The San Francisco Sea Lions were a Negro league baseball team in the West Coast Negro Baseball League, based in San Francisco, California, in 1946.1946 San Francisco Sea Lions Following the collapse of the league, the Sea Lions played as an independent barnstorming team.
History Following the 1946 season, the Sea Lions became independent. In 1949, the Sea Lions were engaged in tour of Western Canada, when money problems led to seven players leaving the team for the integrated Buchanan (Saskatchewan) All-Stars.
In modern culture The San Francisco Giants have paid homage to the Sea Lions by recreating and wearing their jerseys five times. The Giants wore a road jersey in 2014, and a home jersey once a season from 2021–2024. The Giants record is 2–3 in the Sea Lions uniforms.
San Francisco Giants Games Wearing Sea Lions Uniforms Date Home/Away Uniform Color Opponent Score Stadium City Notes/Ref. May 3, Away Gray Atlanta Braves 3–1 Turner Field Atlanta, GA June 19, Home Cream Philadelphia Phillies 6–13 Oracle Park San Francisco, CA July 17, Milwaukee Brewers 9–5 August 26, Atlanta Braves 7–3 June 20, Away St. Louis Cardinals 5–6 Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL
See also Toni Stone MLB at Rickwood Field
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