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64-701: The team played in Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco; despite having the smallest stadium in the league, they also had the highest average attendance (34,954). The fans had a cheering section nicknamed "The Hellhole". The team was coached by Jim Skipper , former running backs coach for the New York Giants . In their only season of existence, the Demons went 5-5 to capture 2nd place in the regular season and qualified for post season play. In

128-533: A 4–0 win. It was his 2nd no-hitter of his career, with both of them coming against the Padres. Oracle Park hosted Games 3, 4, and 5 of the 2014 World Series on October 24, 25 and 26. The Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 2 out of the 3 games played at Oracle Park, losing Game 3, 3–2, before winning Games 4 and 5, 11–4 and 5–0 respectively. They ultimately went on to win the series in seven games, with

192-484: A San Francisco Giant with an MLB All-Star Game selection, nine seasons played with the team, or any player with three World Series rings as a Giant. Rich Aurilia and Shawn Estes were added in 2010. Jason Schmidt and Marvin Benard were added in 2011, and Barry Bonds was added in 2017. Outside the ballpark are six statues, five of which are dedicated to San Francisco Giants all-time greats. The Willie Mays statue

256-436: A fully animated giant 1920s-era tin toy. After technical problems arose with Rusty, it was removed from the wall, though the enclosure that housed him remained for years. In 2008, the enclosure was removed to make way for luxury boxes. Behind the left field bleachers is "The Coca-Cola Fan Lot". The ballpark features an 80-foot (24 m) long Coca-Cola bottle with playground slides that light up with every Giants home run, and

320-515: A game in May 2013 with a two-run walk-off (extra-inning, come-from-behind) inside-the-park home run, the first of its kind at the then-named AT&T Park. Beyond right field is China Basin, a section of San Francisco Bay , which is dubbed McCovey Cove after famed Giants first baseman and left-handed slugger Willie McCovey , and into which a number of home runs have been hit on the fly. As of September 15, 2024, 105 "splash hits" have been knocked into

384-415: A miniature version of the stadium. Bubbles originally accompanied the bottle, but never worked as intended and were removed. Directly to the bottle's right from home plate is another oversized representation of a ballpark stalwart, the "Giant 1927 Old-Time Four-Fingered Baseball Glove"—this particular one is made of steel and fiberglass, which is behind the 501 ft (152.7 m) sign. Behind and farther to

448-465: A ship from the wharf by a gangway or by a linkspan . Goods packed in containers may be driven onto the vessel by a vehicle which then detaches itself from the container and returns to shore. If the passenger terminal handles vehicles (which is common especially in cross-sea ferry terminals), it will usually have the facilities, such as appropriate markings on the ground, to enable the vehicles to line up in an orderly manner. Vehicles may be driven off

512-436: A splash hit, doing so on August 14, 2024. On June 27, 2010, David Ortiz became the first American League player to hit a splash hit. Since then, the only other AL players who have are Mitch Moreland , Adam Dunn , Rougned Odor , and Shin-Soo Choo . Behind the scoreboard in center field is a pier where ferries let fans off at the park. On game days, fans take to the water of McCovey Cove in boats often with fishing nets in

576-463: A structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferries , cruise ships and ocean liners . Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for example) ferry terminal , cruise terminal , marine terminal or maritime passenger terminal . As well as passengers, a passenger terminal sometimes has facilities for automobiles and other land vehicles to be picked up and dropped off by

640-505: A telephone company serving California based in San Francisco, purchased the naming rights for the planned ballpark for $ 50 million for 24 years. The stadium was named Pacific Bell Park, or Pac Bell Park for short. Just days before the sponsorship was announced, SBC Communications had announced their intention to acquire Pacific Bell's parent company, Pacific Telesis , a deal which closed in April 1997. SBC eventually stopped using

704-463: A triple. It is 415 feet (126.49 m). Triples Alley is also infamous for bad bounces, most notably when Ichiro Suzuki hit the first-ever inside-the-park home run in an All-Star Game in 2007 , by lining the ball off one of the archways and sideways past the outfielders. Nate Schierholtz performed the same feat in the 2009 season as a pinch hitter. Aubrey Huff did it again in the 2010 season, as did Conor Gillaspie in 2011. Ángel Pagán ended

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768-558: Is a ballpark in the SoMa district of San Francisco, California . Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The stadium stands along San Francisco Bay ; the section of the bay beyond Oracle Park's right field wall is unofficially known as McCovey Cove , in honor of former Giants player Willie McCovey . Previously named Pacific Bell Park , SBC Park , and AT&T Park ,

832-487: Is directly outside the ballpark, the 4th and King Caltrain station is 1.5 blocks from the stadium, and the Oracle Park ferry terminal is outside the eastern edge of the ballpark beyond the center field bleachers. Originally designed to be a 42,000-seat stadium, there were slight modifications before the final design was complete. When the ballpark was brought to the ballot box in the fall of 1996 for voter approval,

896-519: Is located behind the manual scoreboard, complete with a bowling alley and pool tables. Former players and VIPs are the only patrons of this exclusive area. Five other ballparks also use hand-operated out-of-town scoreboards: Coors Field, Fenway Park, Minute Maid Park , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and Wrigley Field . Starting in 2004, the Giants installed 122 wireless internet access points, covering all concourses and seating areas, creating one of

960-435: Is located in front of the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees, in honor of his number 24 uniform, retired by the Giants. It was dedicated at noon on March 31, 2000, prior to the opening of the ballpark and was commissioned by Giants Managing Partner Peter Magowan . Another statue was dedicated to Willie McCovey in 2003, and is located at McCovey Point across McCovey Cove . Around

1024-591: The 2013 World Baseball Classic on March 17–19. On July 23, 2013, due to a previous rain-out in Cincinnati, Oracle Park served as the "home" venue of the Cincinnati Reds for the second game of a doubleheader against the Giants. Giants manager Bruce Bochy won his 1,500th career game. On June 25, 2014, Tim Lincecum pitched the 3rd no-hitter at Oracle Park against the San Diego Padres in

1088-486: The Oakland Raiders . Head coaches Offensive coaches Special teams coaches Pacific Bell Park 1,500 standing-room capacity NCAA Football: 45,000 (2011) Fence height Left Field – 8 feet (2 m) Center Field – 7 feet (2 m) Dead Center Field – 10 feet (3 m) Right-Center Field – 20 feet (6 m) Right Field – 24 feet (7 m) Oracle Park

1152-577: The 22nd perfect game in MLB history—and first in Giants history—against the Houston Astros . Oracle Park hosted Games 1 and 2 of the 2012 World Series on October 24 and 25. The Giants beat the Detroit Tigers twice, 8–3 and 2–0 respectively. The Giants would go on to win the 2012 World Series in a four-game sweep at Comerica Park . The stadium hosted of the semifinal and final rounds of

1216-466: The Cove by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were hit by Barry Bonds, who remains the only player to record two splash hits in the same game. The most recent splash hit occurred on September 15, 2024, by Heliot Ramos . Ramos became the first right-handed batter to record a "splash hit", as all 104 previous hits were done by left-handed batters. These hits are tallied on an electronic counter on

1280-419: The Giants decided to make their garden smaller to fit the bullpens behind the center-field wall. With this renovation, the dimensions of the park have slightly shrunk. Left-center was trimmed down from 404 feet to 399 feet, right-center (known as Triples Alley) was trimmed down from 421 feet to 415 feet (to represent the San Francisco area code), and dead-center was trimmed down from 399 feet to 391 feet, making it

1344-437: The Giants the option of ending the naming deal a year early, if the team could quickly find a new partner. The Giants and Oracle Corporation came to a rapid agreement, with the old AT&T Park signs being replaced with temporary Oracle Park banners on January 10. The Giants renovated the center field section of Oracle Park between October 2019 and June 2020. The bullpens were moved from foul territory into center field, so

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1408-671: The Giants would win the game in extra innings for their only win in the series). The opening series took place April 11–13, 2000, against the Los Angeles Dodgers (the team the Giants faced in their final series at Candlestick Park), and the Giants were swept in three games. In the first game of that series, the Giants lost 6–5, highlighted by three home runs from the Dodgers' Kevin Elster . On May 1, 2000, Barry Bonds became

1472-645: The Giants' Jonathan Sánchez pitched the first no-hitter. On October 27 and 28, 2010, the Giants hosted the first two games of the World Series, beating the Texas Rangers in both games. They ultimately went on to win the series four games to one, their first championship since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958, though the clinching game was played at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington rather than at Oracle Park. On June 13, 2012 , Matt Cain threw

1536-693: The Giants' former home, Candlestick Park , a multi-use stadium in southeastern San Francisco that was also home to the NFL 's San Francisco 49ers until 2014, when they relocated to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara . A team of engineers from UC Davis was consulted in the design process of the park, resulting in wind levels that are approximately half those at Candlestick. But due to Oracle Park's location at San Francisco Bay , cold fog and temperatures in summer months are still not unusual at Giants games, despite reduced wind levels. When it opened on March 31, 2000,

1600-468: The Pacific Bell name for marketing, and reached an agreement with the Giants to change the stadium's name to SBC Park on January 1, 2004. After SBC bought AT&T Corporation on November 18, 2005, the name of the merged company became AT&T Inc. As a result, in 2006 the stadium was given its third name in six years: AT&T Park. On January 9, 2019, it was reported that AT&T had given

1664-524: The San Francisco Port Commission. The park opened with a seating capacity of 40,800, but this has increased over time as seats have been added. In April 2010, the stadium became the first MLB ballpark to receive LEED Silver Certification for Existing Buildings, Operations and Maintenance. Following the 2019 season, the organization began the process of relocating the bullpens from the first and third base foul lines to behind

1728-468: The advertisement's top dimensions. One notable example of this occurred during Game 3 of the 2016 NLDS against the Chicago Cubs . Kris Bryant hit a ball well into left field, with Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco attempting a catch. The ball landed on the roof of one of the cars, past the wall, and out of his reach, rendering it a home run and tying the game in the top of the ninth inning (though

1792-529: The arrival of the Giants in 1958. On September 6, 2008, during a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates , a fifth statue depicting Giants great Orlando Cepeda was dedicated at the corner of 2nd Street and King Street, next to the ballpark. A sixth statue, dedicated on August 13, 2016, honors former Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry in the same location. All five player statues were created by sculptor William Behrends of North Carolina. One feature of

1856-401: The automated scoreboards, which now include a new HD videoboard by Mitsubishi , the park has a manually-operated scoreboard on the right field wall, which displays all the scores of Major League Baseball games being played elsewhere. The manual scoreboards are operated by three employees, whose work on game days starts at least two hours before the first pitch. A members-only bar, Gotham Club,

1920-457: The ballpark is the long-running Chevron advertisement located in left field, featuring an outline of the company's claymation Chevron Cars . The top 'roofs' of the cars (along with a dog and a surfboard hanging out a car window) are extended out, rendering it several inches higher than the wall base, creating a ground rules issue. Several instances where potential over-the-wall catches to take away home runs were thwarted have occurred because of

1984-491: The ballpark was the first MLB ballpark built without public funds since the completion of Dodger Stadium in 1962. However, the Giants did receive a $ 10 million tax abatement from the city and $ 80 million for upgrades to the local infrastructure (including a connection to the Muni Metro ). The Giants have a 66-year lease on the 12.5-acre (51,000 m ) ballpark site, paying $ 1.2 million in rent annually to

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2048-422: The bottom in this category in large part because of Oracle Park's extreme advantage to pitchers. This hurt the run production of Giants players and also discouraged power hitters from wanting to play for the Giants. From 2017 to 2019, one of the common criticisms of the Giants was their lack of offensive output and unwillingness to adjust to a home run-heavy offense. However, the Giants significantly improved in 2020,

2112-404: The cable car had a label that stated "No Dodgers Fans Allowed" , as well as one end of the car numbered 24 in honor of Willie Mays and the other end numbered 44 in honor of Willie McCovey. The foghorn —a feature introduced at Candlestick Park by the current Giants ownership group – was transferred to Oracle and hung underneath the scoreboard. It blows when a Giants player hits a home run or at

2176-497: The centerfield depth of the Giants former home in New York, The Polo Grounds ). Prior to these modifications, multiple players both home and away had experienced various levels of injury sustained by tripping over the bullpen mounds while chasing foul balls. Most notably, former Giants outfield prospect Mac Williamson sustained a concussion during such a play that significantly altered his season. On April 3, 1996, Pacific Bell ,

2240-534: The clinching game played at Kauffman Stadium rather than at Oracle Park. As of 2019, the Giants have not hosted a World Series clincher at Oracle Park, but they did host two at Candlestick Park : the first being in 1962 , which was won by the New York Yankees , and the second in 1989 , which the Oakland Athletics won in a four-game sweep. Ferry terminal A passenger terminal is

2304-544: The conclusion of a Giants win. Located behind the centerfield bleachers, the ballpark features the @Café, a social media café, which opened in the 2013 season. The cafe serves Peet's Coffee and features large screens that show off fans' social media posts from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, which are curated by the Giants organization. The cafe replaced a team-themed Build-A-Bear Workshop store, where fans could build their own stuffed Giants' mascot , Lou Seal , or create other Giants-themed stuffed animals. In addition to

2368-480: The fewest home runs per game 6 out of the past 7 years, the one exception coming in 2013, when it was the 3rd lowest. The most prominent feature of the ballpark is the right-field wall, which is 24 feet (7.3 m) high in honor of former Giants Willie Mays , who wore number 24. Because of the proximity to the San Francisco Bay , the right-field foul pole is only 309 feet (94.2 m) from home plate,

2432-405: The first player to hit a "splash hit" home run into McCovey Cove . In just its first few years of existence, the ballpark saw its share of historic events primarily due to veteran Giants outfielder Barry Bonds . On April 17, 2001, Bonds hit his 500th career home run at then-Pacific Bell Park. Later that year, he set the single season home run record when he hit home runs number 71, 72, and 73 over

2496-623: The first round, the Demons defeated the Orlando Rage , who had the best regular season record (8-2), by a score of 26-25. In the XFL's Million Dollar Game , which was the league championship game and last game in its history, the Demons were defeated by the Los Angeles Xtreme 38-6. NBC dropped the XFL after the first season ( 2001 ) due to dismal ratings, and the league folded soon afterwards. The Demons played their home games in what

2560-426: The first year the dimensions were moved in. Things would trend upward with a massive bounce-back season in 2021; several Giants such as Brandon Belt and Mike Yastrzemski fueled the offense with more home runs, especially to a shortened triple's alley (which was infamous for turning what would be a long HR in several ballparks into deep 420-foot+ flyouts, killing several promising San Francisco scoring opportunities in

2624-599: The form of 12 advanced moving light features. Speaker upgrades were also done with the addition of subwoofers, allowing a more immersive audio experience. The stadium contains 68 luxury suites, 5,200 club seats on the club level, and an additional 1,500 club seats at the field level behind home plate. On the facing of the upper deck along the left-field line are the retired numbers of Bill Terry , Mel Ott , Carl Hubbell , Monte Irvin , Will Clark , Willie Mays , Barry Bonds , Juan Marichal , Orlando Cepeda , Jackie Robinson , Willie McCovey , and Gaylord Perry , as well as

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2688-547: The four pillars at the end of the National Anthem, as well as when the Giants hit a home run or win a game. The right field area was designed to resemble the Polo Grounds . This deep corner of the ballpark has been dubbed "Death Valley" and " Triples Alley". Like its Polo Grounds counterpart, it is very difficult to hit a home run to this area, and a batted ball that finds its way into this corner often results in

2752-773: The hope of collecting a home run ball. Just beyond the wall, behind the King Street ballpark, is a public waterfront promenade. Across the cove from the ballpark are McCovey Point and China Basin Park, featuring monuments to past Giants legends. When the park opened in 2000, taking residence on the right field wall was Rusty the Mechanical Man, a two-dimensional, robotic baseball player that stood 14 feet (4.3 m) tall and weighed 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 tons. The Santa Clarita -based firm Technifex engineered, fabricated and programmed Rusty to appear after major plays during games as

2816-451: The large amount of supplies required by large cruise ships and ocean liners. Major passenger ports (such as the Port of Southampton ) tend to have numerous docks and wharves , some with multiple berths, in order to handle more than one ship simultaneously. Some ports → a single, large passenger terminal to service multiple docks, while others have multiple terminal buildings, each servicing

2880-409: The largest passenger terminals were located in major coastal cities servicing large ocean liners . With the demise of most ocean liners in the later half of the 20th century and the rise of cruise ship tourism in its stead, the largest passenger terminals today are those in " cruise home ports ". In addition to extensive facilities to service passengers, these terminals must also be capable of handling

2944-583: The largest public hotspots in the world at the time. On September 23, 2008, the Giants Wall of Fame was unveiled on the King Street side of the ballpark, as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Giants' move to San Francisco. 48 retired players were inducted, based on longevity and achievement. Eligibility requirements for players to be on the Wall are either a minimum of three seasons with three MLB All-Star selections in every season, five years as

3008-440: The left is "The Little Giants Park", a miniature baseball diamond. To the right of the glove sculpture is a large plaza area for functions and parties to be held during games. It is also the site of "Orlando's", the concessions stand of Giants great Orlando Cepeda . Right-center field features a retired San Francisco cable car numbered 44 (retired cable car #4, formerly #504) in honor of Giants great Willie McCovey . Originally,

3072-462: The outfield walls in center and right-centerfield. The motivation was two-fold: to address player safety issues that had arisen over the years by having the bullpen mounds in the field of play, and to slightly alter the dimensions of the park to perhaps increase, if ever-so-slightly, the potential for home runs in certain areas of the outfield, most notably in right-center field, affectionately known as Triples Alley (a design feature meant as an homage to

3136-611: The park to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list. On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit his 756th home run, breaking Hank Aaron 's record. The park hosted games three through five of the 2002 World Series against the Anaheim Angels , which the Giants lost four games to three. It also hosted the 2007 MLB All-Star Game , which the American League won 5–4 over the National League . On July 10, 2009,

3200-419: The past). Oracle Park still ranks towards the bottom of the home run category, but this designation is not as consistent anymore. During the 2023–24 offseason, the Giants installed new programmable LED lighting technology providing full color spectrum capabilities and motion lighting effects for Giants home runs, wins and other special occasions. Oracle Park became the first MLB ballpark to have spotlights, in

3264-607: The retired uniforms, denoted "NY", of Christy Mathewson and John McGraw who played or managed in the pre-number era. These two pre-number–era retired uniforms are among only six such retired uniforms in all of the Major Leagues. Oracle Park has a reputation of being a pitcher's park and the most pitcher-friendly ballpark in the National League, because the depth of the outfield limits home runs, according to ESPN. ESPN's MLB Park Factors lists Oracle Park as having

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3328-412: The right field wall. Opponents have hit the water on the fly 54 times; Todd Hundley of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the first visitor to do so on June 30, 2000. Curtis Granderson , Luis Gonzalez , Cliff Floyd , and Max Muncy are the only visiting players to do so twice. Carlos Delgado and Adam LaRoche have performed the feat thrice. Michael Harris II is the most recent visiting player to record

3392-519: The second shortest dead-center field distance in MLB, behind only Fenway Park in Boston . With this renovation, approximately 650 bleacher seats had to be removed, so the two terraces could be built for fans to watch the relief pitchers warm-up from up close. The center field wall shortened from eight feet to seven feet, but after the Giants first exhibition of the 2020 season , the dead-center field part of

3456-615: The ship directly, if the vessel is a Roll-on/roll-off ship. Passenger terminals in large ports usually have passenger facilities comparable with medium-sized airports, including waiting areas, ticketing desks, luggage deposit and retrieval areas, and food, beverage and other retail outlets. Ferry terminals for international ferries, such as those crossing between the United Kingdom and continental Europe, also have customs and immigration inspection facilities and security control areas similar to an international airport. Historically,

3520-501: The shortest in the NL [only AL Fenway Park 's is shorter, at 302 feet (92.0 m)]. The wall is made of brick, with fenced-off archways opening to the Cove beyond, above which are several rows of arcade seating. The fence angles quickly away from home plate; right-center field extended out to 421 feet (128.3 m) from home plate (changed with the 2020 renovations to 415 feet). Atop the fence are four fountain pillars. Jets of water burst from

3584-525: The stadium was 15° clockwise from its current position. The center-field scoreboard was atop the right-field wall, with the Giants Pavilion Building being in two separate buildings. Groundbreaking on the ballpark began on December 11, 1997, in the industrial waterfront area of San Francisco known as China Basin in the up-and-coming neighborhoods of South Beach and Mission Bay . The stadium cost $ 357 million to build and supplanted

3648-615: The stadium's current name was purchased by the Oracle Corporation in 2019. Oracle Park has also hosted professional and college football games. The stadium was the home of the annual college postseason bowl game now known as the Redbox Bowl from its inaugural playing in 2002 until 2013, and also served as the temporary home for the California Golden Bears football team in 2011. Professionally, it

3712-642: The statue are a number of plaques that celebrate the winners of the Willie Mac Award . The statue is located at China Basin Park next to the Barry Bonds Junior Giants Field, a T-ball park. Also located on the sea wall promenade are plaques showing the Opening Day roster of every Giants team from 1958 through 1999. Giants fans who contributed funds to China Basin Park had their own tiles with their own inscriptions set into

3776-433: The wall (covering the garden) was raised from seven feet to ten feet to improve visibility to the hitter. Despite having the unique moniker of the least home-run friendly field over several seasons prior to the renovations, it is believed that these renovations were made to increase home run output from the Giants. The MLB has seen a surge in home run production in recent years, and the Giants consistently ranked well towards

3840-561: The wall. A third statue , dedicated in 2005, honors former Giants pitcher Juan Marichal , and is located outside the ballpark at the Lefty O'Doul Gate entrance. The fourth and only non-human statue is located at the park's ferry plaza behind center field, also known as Seals Plaza. A statue of a seal bobbing a baseball on its nose honors the memory of the San Francisco Seals , the minor league baseball club that played before

3904-413: The water vessel. Passenger terminals may vary greatly in size. A small ferry terminal servicing a commuter ferry may just have the means to tie up the vessel and a waiting area for passengers. Even for a large, vehicle-carrying cross-sea ferry, the terminal at a small island location may be similar sized, with just a short ramp to enable vehicles to be driven onto the ferry. Passengers may be loaded onto

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3968-486: The weekend of October 5 to close the season. On August 9, 2002, Bonds hit his 600th career home run at the park. On April 12, 2004, Bonds hit career home run 660 at SBC Park to tie Willie Mays for third on the all-time list and on the next night, he hit number 661 to move into sole possession of third place. On September 17, 2004, Bonds hit his 700th career home run at the park to become just the third member of baseball's 700 club. On May 28, 2006, Bonds hit his 715th home run at

4032-780: Was the home of the San Francisco Demons of the XFL and the California Redwoods of the United Football League . Public transit access to the stadium is provided within San Francisco by Muni Metro or Muni Bus, from the Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley via Caltrain , and from parts of the Bay Area across the water via various ferries of San Francisco Bay . The Muni 2nd and King Station

4096-504: Was then Pacific Bell Park , now Oracle Park , the home of Major League Baseball 's San Francisco Giants . The most notable Demons players were Mike Pawlawski and Pat Barnes . Both played quarterback for the Demons in 2001. Pawlawski and Barnes both played for the California Golden Bears . Pawlawski was signed by the Demons after playing Arena Football for the Albany Firebirds . Barnes had been invited to training camp by

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