Remembering the Stick: Candlestick Park―1960–2013

Remembering the Stick: Candlestick Park―1960–2013

Described by famed baseball scribe Roger Angell as looking like â€œa festive prison yardâ€ during the 1962 World Series, Candlestick was loved and hated by sports teams and fans alike for its 43 years of existence. Built on a landfill above a garbage dump in a city rocked by an 8.6 earthquake only 54 years earlier, it was notorious for the tornadic winds that came off the bay, probably costing Willie Mays at least 100 career home runs. The fogs that rolled in looked like something God sent to pass over His Chosen people. And of course, there was the famous 1989 World Series earthquake that postponed the opening game for 10 days. But it was also home to the greatest run of sustained excellence in pro football history: the 1981â€“1994 49ers, as well as the exploits of baseball stars such as Mays and Juan Marichal.
Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2017-05-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781630760717

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