Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac

Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Historical Analysis

Candlestick Park / 3Com Park served as home for the National League San Francisco Giants for four decades. "The Stick" — as it was often called — was legendary for its howling winds that blew in from left-center and out toward right center. Enclosing the ballpark changed it from merely howling to unpredictable swirling masses that were still as strong as they once were.

"I lived in Foster City (California) and I remember driving in (to Candlestick Park) and checking out the bay and the wind — it gave me the chills." - Former San Francisco Giant Willie Montanez in San Francisco Chronicle (June 16, 2002)

Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Major League Occupant(s)
Data
	First Game	04-12-1960
	Last Game	09-30-1999
Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Ballpark Capacity & Seating Chart
Data
Capacity Changes (Yearly Attendance)	1960	43,765
	1961	42,553
	1965	42,500
	1972	58,000
	1975	59,080
	1976	58,000
	1989	62,000
	1993	58,000
Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Ballpark Diagram & Dimensions
Data
Backstop	1960	73'
	1961	70'
	1975	55'
	1982	65'
	1985	66'
Left Field	1960	330'
Left Field	1968	335'
Left Center	1960	397'
Left Center	1961	365'
Center Field	1960	420'
	1961	410'
	1982	400'
Right Center	1960	397'
	1961	365'
	1982	365'
Right Field	1960	330'
	1968	335'
	1991	330'
	1993	328'
Candlestick Park / 3Com Park Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Data
Fences	1960	10' Wire
	1972	8' Wire
	1975	6' Canvas
	1975	6' Plexiglas
	1982	6' Canvas
	1982	3' Plexiglas
	1984	9' Wire
	1993	8' Canvas
Field Surfaces	1960	Bluegrass
	1970	Artificial Turf
	1979	Bluegrass
Candlestick Park / 3Com Park

The architect who designed Candlestick Park was John Bolles of Chin & Hensolt. The construction was done by Charles Harney at the cost of $15 million to the city of San Francisco.

Trivia Alert: Did you know that the Beatles played their last concert EVER in Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966?

Candlestick Park was built overlooking Candlestick Cove which was named long before due to the now extinct candlestick bird which used to live in the cove. In 1995 the city of San Francisco received a six-month five-hundred thousand dollar naming rights deal from 3Com Corporation. In 1996 3Com extended the contract through 2002 for $3.9 million.

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