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.