{"product_id":"the-san-francisco-seals-1946-1957-brent-p-kelley-9780786411887","title":"The San Francisco Seals, 1946-1957: Interviews with 25 Former Baseballers","description":"\u003cp\u003e The San Francisco Seals were members of baseball's Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1958. Arguably the most successful minor league franchise ever, the Seals held the minor league attendance record from 1946 until it was broken by Louisville in the 1980s, and remained independently owned until 1956. The Seals were also Joe DiMaggio's first team and many another major league star was on the team's roster on his climb up the ranks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work is a collection of oral histories of players who took the field for the Seals from 1946 through 1957, just before the Giants came to San Francisco and when the Seals played their final game. Ferris Fain said of the 1946 Seals, \"I just think that that was the best ballclub that I've ever played on, including major league. I mean, as a team.\" Frank Seward, Don Trower, Jack Brewer, Roy Nicely, Neill Sheridan, Joe Brovia, Bill Werle, Con Dempsey, Dario Lodigiani, Lou Burdette, Ed Cereghino, Bill Bradford, Reno Cheso, Nini Tornay, Jerry Zuvela, Leo Righetti, Jim Westlake, Ted Beard, Chuck Stevens, Bob DiPietro, Don Lenhardt, Riverboat Smith, Jack Spring, and Bert Thiel also reminisce about their careers with the Seals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent P. Kelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786411880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786411887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.16w x 0.67d","brand":"Brent P. Kelley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637150204159,"sku":"9780786411887","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b12791a6-5520-4ab8-8192-90d5852c8daf.jpg?v=1765114243","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-san-francisco-seals-1946-1957-brent-p-kelley-9780786411887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}