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Sick's Stadium in 1965. Sick's Stadium, also known as Sick's Seattle Stadium and later as Sicks' Stadium, was a baseball park in the northwest United States in Seattle, Washington. It was located in Rainier Valley, on the NE corner of S. McClellan Street and Rainier Avenue S (currently the site of a Lowe's hardware store).
On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, the Pilots played, and won, their first American League game at Sick's Stadium in Seattle – 7–0 over the Chicago White Sox. Thirty-two-year-old righty Gary Bell tossed a complete game for Seattle, scattering nine hits, striking out six Sox and walking four.
The Seattle Pilots were an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, during the 1969 Major League Baseball season.During their single-season existence, the Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium and were a member of the West Division of Major League Baseball's American League.
However, they were reluctant to expand in 1969 without a Seattle stadium bond issue. [15] The Seattle delegation assured the owners that Sick's Stadium could be renovated in five months to fulfill the minimum requirements until a new stadium was built; with this, the owners agreed to a 1969 expansion, and approved teams in Kansas City and Seattle.
Four of his six starting pitcher assignments came with the 1969 Pilots. He threw his only MLB complete game July 8 against the California Angels, a five-hit, 3–1 Seattle victory at Sicks Stadium. [6] In 126 big-league innings pitched, he surrendered 132 hits and 64 walks; he struck out 56. [5]
Seattle Giants, Ballard Pippins: N/A [5] Civic Field 1932–1938 15,000 Seattle Indians, Seattle Rainiers: N/A [6] Sick's Stadium: 1938–1979 25,420 Seattle Rainiers, Seattle Angels, Seattle Pilots, Seattle Steelheads: 405 feet (123 m) [7] Kingdome: 1976–2000 59,166 Seattle Mariners: 405 feet (123 m) [8] T-Mobile Park: 1999–present 46,621 ...
After that, Bates also spent time in the Washington Senators organization, and was later drafted by the Seattle Pilots as the 30th pick in the 1968 expansion draft. [1] Bates' major league tenure consisted of one relief appearance for the expansion Pilots, against the Oakland Athletics (April 27, 1969 at Sick's Stadium). [2]
April 11 – Seattle successfully inaugurates Major League Baseball at Sick's Stadium‚ as pitcher Gary Bell defeats the Chicago White Sox 7–0. The Seattle Pilots attract 17‚850 today and will draw just 678‚000 for the season.