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SICKS STADIUM

SEATTLE, WA

Home of the Seattle Pilots for one year Sicks Stadium opened in 1935. Originally, the stadium was built for the Seattle Rainers of the Pacific Coast League. The steel and concrete structure opened on June 15, 1938 and was named after the Rainers’ owner Emil Sick. Sicks Stadium had a capacity of around 12,000 and minor league baseball was played at Sicks Stadium until the early 1960s. In 1967, MLB awarded Seattle a baseball team. As part of the agreement in getting a team, within three years a new dome stadium had to be built. Until a new stadium could be built, Sicks Stadium was used. Before the season started the capacity was increased to 25,000. Because of bad working conditions only 6,000 seats were added before the stadium opened. Opening day for the Seattle Pilots was on April 11, 1969. When some fans arrived at the park that day, their seats had yet been installed. Conditions at Sicks Stadium became worse throughout the year. Visiting players showered at their hotels due to low water pressure and when attendance exceeded 10,000, the toilets stopped flushing.

The last Pilots game at Sicks Stadium was on October 2, 1969. Because of the bad conditions at Sicks Stadium and financial problems the team was sold to Bud Selig of Milwaukee. He moved the team to County Stadium in Milwaukee for the 1970 season. The Seattle Pilots were renamed the Milwaukee Brewers. After the Pilots left, Sicks Stadium was used as a minor league ballpark until 1976. In 1979, Sicks Stadium was demolished. However, MLB returned to Seattle when MLB awarded the city another team, the Mariners. They began playing at the Kingdome in 1977.