Baseball Teens-20s - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 05:47, 25 March 2026

2026-03-25T05:47:09Z

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	'''1914'''— [[Ewing Field\|Ewing Field]] becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.		'''1914'''— [[Ewing Field\|Ewing Field]] becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.

			[[Image:Recreation Park Seals vs. Oaks, 1915 sfm019-00088.jpg\|800px]]

			'''San Francisco Seals vs. Oakland Oaks, 1915, at Big Rec.'''

			''Photo: SFMemory.org sfm019-00088''

	'''1915'''— The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''— The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

Ccarlsson: added photos

2026-03-13T06:43:20Z

added photos

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	''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.1341''		''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.1341''

			[[Image:Oakland Oak at Big Rec c 1913 sfm019-00087.jpg\|500px]]

			'''Oakland Oaks player at Big Rec, c. 1913.'''

			''Photo: SFMemory.org sfm019-00087''

	'''1910'''— Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.		'''1910'''— Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.
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	'''1915'''— The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''— The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

			[[Image:Venice v Oakland Oaks on Chron bldg Market and Geary c 1912 sfm019-00133.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Venice Tigers vs. Oakland Oaks game is being displayed on manual scoreboard on the outside of the San Francisco Chronicle building at Geary and Market, c. 1913.'''

			''Photo: SFMemory.org sfm019-00133''

	[[Image:Foundsf-1923-2007-recreation-park-15th-and-valencia.jpg]]		[[Image:Foundsf-1923-2007-recreation-park-15th-and-valencia.jpg]]
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Ccarlsson: added photos fixed formatting

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 '''1909'''--San Francisco Seals win their first pennant.
 '''1910'''--Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.

Ccarlsson: added east bay yesterday podcast on baseball

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	''by [http://www.dscrafts.net/ Daniel Steven Crafts]''		''by [http://www.dscrafts.net/ Daniel Steven Crafts]''

			<iframe width="100%" height="100" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/318483843&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe>

			'''East Bay Yesterday podcast on the history of east bay baseball before the Oakland A's.'''

			''Courtesy: [https://eastbayyesterday.com/ East Bay Yesterday'']

Ccarlsson: moving photos of Ewing Field and added link

2015-10-23T20:19:16Z

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 '''1910'''--Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.
-'''1914'''--Ewing Park becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.
+'''1914'''--[[Ewing Field|Ewing Field]] becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.
 '''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

Ccarlsson: added photos

2014-09-29T21:59:21Z

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	''Photo: Online Archive of California''		''Photo: Online Archive of California''

			[[Image:Ewing 1914.jpg]]

			'''Ewing Field, 1914.'''

			[[Image:Ewing - 1st Baseline 640T.jpg]]

			'''Ewing Field, 1914.'''

	'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

Ccarlsson: added new photo

2014-06-07T06:36:05Z

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	'''Big Rec at 15th & Valencia, c. 1924'''		'''Big Rec at 15th & Valencia, c. 1924'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	'''1906'''--After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the [[Valencia's Story \| Mission]] on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the "booze cage." Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the "cage" were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the San Francisco Seals. The Seals featured a "reversed battery" of Nick Williams and Orval Overall--one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.		'''1906'''--After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the [[Valencia's Story \| Mission]] on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the "booze cage." Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the "cage" were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the San Francisco Seals. The Seals featured a "reversed battery" of Nick Williams and Orval Overall--one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.
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	'''Ewing Field behind sand hill being quarried near Masonic and Geary, 1914.'''		'''Ewing Field behind sand hill being quarried near Masonic and Geary, 1914.'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

			[[Image:North-from-Center-of-Ewing-Field.jpg]]

			''North from the center of Ewing Field, the Bekins building on Geary near Masonic visible in distance.'''

			''Photo: Online Archive of California''

	'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

Ccarlsson: uploaded better image

2011-08-08T02:32:21Z

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	'''1914'''--Ewing Park becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.		'''1914'''--Ewing Park becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.

	[[Image:~~Ewing-field-c-1914~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Ewngfld1920s.jpg]]

	'''Ewing Field behind sand hill being quarried near Masonic and Geary, 1914.'''		'''Ewing Field behind sand hill being quarried near Masonic and Geary, 1914.'''

Ccarlsson: added before and after image of 15th and Valencia

2010-09-06T05:00:16Z

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	'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

			[[Image:Foundsf-1923-2007-recreation-park-15th-and-valencia.jpg]]

			'''Big Rec at corner of 15th and Valencia, 1923, and the same corner in 2009.'''

			''Courtesy [http://burritojustice.com/2010/02/10/yesterdays-baseball-is-tomorrows-safeway/ Burrito Justice]

	'''1924'''--Former Seals player Jimmy O'Connell is banned from the Major Leagues for attempting to fix a (New York) Giants game. American League President Ban Johnson accuses the Pacific Coast League of rampant corruption, which is hotly denied by PCL President Harry Williams.		'''1924'''--Former Seals player Jimmy O'Connell is banned from the Major Leagues for attempting to fix a (New York) Giants game. American League President Ban Johnson accuses the Pacific Coast League of rampant corruption, which is hotly denied by PCL President Harry Williams.

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	''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp37.04178''		''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp37.04178''

	[[Image:~~basebnew$big~~-~~rec~~-~~1924~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Seals-play-at-Recreation-Park-15th-and-Valencia-1920s.jpg]]

	'''Big Rec at 15th & Valencia, c. 1924'''		'''Big Rec at 15th & Valencia, c. 1924'''
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	''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	'''1906'''--After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the [[Valencia's Story \| Mission]] on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the "booze cage." Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the "cage" were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the San Francisco Seals. The Seals featured a "reversed battery" of Nick Williams and Orval Overall--one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.		'''1906'''— After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the [[Valencia's Story \| Mission]] on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the "booze cage." Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the "cage" were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the [[Seals Are Born\|San Francisco Seals]]. The Seals featured a "reversed battery" of Nick Williams and Orval Overall--one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.

	'''1909'''--San Francisco Seals win their first pennant.		'''1909'''— San Francisco Seals win their first pennant.

	[[Image:Recreation Park circa 1910 15th and Valencia unknown player wnp15.1341.jpg\|800px]]		[[Image:Recreation Park circa 1910 15th and Valencia unknown player wnp15.1341.jpg\|800px]]
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	''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.1341''		''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.1341''

	'''1910'''--Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.		'''1910'''— Seal's player Ping Bodie hits 30 home runs to lead all of baseball.

	'''1914'''--[[Ewing Field\|Ewing Field]] becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.		'''1914'''— [[Ewing Field\|Ewing Field]] becomes the new home of the San Francisco Seals, intended to be the finest minor league park to date, located one block south of Geary at Masonic. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' said, "The only possible drawback is the possibility of meeting bad weather conditions." Indeed, the new park was a fiasco. The club returned to Old Rec Park in 1915.

	'''1915'''--The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.		'''1915'''— The Seals win pennants in 1915 and 1917 with the help of Harry Heilmann, who would later become a Hall of Famer with the Detroit Tigers. He is the only Bay Area player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues.

	[[Image:Foundsf-1923-2007-recreation-park-15th-and-valencia.jpg]]		[[Image:Foundsf-1923-2007-recreation-park-15th-and-valencia.jpg]]
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	''Courtesy [http://burritojustice.com/2010/02/10/yesterdays-baseball-is-tomorrows-safeway/ Burrito Justice]		''Courtesy [http://burritojustice.com/2010/02/10/yesterdays-baseball-is-tomorrows-safeway/ Burrito Justice]

	'''1924'''--Former Seals player Jimmy O'Connell is banned from the Major Leagues for attempting to fix a (New York) Giants game. American League President Ban Johnson accuses the Pacific Coast League of rampant corruption, which is hotly denied by PCL President Harry Williams.		'''1924'''— Former Seals player Jimmy O'Connell is banned from the Major Leagues for attempting to fix a (New York) Giants game. American League President Ban Johnson accuses the Pacific Coast League of rampant corruption, which is hotly denied by PCL President Harry Williams.

	''by [http://www.dscrafts.net/ Daniel Steven Crafts]''		''by [http://www.dscrafts.net/ Daniel Steven Crafts]''
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	''Courtesy: [https://eastbayyesterday.com/ East Bay Yesterday'']		''Courtesy: [https://eastbayyesterday.com/ East Bay Yesterday'']

			[[Image:Recreation-park-1910s.jpg]]

			'''Baseball at Recreation Park, 15th and Valencia, c. 1910.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''