Sick's Stadium
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Sick's Stadium, also known as Sick's Seattle Stadium, was a baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington's Rainier Valley at the corner of S. McClellan Street and Rainier Avenue S. The stadium first opened on June 15, 1938 as the home field of the Pacific Coast League's Seattle Rainiers. It was named after Emil Sick, owner of the team and of the Rainier Brewing Company. On April 11, 1969, Major League Baseball came to Seattle with the American League expansion Seattle Pilots debuting at Sick's Stadium. After only one season in Seattle, the Pilots were moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and renamed the Milwaukee Brewers.
In 1977, Major League Baseball returned to Seattle with the expansion Seattle Mariners, but not to Sick's Stadium; rather, to the Kingdome. In 1979 the stadium was demolished, and it is now the site of a Lowe's home improvement store.
External links
- Ballpark Digest Article on Sicks' Stadium (http://www.ballparkwatch.com/stadiums/past/sicks_stadium.htm)
- Ballparks.com - Sick's Stadium website (http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/sickss.htm)