefty O' Doul. I find it interesting especially after looking through this book that when you visit the shopping center in San Francisco where Seals' Stadium once stood, there is no trace (not even a plaque to commemorate it) of the stadium ever having existed.
This book is a loving tribute to the long gone Seals, created by the authors who were (and still are) longtime Seals' fans.

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For more than half a century, San Francisco Seals baseball was a fertile source of future major league players, with a legacy firmly grounded in the annals of Pacific Coast League baseball. Paul and Lloyd Waner, Ping Bodie, Earl Averill, William Kamm, Ferris Fain, Harry Heilmann, Smead Jolly, Lefty O'Doul, Frankie Crosetti, the DiMaggio brothers (Joe, Vince, and Dom), Larry Jansen, and others all launched their careers as Seals. From 1903 to 1957, the Seals were the toast of the town, offering tight pennant races and intense games with the Oakland Oaks their cross-bay rivals while playing at Recreation Park and Seals Stadium. In almost 6 decades, the Seals won 11 pennants and 4 Governor's Cups. They survived the earthquake and fire of 1906, the Great Depression, and two world wars.

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