FIRST -- Home of the PCL San Diego Padres - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 42.957 W 117° 10.368
11S E 483806 N 3619811
One of many historical markers in downtown San Diego, California.
Waymark Code: WM18H1P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2023
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The plaque says, "Hurriedly built in two months by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for $25,000 in 1936, this wooden, green painted and later termite-infested ballpark was the original home of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) San Diego Padres. The breeze that once carried baseballs from Lane Field onto Pacific Highway still blows in from San Diego Bay. Legend goes that left-handed hitting Ted Williams…or Max West, Jack Graham, Luke Easter…or George McDonald hit a home run that bounced into an open boxcar. The ball was later found 120 miles away in Los Angeles. This was the longest home run ever hit."
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