West Coast Negro Baseball Association (1946)
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Born: January 1946 (franchise granted)
Disbanded: June 29, 1949
First Game: May 12, 1946 (W 3-1, W 6-1 vs. Los Angeles White Sox)1Road to Rickwood: Who are the SF Sea Lions? Giants to wear their uniforms in showcase, San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2024
Last Game: June 1949 (vs. Buchanan, Saskatchewan)2Staley, Sorenson Spark Caps, The Leader-Post, Regina, SK, June 30, 1949
League Titles: 0
Stadium
Seals Stadium: 1946
Opened: April 7, 1931
Closed: September 20, 1959
Demolished: October 5, 19593Seals Stadium Will Fall Soon, AP via the Spokane Daily Chronicle, October 1, 1959
Ownership
Owner: Harold “Yellowhorse” Morris4Road to Rickwood: Who are the SF Sea Lions? Giants to wear their uniforms in showcase, San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2024
Background
The San Francisco Sea Lions were members of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association (WCNBA) in 1946, that circuits only season. The league was formed on October 18, 1945 by two Berkeley, CA firefighters, Edward Harris and David Portlock. They hoped to bring top-level Negro baseball to the West Coast.
San Francisco was officially awarded a franchise in January along with Oakland, Portland, and Seattle. Los Angeles and San Diego joined a few weeks later.
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