San Francisco, CA
San Francisco is located in central California, on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It was heavily damaged by a massive earthquake in 1906 that was followed by fires which together destroyed 80% of the city's buildings. Oakland, CA lies across the bay, to the east, and San Jose, CA is at the southern tip of the bay, 40 miles south-east. The three cities, along with numerous other cities in the vicinity, are considered to form a single metropolitan area, the second largest in the state after that of Los Angeles, CA, 380 miles to the south.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- San Francisco Stars, California League (1886)
- San Francisco Haverly, California League (1887-1888)
- San Francisco Pioneers, California League (1887-1888)
- San Francisco, California League (1889, 1902, 1907-1908)
- San Francisco Friscos, California League (1891, 1893, 1898-1900)
- San Francisco Olympics/San Francisco Athletics, Pacific States League (1898)
- San Francisco Wasps, California League (1901)
- San Francisco Pirates, Pacific National League (1903)
- San Francisco Stars, Pacific Coast League (1903)
- San Francisco Seals, Pacific Coast League (1904-1957)
- San Francisco Orphans, California League (1909)
- San Francisco Baby Seals, California State League (1910)
- Mission Wolves, Pacific Coast League (1914) (also known as San Francisco Missions)
- San Francisco, California State League (1915)
- Mission Bells, Pacific Coast League (1926-1927) (also know as San Francisco Missions)
- Mission Reds, Pacific Coast League (1928-1937) (also know as San Francisco Missions)
- San Francisco Sea Lions, West Coast Negro Baseball League (1946)
- San Francisco Giants, National League (1958-present)
- San Francisco Bay Sox, Ladies Professional Baseball League (1997)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Pat Ahearne, pitcher
- Gary Alexander, minor league infielder
- Norm Angelini, pitcher
- George Armstrong, minor league infielder and manager
- Tony Arnerich, coach
- Jim Aylward, minor league infielder
- Jack Balestreri, minor league pitcher
- Spider Baum, minor league pitcher
- Jim Baxes, infielder
- Mike Baxes, infielder
- Jim Begley, infielder
- Frank Bertaina, pitcher
- Tom Beyers, minor league outfielder
- Bob Blakiston, outfielder
- John Boccabella, catcher
- Ping Bodie, outfielder
- Dick Boettiger, minor league catcher and manager
- Sam Bohne, infielder
- Rodney Boone, minor league pitcher
- Rich Bordi, pitcher
- Don Bosch, outfielder
- Fred Breining, pitcher
- Mike Brenly, minor league catcher
- Jim Britt, broadcaster
- Mike Brown, outfielder
- Steve Brown, pitcher
- William Brown, infielder
- Ed Burns, catcher
- Mike Buskey, infielder
- Jim Byrnes, catcher
- John Cahill, outfielder
- Dolph Camilli, infielder
- Daniel Camou, French national team player
- Ike Caveney, infielder
- Joe Chamberlain, infielder
- Italo Chelini, pitcher
- Cuckoo Christensen, outfielder
- Terry Christman, minor league pitcher/outfielder
- Dad Clark, infielder
- Stu Clarke, infielder
- Bert Cole, pitcher
- Steve Collins, minor league pitcher
- David Colvin, minor league pitcher
- Keith Comstock, pitcher
- Bud Connolly, infielder
- Joe Connolly, outfielder
- Jim Converse, pitcher
- James J. Corbett, minor league infielder
- Joe Corbett, pitcher
- Mark Creegan, outfielder
- Joe Cronin, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
- Frankie Crosetti, infielder
- Tim Cullen, infielder
- Bill Cunningham, outfielder
- Bruce Cunningham, pitcher
- Charlie Cutler, minor league catcher
- Babe Dahlgren, infielder
- Howie Dallmar, college coach
- Gary Darling, umpire
- Bert Delmas, infielder
- Dustin Delucchi, minor league outfielder
- Joe DeMaestri, infielder
- Marty DeMerritt, minor league pitcher
- Con Dempsey, pitcher
- Mike Diaz, infielder
- O'Koyea Dickson, outfielder
- Dom DiMaggio, outfielder
- Bob DiPietro, outfielder
- Jerry Donovan, minor league outfielder
- Bill Doran, infielder
- Charlie Dorman, catcher
- Ryan Drese, pitcher
- Jess Duran, minor league outfielder
- Truck Eagan, infielder
- Bob Elliott, infielder; manager
- Harry Elliott, outfielder
- George Ellison, pitcher
- Joe Ferguson, catcher
- Anthony Ferrari, pitcher
- Clarence Fieber, pitcher
- Jim Fogarty, outfielder
- Micah Franklin, outfielder
- Jim Fregosi, infielder; manager
- Danny Frisella, pitcher
- Al Gallagher, infielder
- Joe Gantenbein, infielder
- Art Garibaldi, infielder
- Stefan Gartrell, minor league outfielder
- Charlie Geggus, pitcher
- Jim Gentile, infielder
- Joe Gonzales, pitcher
- Herb Gorman, pinch-hitter
- Roy Graham, catcher
- Jason Green, minor league pitcher
- Marty Griffin, pitcher
- Dick Gyselman, infielder
- Walter Haas, owner
- Don Hahn, outfielder
- Ed Hallinan, infielder
- Sean Halton], infielder
- Chris Hartje, catcher
- Chicken Hawks, outfielder
- Lefty Hayden, pitcher
- Brad Haynal, minor league catcher
- Harry Heilmann, outfielder; Hall of Fame
- Heinie Heitmuller, outfielder
- Keith Hernandez, infielder
- Travis Higgs, minor league catcher
- George Hildebrand, outfielder; umpire
- Bill Hubbell, pitcher
- Ham Iburg, pitcher
- Jackie Jensen, outfielder
- Youngy Johnson, pitcher
- Eddie Joost, infielder; manager
- Kevin Jordan, infielder
- Wally Judnich, outfielder
- Willie Kamm, infielder
- Eddie Kearse, catcher
- Frankie Kelleher, outfielder
- James Keller, scout
- Bernard Kelly, minor league infielder
- George Kelly, infielder; Hall of Fame
- Ren Kelly, pitcher
- Eddie Kenna, catcher
- John Kerr, infielder
- Bill Kirkpatrick, minor league pitcher
- Joe Kirrene, infielder
- Phil Knell, pitcher
- Mark Koenig, infielder
- Harry Krause, pitcher
- Henry Krug, infielder
- Bill Lange, outfielder
- Tony Lazzeri, infielder, Hall of Fame
- Jalal Leach, outfielder
- Rob Leary, coach
- Terry Lee, infielder
- Duffy Lewis, outfielder
- Dario Lodigiani, infielder
- Carlos Lowell, Puerto Rican national team pitcher
- Frank Lucchesi, manager
- Willie Ludolph, pitcher
- Jeff Lyman, minor league pitcher
- Pete Magrini, pitcher
- Jim Mangan, catcher
- Keith Marshall, outfielder
- James Marvel, pitcher
- Gary Matthews, outfielder
- Ed Mayer, pitcher
- Windy McCall, pitcher
- Jerry McClain, minor league pitcher; college coach
- Jim McDonald, infielder; umpire
- Gil McDougald, infielder
- Art McDougall, minor league pitcher
- Willie McGee, outfielder
- Eugene McGreevy], minor league pitcher; umpire
- Herb McQuaid, pitcher
- Don McShane, minor league infielder
- Pete Meegan, pitcher
- Sam Mertes, outfielder
- Jon Miller, broadcaster
- Ed Montague, infielder
- Ed Montague, umpire
- Henry Moore, outfielder
- Daniel Morales, minor league pitcher
- Rich Morales, infielder
- Butch Moran, minor league infielder
- Nyjer Morgan, outfielder
- Hap Myers, infielder
- Sandy Nava, catcher
- Jim Nealon, infielder
- Kyle Nelson, pitcher
- Paul Noce, infielder
- Dick Nold, pitcher
- Mike Norris, pitcher
- Nick Nosti, Serie A1 outfielder
- Dink O'Brien, catcher
- Lefty O'Doul, pitcher/outfielder
- Joe Orengo, infielder
- Billy Orr, infielder
- Tony Patch, umpire
- Hank Patterson, catcher
- Ray Perry, minor league infielder
- Babe Pinelli, infielder; umpire
- Bill Posedel, pitcher
- Alonzo Powell, outfielder
- Tom Power, infielder
- Bryan Price, manager
- George Puccinelli, outfielder
- Harvey Pulliam, outfielder
- Al Raffo, pitcher
- Billy Raimondi, minor league catcher
- Tealey Raymond, minor league infielder
- Josh Reilly, infielder
- Ken Reitz, infielder
- Mike Renery, minor league pitcher
- Leo Righetti, minor league infielder
- Swede Risberg, infielder
- Bob Roselli, catcher
- Harry Rosenberg, outfielder
- Lou Rosenberg, infielder
- Joe Ryan, pitcher
- Heinie Sand, infielder
- Marcus Semien, infielder
- Dan Serafini, pitcher
- Frank Shannon, infielder
- Merv Shea, catcher
- Ron Shirley, minor league pitcher
- Steve Shirley, pitcher
- Charlie Silvera, catcher
- Greg Sims, outfielder
- Pat Skrable, minor league outfielder
- Matt Smith, minor league infielder
- Laupati Solaita, American Samoa national team player
- Rob Sperring, infielder
- Milt Steengrafe, pitcher
- Robert Stevens, outfielder
- Dick Stuart, infielder
- Gus Suhr, infielder
- Ernie Sulik, outfielder
- Lee Susman, cartoonist
- Charlie Sweeney, pitcher
- Pop Swett, catcher
- Paul Thormodsgard, pitcher
- Dick Tidrow, pitcher
- Frank Tornay, minor league infielder
- Gus Triandos, catcher
- Bob Uhl, pitcher
- Mike Vail, outfielder
- Eugene Van Court, umpire
- Ossie Vitt, infielder; manager
- Tyler Walker, pitcher
- Charlie Wallgren, minor league catcher
- Roxy Walters, catcher
- Bob Watkins, pitcher
- Jimmy Whalen, minor league pitcher
- Ray White, minor league player
- Brian Whitlock, minor league infielder
- Nick Williams, minor league infielder
- Al Wright, infielder
- Matt Zidich, minor league pitcher
- Bradley Zimmer, outfielder
- Kyle Zimmer, pitcher
- Frank Zupo, catcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Charlie Abbey, catcher
- George Armstrong, minor league infielder and manager
- Rugger Ardizoia, pitcher
- Jack Balestreri, minor league pitcher
- Win Ballou, pitcher
- Tommy Beals, outfielder
- Jim Begley, infielder
- Bob Blakiston, outfielder
- Ping Bodie, outfielder
- William Brown, infielder
- Jim Byrnes, catcher
- Tom Carey, infielder
- Jake Caulfield, infielder
- Ike Caveney, infielder
- Joe Chamberlain, infielder
- Larry Chappell, outfielder
- Italo Chelini, pitcher
- Joe Connolly, outfielder
- Joe Corbett, pitcher
- Roy Corhan, infielder
- Bill Coyle, pitcher
- Mark Creegan, outfielder
- George Crosby, pitcher
- Babe Danzig, infielder
- Mike DePangher, catcher
- Charlie Dorman, catcher
- Bert Dunne, minor league owner
- Al Dwight, catcher
- Truck Eagan, infielder
- Rowdy Elliott, catcher
- Babe Ellison, infielder
- George Ellison, pitcher
- Cy Falkenberg, pitcher
- Chub Feeney, General Manager
- Maynard Felix, minor league infielder
- Michael Finn, minor league manager
- Charlie Flannigan, outfielder
- Milt Galatzer, outfielder
- Joe Gedeon, infielder
- Charlie Geggus, pitcher
- Joe Giannini, infielder
- Charlie Graham, catcher
- Hank Greenwald, announcer
- John Grimes, pitcher
- Walter Haas, owner
- Ed Hallinan, infielder
- Warren G. Harding, President
- Archie Hinton, pitcher
- Frank Hoffman, pitcher
- Ham Iburg, pitcher
- Stan Johnson, outfielder
- Bill Joyce, pitcher
- Eddie Kenna, catcher
- Leonard Koppett, writer
- Harry Krause, pitcher
- Henry Krug, infielder
- Bill Lange, outfielder
- Bill Leard, infielder
- Peter Magowan, owner
- Duster Mails, pitcher
- Harry Malmberg, infielder
- Stack Martin, utility player
- Jack McAdams, pitcher
- Jack McCarthy, umpire
- Clyde McCullough, catcher
- Jim McDonald, infielder; umpire
- Cal McVey, infielder
- Pete Meegan, pitcher
- Win Mercer, pitcher
- Henry Moore, outfielder
- Yellow Horse Morris, pitcher
- Hap Myers, infielder
- Jim Nealon, infielder
- Jay North, minor league pitcher
- Lefty O'Doul, pitcher/outfielder
- Bruce Ogrodowski, catcher
- Joe Orengo, infielder
- Tony Patch, umpire
- Marv Peasley, pitcher
- Elmer Pence, outfielder
- Monte Pfyl, infielder
- Marino Pieretti, pitcher
- Tom Power, infielder
- Jackie Price, infielder
- George Puccinelli, outfielder
- Josh Reilly, infielder
- Jim Roxburgh, catcher
- Heinie Sand, infielder
- Les Scarsella, infielder
- Mickey Shader, minor league pitcher
- John Smith, infielder
- Tubby Spencer, catcher
- Pete Standridge, pitcher
- Gene Steere, infielder
- Charlie Sweeney, pitcher
- Pete Sweeney, infielder
- Pop Swett, catcher
- Live Oak Taylor, outfielder
- Jules Tygiel, author
- Charlie Waitt, outfielder
- Charlie Wallgren, minor league catcher
- Hooks Warner, infielder
- Jimmy Whalen, minor league pitcher
- Julius Willigrod, outfielder
- Horace Wilson, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jimmy Wood, infielder
- Del Young, infielder
- Kevin Young, minor league outfielder
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- Academy of Art University
- Archbishop Riordan High School
- Balboa High School
- California College of Arts
- City College of San Francisco
- El Camino High School
- Galileo High School
- George Washington High School
- High School of Commerce
- Lick-Wilmerding High School
- Lowell High School
- McAteer High School
- Mission High School
- Polytechnic High School (closed)
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School
- San Francisco Art Institute
- San Francisco Polytechnic High School
- San Francisco State University
- San Francisco University High School
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory
- University of California, San Francisco
- University of San Francisco
Further Reading[edit]
- Lincoln A. Mitchell: San Francisco Year Zero: Political Upheaval, Punk Rock and a Third-Place Baseball Team, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2019. ISBN 978-1-9788-0734-1
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