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38-567: San Francisco Seals may refer to: San Francisco Seals (PCL) , a Pacific Coast League team from 1903–1957 San Francisco Seals (collegiate baseball) , a collegiate woodbat team started in 1985 currently playing in the Great West League since 2018 San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) , a Western Hockey League team from 1961–1967 that entered the National Hockey League in

76-545: A convent and facilities for agriculture and manufacturing. The early 19th century saw the greatest period of activity at Mission San Francisco: At its peak in 1810–1820, the average Indian population at Pueblo Dolores was about 1,100 people. In 1810 the Mission owned 11,000 sheep, 11,000 cows, and thousands of horses, goats, pigs, and mules. Its ranching and farming operations extended as far south as San Mateo and east to Alameda . Horses were corralled on Potrero Hill , and

114-492: A protective reasons. The siding was removed in a later renovation. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed the brick church and damaged the adobe building. To prevent the huge fire sparked by the earthquake from engulfing the two buildings, firefighters blew up the convent and School of Notre Dame building across the street. In 1913, the archdiocese began constructing the Mission Dolores Church to replace

152-632: A renovation in 1910. Part of the mural depicts the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The mural also contains the image of a rooster, a Christian symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. The Junípero Serra statue is located on the grounds of the Mission San Francisco complex. The cast stone sculpture was designed by the American artist Arthur Putnam and completed in 1909. It was cast between 1916 and 1917, and installed in 1918 when

190-598: Is a historic Catholic church complex in San Francisco, California . Operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco , the complex was founded in the 18th century by Spanish Catholic missionaries. The mission contains two historic buildings: Located in the Mission District , the mission complex was founded on October 9, 1776, by Frs Francisco Palóu and Pedro Benito Cambón. The Franciscan Order sent

228-713: The Alaska Baseball League , the West Coast League , Canada, and the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, KS. The Seals were largely independent of major league farm systems except for the following affiliations: Notes Sources Mission San Francisco de As%C3%ADs The Mission San Francisco de Asís ( Spanish : Misión San Francisco de Asís ), also known as Mission Dolores ,

266-618: The Bay Area by the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza . The Spanish missionaries named the new mission San Francisco de Asís, in honor of Francis of Assisi , founder of the Franciscan Order . It became commonly known as Mission Dolores, after the nearby creek, Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores ( Our Lady of Sorrows Creek )" On October 9, 1776, the missionaries dedicated a small chapel in present-day San Francisco as

304-730: The Mexican American War ended in 1848, the Mission San Francisco and the rest of Alta California became part of the United States. With the end of Mexican authority, the rules governing the California missions became defunct. In 1848, the California Gold Rush brought a surge of population and commercial activity to the San Francisco area. In the 1850s, the city constructed two plank roads from

342-489: The Mexican Secularization Act of 1833 forced the missions in 1834 to start selling their vast commercial properties. In practical terms, this meant that each mission could own its church, its priests residence and small plots of land surrounding the church for gardens. The Mission San Francisco sold most of its property in 1836. By 1842, only eight Native Americans were still residing there. After

380-544: The Mission Dolores mural painted in 1791 by Ohlone artists. The mural covers the entire rear wall of the building, behind the historic wooden altar. It measures 22 by 20 feet and includes two statuary niches. In 1796, the Franciscans installed a baroque-style relief sculpture called a reredos in front of the mural. In later years, the mural was covered up with wooden boarding. The mural was rediscovered during

418-599: The 16th & Bryant sidewalk placed where Seals Stadium home plate stood. The Seals were reborn as a collegiate woodbat team in 1985 by Bay Area high school and college coach as well as former scout Abel Alcantar. Seals Alumni include many current California Junior College, Division I, and Division II coaches. The Seals played out of Albert Park in San Rafael, CA until 2002, until the historic team moved to Sonoma, CA, and then most recently Alameda, CA where he put together teams at various levels from 8U-18U while continuing

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456-550: The 1907 season. The Seals won their first PCL pennant in 1909, finishing 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 games over the runner-up Portland Beavers. They won flags also in 1915, 1917, 1922, 1923 and 1925. During the 1914 season, the Sacramento Solons were moved to San Francisco, where they finished out the season playing as the San Francisco Missions , representing the city's Mission District . That same year,

494-701: The 1958 season and were renamed the Phoenix Giants . The franchise then moved to Tacoma, Washington , where they played from 1960 to 1965, returning to Phoenix for the 1966 season. The team remained in Phoenix–from 1986 onward as the Firebirds–until 1998, when they were displaced by MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks . In a complicated deal, the Firebirds' ownership group bought the Tucson Toros , inheriting

532-714: The Arizona Diamondbacks as the Reno Aces , and play their home games at Greater Nevada Field . The Tucson Toros returned under the same ownership as the Sidewinders, but they are not affiliated with a major league club. The new Toros played their home games at Hi Corbett Field , the longtime home of minor league baseball in Tucson, until 2010. The Giants played their home games at Seals Stadium in 1958 and 1959, moving to Candlestick Park in 1960. Seals Stadium

570-556: The Mission San Francisco. According to some sources, the chapel stood near the present intersection of Camp and Albion Streets . Members of the local Ramaytush Ohlone tribe are recorded as entering the mission in 1785. They would later provide the labor to build the new mission church. The construction of adobe walls for the Mission Dolores church began in 1788, with the Ohlone laborers manufacturing 36,000 bricks. By 1790,

608-570: The PCL pennant in 1931. The following year, Seals outfielder Vince DiMaggio arranged a tryout for his younger brother Joe . In 1933, Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 61 straight games, a harbinger of his 56-game hitting streak for the New York Yankees in 1941. The team won the pennant again in 1935. In 1945, a controlling interest in the team was purchased by businessman Paul Fagan, with the stated intention of bringing Major League Baseball to

646-824: The Seals moved across town to play their inaugural and only season at foggy Ewing Field . The idea of a second team in San Francisco remained alive and, after the 1925 season, the Vernon Tigers were purchased by a group headed by San Francisco businessman Herbert Fleishhacker and moved to San Francisco and renamed the Mission Reds or simply the "Missions", again representing the Mission District as this team played their games five blocks from Mission San Francisco de Asís . From 1926 through 1930, they played their home games at Recreation Park, playing at home while

684-512: The Seals were charter members of the Pacific Coast League, which was founded in 1903. The team played their home games at Recreation Park at Harrison and 8th Streets until it was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . The mild climate of the west coast allowed the PCL to play a much longer season than the major leagues and the other eastern professional baseball leagues. Seasons often ran 200 games or more, especially in

722-504: The Seals were on the road. In 1918, financially strapped owner Henry Berry put the San Francisco Seals up for sale and Charles H. Strub , George Alfred (Alfie) Putnam and Charles H. Graham each acquired a one-third share in the team. In 1931, the Seals moved to their own park, Seals Stadium , an 18,600-seat facility located at 16th and Bryant Streets. Seals Stadium was unusual in that it boasted three clubhouses: one for

760-693: The Seals won their last PCL pennant in 1957, which proved to be their final season. Late in that season, the New York Giants announced their move to San Francisco for the 1958 season, and the Seals were forced to relocate. As part of the Giants' transfer to San Francisco, the Seals became its top affiliate after a swap on October 15, 1957 in which the Minneapolis Millers joined the Red Sox organization. They moved to Phoenix, Arizona for

798-679: The Toros' staff and facilities. After an interim one-year affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers , the Toros affiliated with the Diamondbacks and changed their name to the Sidewinders. The Giants' affiliation was transferred to the displaced Tucson AAA franchise, which became the Fresno Grizzlies until their reassignment to Low-A. In 2009, the Sidewinders franchise moved to Reno, Nevada . They retained their affiliation with

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836-548: The collegiate summer team. The collegiate team played in the Far West League in 2012 and 2013, the Great West League in 2018, and the California Collegiate League in 2019, but has been known for being an independent summer collegiate team that travels more than any summer collegiate team in the nation, simulating the grind of minor league professional baseball. They have made appearances in

874-655: The destroyed brick church. The architect Willis Polk restored the Adobe building in 1917. Construction of the new Mission Dolores Church experienced delays due to the American entry into World War I in 1917. It was finally completed in 1918. The church was remodeled in 1926, with the archdiocese adding churrigueresque ornamentation. These were inspired by exhibits at the 1915 Panama–California Exposition in San Diego, California. In 1952, Archbishop John J. Mitty announced that Pope Pius XII had elevated Mission Dolores to

912-462: The downtown area to the Mission District. The area soon became a popular resort and entertainment center. The Franciscans sold or leased some of the remaining mission land to developers who built saloons and gambling halls. By 1857, the Franciscans had turned control of the Mission San Francisco to the Archdiocese of San Francisco. During the late 19th century, the archdiocese converted part of

950-455: The early years. In the 1905 season, the Seals set the all-time PCL record by playing 230 games ( Pacific Coast Baseball League Record Book 1903–1969 , compiled by William J. Weiss, League Statistician; published by the PCL, 1969; p. 30). The Seals finished the 1906 season playing home games at Freeman's Park in Oakland. A new Recreation Park was constructed at 14th and Valencia Streets for

988-676: The end of the Mexican War of Independence in 1821, the newly independent Mexico took control of Alta California. Relations were strained between the new Mexican Government and the Franciscan overseers of the California missions. Supplies were scarce and over 5,000 Native Americans died from disease and other causes at the Mission San Francisco. The Mexican Government decided to free the Native Americans under mission guardianship and give them mission lands. New regulations under

1026-577: The fall of 1967, as the California Seals San Francisco Seals (soccer) , also known as the San Francisco Bay Seals, a minor league team from 1992–2000 and 2006–2008 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Francisco Seals . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

1064-541: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Francisco_Seals&oldid=1083314290 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages San Francisco Seals (PCL) Along with the Los Angeles Angels , Portland Beavers , Oakland Oaks , Sacramento Solons , and Seattle Indians ,

1102-598: The milking sheds for the cows were located along Dolores Creek at what is today Mission High School. Twenty looms were kept in operation to process wool into cloth. The circumference of the Mission's holdings was said to have been about 125 miles. In 1817, the Franciscans established the Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael, California as an a sistencia to act as a hospital for the mission. It became an independent mission in 1822. With

1140-455: The mission was remodeled. Funding for the sculpture came from D.J. McQuarry and it cost $ 500 to cast. It is approximately 6 ft 6 in tall. The sculpture depicts Serra wearing a Franciscan friar's robe belted at the waist with a knotted rope and a rosary around his neck. The sculpture is on a concrete base. It is one of a series of allegorical figures commissioned by the estate of E. W. Scripps to depict California history. In 1993 it

1178-544: The old convent into a two-story wooden wing for use as a seminary and priests' residence. The rest of the convent building became the Mansion House, a tavern. By 1876, the archdiocese had razed the Mansion House, replacing it with a large Gothic Revival brick church to accommodate more congregants than the adobe church The archdiocese also covered the adobe church with clapboard siding for both cosmetic and

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1216-531: The second division. Rival clubs did not buy into Fagan's major league ambitions. Rather, they established working agreements with major league teams, and fared better than did the independent Seals. Fagan gave up his aspirations and sold his interest in the Seals, who became an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox . After their Bay Area rival, the Oakland Oaks , moved to Vancouver after the 1955 season,

1254-538: The status of a minor Basilica . This was the first designation of a basilica west of the Mississippi and the fifth basilica named in the United States. Today, the church constructed in 1918 is referred to as the Mission Dolores Basilica while the 1791 adobe chapel is called the Mission Dolores. The mission complex also includes a historic cemetery. The Mission Dolores adobe chapel contains

1292-572: The two priests to the Spanish Province of Alta California to bring in Spanish settlers and evangelize the indigenous Ohlone people . The Mission Dolores Basilica replaced a brick church built in 1876 that was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 . The site of the future Mission San Francisco was scouted by the Spanish missionary Pedro Font in March 1776 during a visit to

1330-618: The visitors, one for the Seals, and one for the Missions, who moved there with the Seals and were the Seals' tenants from 1931 through 1937, after which the team moved back to Los Angeles to become the Hollywood Stars in 1938. There were three breweries on the adjoining northwest corners of Seals Stadium, which included Hamm's , Budweiser and Lucky Lager. The Seals celebrated their inaugural year in Seals Stadium by winning

1368-448: The walls were completed, plastered, and whitewashed . The missionary Junípero Serra is recorded as having celebrated a mass at the chapel while it was still under construction. The Mission Dolores adobe church was finished in 1791. The new church had adobe walls that were four feet thick. The roof beams were redwood and the ceiling displayed traditional Ohlone designs painted in vegetable dyes. The mission complex at this time included

1406-412: The west coast by having the Pacific Coast League becoming the nation's third major league. He spent thousands of dollars upgrading Seals Stadium to perceived major league standards. He hired former major league player Lefty O'Doul , a native San Franciscan and fan favorite, as manager. Though the Seals won the pennant in 1946, subsequent teams under Fagan's watch did not fare as well, typically finishing in

1444-402: Was subsequently torn down to make way for a White Front store. When this chain of stores went out of business, the building stayed empty for some years. It was finally turned into a car dealership and later a Safeway grocery store. The legacy of the Seals lives on in the Giants' mascot Lou Seal , as well as in a statue of the Seals' cartoon mascot (c. 1947) at Oracle Park , and with a marker on

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