Bibliograph

Baseball in San Diego, from the plaza to the Padres, Bill Swank in conjunction with the San Diego Historical Society

Type

Label

Baseball in San Diego, from the plaza to the Padres, Bill Swank in conjunction with the San Diego Historical Society

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Baseball in San Diego

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bill Swank in conjunction with the San Diego Historical Society

Series statement

Images of baseball

Sub title

from the plaza to the Padres

Summary

The first color action photo of Ted Williams (as shown on the front cover) was taken at Lane Field in San Diego on October 5, 1941 by an amateur photographer. Nobody knew of its existence until an old wooden cigar box was found in a basement in 1999. This book is a treasure chest of such old San Diego baseball pictures and memories. From the Padres to Petco focuses on San Diego's love affair with the Padres from the Pacific Coast League years at Lane Field (1936-57), Westgate Park (1958-67), San Diego Stadium (1968) and through 35 more exciting and often exasperating National League summers in Mission Valley (1969-2003). Through it all, Padre fans have been faithful and forgiving. With a new ballpark, San Diego looks to build a winning tradition

Target audience

adult

Classification