Sicks Seattle Stadium

[MrLehnerd]

I believe sick stadium made for 35,000 then however bad ideas n lousy plumbin never worked at all so they lost money drew 554,000 in first year n bud selig Moved to Milwaukee in 1970 they filed for Bankrupty//////

[meerkat006]

Why are you guys sore about the Pilots? What's wrong with the Mariners?

[nemesisgenius]

BRING BACK THE PILOTS!! BRING BACK THE PILOTS!! GO PILOTS GO!!!

[huskyjerk]

What did the stadium hold? 20,000?

[Thelookoutslookout]

Cool video. Bittersweet to watch all these old Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, Seattle Pilots, etc. videos.

[Wehategod]

Jim Bouton was a Pilot.

[MrProster]

Let's Go Brewers!!! :D

[DaTwoNinja]

@MrProster Fuck you DICK HEAD

[MrProster]

@DaTwoNinja ya got no class

[steindaddie]

I saw several Pilots games at Sick's including a "free bat" game. I was 9 at the time and it darn made me cry when they left town. After they went bust, there was a big sale in an old garage not far from my house on Queen Anne hill and they were selling off all the Pilot's merchandise. Hats, pennants, spoons, you name it. Wish I had bought it all.

[pshmidget]

Any relation to Atlee Hamaker?

[jhermens]

I was able to watch some of these games from my classroom in Franklin Senior High School. At :32 seconds of this video you can see the school out over the right center field fence, up on the hill behind some trees. The Yankees played there once !

[drshagstein]

I know there are still a few of people in Seattle who lament the loss of the Pilots, but in the end (and with the benefit of hindsight), it's tough to argue that the failure of the Pilots didn't work out for the best for both the city of Seattle & MLB. The four-team expansion of 1969 was haphazard & half-assed. Seattle (& Montreal, for that matter) should have been given more time to build a proper, MLB-worthy facility. When MLB finally did return to Seattle in '77, it was done the right way.

[UncleMikeNJ]

Maybe the Brewers' failure to win a World Series for 40 years is... The Curse of Emil Sick!

[UncleMikeNJ]

@seattlehawkins Seattle didn't deserve to lose the Pilots and Sonics, or to get stuck with the awful Kingdome... but you did. It's one thing to hate a sports team, but prejudice has no place in America.

[SD1Chargers]

I went to a game there with my dad and uncle - Pilots vs A's...sat down the right field line and Reggie hit a HR.

What an incredible memory...I was 6 yrs old...

[dekiser]

I went to several games when the Rainiers played here in the 1950's. You could buy a 10 cent box of popcorn with an 8x10 glossy of one of the players. Times like that you just can't replace. Long live Sick's Seattle Stadium in all our memories!

Thanks for the post of the good and the bad times.

[kirby19711]

Thanks for posting!...are those old stands,etc., still there????

[BigKwell]

And now on that site, a 'Lowe's Hardware' now stands.

[Alternatevil]

Gosh, this'll definitely be on my mind the next time I'll go to Lowe's...

[Lehnerd57]

what i not understand Milwaukee  forgetin where they started first they sayin they been in league since 1970 to 2010 40 years in Milwaukee funny i though was in seattle first so should be 41 years in league.....u figure they honor where they move from

[TheMikester307]

An oldie! The mention of The Senators dates the song as before my time!

[AngeLBarraganJR]

@therealevanchu Now that explains the Brewers colors thanks.

Pilots was a good name for Seattle.

[terrace65]

A great AAA stadium. They ruined it for the Mariners. Remember going there in the 50's with the moon and Mt Rainier over the right center field fence on a clear night. In 1967, Lou Pinella was a Portland Beavers and I can remember him screaming all kinds of obsenities at the umps over a " bad call". Lou went to the Royals right after that. Loved this stadium.

[AngeLBarraganJR]

Its was a good stadium but the last few pictures was depressing.

BTW-

Does the Brewers owns rights to the Pilots names?

[therealevanchu]

@angelLBarraganJR

The Brewers do own the rights to the logo and the name.

[jj98jj]

The Pilots were played in one season in 1969 in Sick's Stadium, before they moved to Milwaukee to become the Milwaukee Brewers.

Also, in 1977, the Seattle Mariners were played after the Kingdome was built in 1976, until 1999, and it was torn down in 2000. The Mariners currently play in Safeco Field.

[BigKwell]

Garlic Gulch, now a Lowe's.

[mattador2792]

2:40 is that a glove on the bench? kinda creepy

[FootBaseBallFan]

the name for sicks is chenney stadium i was there a few months ago for a rainers game hasnt changed much

[mattador2792]

cheney and sicks are two different stadiums. sicks was taken down in 1979

[sherwelthlangley]

Cheney Stadium is Tacoma... Sick's Stadium was demolished long ago.

[jj98jj]

Sick's Stadium was built in 1938, and it was torn down in 1979, after it was closed in 1976.

[robertmastroianni]

Wasn't it a minor leauge stadium?

[Willjk89]

The pilots were in seattle from 1969 - 1970.

[robertmastroianni]

They were in Seattle for one season -- 1969 -- in 1970 they became the Milwaukee Brewers when a group led by Bud Selig -- yes THAT Bud Selig -- purchased them in bankruptcy court.

[bigpopparamma]

The Pilots only played for only the 1969 season. In 1970 they played during spring training, before the beginning of the regular season, they were shipped to Milwaukee.

[budmanbudfan]

wow i remember when the pilots were in seattle. does anyone know if this stadium is still standing?

[waynerooo]

No. It was torn down to make room for an Eagle Hardware which I believe became Lowes.

[YankeesObama]

This sounds kind of like an advertisement for the other teams....it mentions like the other teams in the AL more than the actual team its about.

[kellybob1966]

I left for California in '70, the same year the Seattle Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers. It's a great theme song. Is there a theme song for the Seattle Mariners? Great Memories. Thanks so much.

[Lehnerd57]

If they had redid the sick stadium better and better seats n restrooms n seats of 35,000 to 40,000 u may had kept the team after 1970....n well that not happen cause of sloppy people then...

[timbabcock]

I like the video. It's too bad Lowes didn't keep the little Seattle Raniers exhibit up like they had when Eagle Hardware was there.

I'm glad I live next not too far from Chenney Stadium in Tacoma to enjoy that kind of ball.

[MauryDann73]

To the poster: did you take the pics? When? It was really sad but poignant to see Sick's all derelict and overgrown with weeds.

[laosthaxgsr]

hey that is next to my high school

[hankeybillfred]

WTF? this is the seattle pilots theme song, STFU! NOW the seattle pilots dont need linkin park or somthing gay like that. so STFU UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!

[lvmusashi]

Great video - I hope it's not the last video we see showing old photos of Sicks! Does anyone out there have any photos or images of Bobby Balcena - other than the 2 or 3 you can find on the web? Or even better, to those of you guys out there who were lucky enough to see him play, do you have any memories of Balcena?

[hankeybillfred]

i actually have a video clip of the pilots playing on film somewhere, ill upload it when i find it.

[markofly76]

wish i'd been alive back then to take in the aroma of Sick's!

[hankeybillfred]

the seattle pilots went bankrupt in their first year, and are now the milwuake brewers. (i dont know how to spell fucking millwuake)

[RAMSASS]

nice video

[cogscretin]

Great pics. I never saw pics of the "Seattle Pilots" sign! What ever happened to it?!

[mapleva]

I lived in Walla Walla back then, but remember watching the Tacoma Cubs on channel 11. Occasionally you would see a game at Sick's on the tube.

[bigpopparamma]

What's in its place now, is Lowe's Hardware store. Lowe's is also the proud sponsor of the Seattle Mariners. Near the entrance of the store, there is a plaque and a manniquin that stands where the home plate used to be.

[fox1959mvp]

Like flagsin1965, I also saw my first game at Sicks Stadium in 1955, but I was only 8 years old at the time. The deep green grass and the pristine white bases made the dirt look clean. Just to see my heroes; Bobby Balcena, Carmen Mauro, Bill Glynn, Joe Ginsberg, Lou Kretlow, Bill Kennedy, Howie Judson, Elmer Singleton, Leo Righetti (yes, Dave's dad), etc. in person on the field at the stadium was the thrill of a lifetime. Many thanks for the video, it's a definite keeper.

[hankeybillfred]

how old are you?

[fox1959mvp]

I am 61, but remember the '55 season like it was yesterday.

[flagsin1965]

I saw my first pro game ever here in 1955 at the age of 9. Back in the days when major league ball hadn't left New York for Los Angeles and San Francisco. That is an indelible memory. Walking up that ramp to see the field of green and brilliant while base lines and the Rainiers taking batting practice in there likewise brilliantly white unis. Thanks to the producer of this video. It's really a classic.

[Fruth37]

I've never seen photos like this before. My favorite baseball book is "Ball Four" and to see the bullpen area was a real treat. Thanks for posting. The Pilots had the best road uniforms ever!

[lafhilism]

Very cool video. Well done.

[SkyPilot53]

Braeks my heart. I was sophomore in HS and would catch the Bremerton-Seattle ferry with my brothers and see "major league" baseball. I am one of those people who continue to be angry with MLB and Milwaukee for the theft of "pilots." I am glad someone remembers. Great video...second half...devistating...I am going to need counseling again...

[PaladinCecil]

@SkyPilot53 I can understand your frustration. It really upset me when the Sonics moved to Oklahoma City, especially since they've some really good teams there. Although in my opinion, a lot of good came from the Pilots re-locating because if it hadn't happened, there would be no Toronto Blue Jays, who have kept Major League Baseball alive in Canada.

[wtibbs21]

@SkyPilot53 Yeah Amigo,Breaks my Heart. I remember getting a Topps Pilots card and then finding out they were gone! It was 69-70 When I 1st got into the game and collecting cards as a kid! Watching this was like watching the dismantleing pictures / video of 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea at Disney World Bot are such a Travesty in my Life! :-D

[ridgerunner72160]

Great video. I remember going to a game at what was then called DC Stadium in Washington and watching a game between the Senators and Pilots. Now the Pilots are the Milwaukee Brewers and the Senators are the Texas Rangers.

[robertmastroianni]

The Seattle Pilots were around for one season (1969)Joe Sparma of the defending World Champion Detroit Tigers pitched a one-hit shutout against them in Seattle. He actually lost a perfect game with two outs in the bottom of the 9th.

[Grant7777777]

GO GO YE PILOTS! YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE BEST! Everyone come to detroit on august 25th with your pilots gear. show your pilots pride

[matthewfein]

Long live the Pilots!! I LOVE that song!! Great stadium footage!! Unfortunately, I never actually got to se the inside of Sick's Seattle Stadium. Thanks, for posting!!!!

[sunra67]

i saw the pilots once vs the yankees, i think gene brabender pitched. joe schultz rules!

[SenhordoBonfim]

Go go ye Pilots..and they went! Nice video! Great images..have you ever been to Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, BC? It was built using Sick's blueprints. The light towers and scoreboard were also acquired from Sick's when they razed it years ago...

[antman062867]

Seattle Pilots FOREVER!!!!!! Thanks for the look at their ballpark.

[burr1aj]

i like that song