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'''Candlestick Park''' was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[San Francisco Giants]], who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football]] League from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.
'''Candlestick Park''' was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[San Francisco Giants]], who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.


==List of credited publications==
==Teams and Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season!!Team!!League
|-
| [[1987 MLB season|1987]]
| [[1987 San Francisco Giants publications|San Francisco Giants]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|-
| [[2005 NFL season|2005]]
| [[2005 San Francisco 49ers publications|San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[National Football League]]
|}
 
==Other cover appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=1| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1962 MLB season|1962]]
| World Series ([[San Francisco Giants]] vs. [[New York Yankees]])
| [[1962 World Series (San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[National Football League]]
| [[1972 NFL season|September 17, 1972]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers (September 17, 1972)|Program]]
|-
| [[1972 NFL season|December 23, 1972]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys (December 23, 1972)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| rowspan=4| [[National Football League]]
| [[1977 NFL season|August 7, 1977]]
| [[1977 NFL season|August 7, 1977]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
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| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks (August 12, 1978)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks (August 12, 1978)|Program]]
|-
| [[1979 NFL season|October 7, 1979]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks (October 7, 1979)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1982 NFL season|December 19, 1982]]
| [[1982 NFL season|December 19, 1982]]
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| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons (December 19, 1982)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons (December 19, 1982)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=1| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1983 MLB season|July 10, 1983]]
| [[1983 MLB season|July 10, 1983]]
| [[San Francisco Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Cub]]
| [[San Francisco Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Cubs]]
| [[San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs (July 10, 1983)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs (July 10, 1983)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1987 MLB season|1987]]
| rowspan=19| [[National Football League]]
| [[San Francisco Giants]] vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
| [[1985 NFL season|November 25, 1985]]
| [[1987 NLCS program (San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals)|NLCS Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks (November 25, 1985)|Program]]
|-
| [[1989 NFL season|December 17, 1989]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills (December 17, 1989)|Program]]
|-
| [[1991 NFL season|August 19, 1991]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers (August 19, 1991)|Program]]
|-
| [[1991 NFL season|September 8, 1991]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers (September 8, 1991)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| [[National Football League]]
| [[1991 NFL season|October 20, 1991]]
| [[1991 NFL season|October 20, 1991]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions (October 20, 1991)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions (October 20, 1991)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1992 NFL season|August 28, 1992]]
| [[1991 NFL season|December 14, 1991]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks (August 28, 1992)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs (December 14, 1991)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1996 NFL season|December 23, 1996]]
| [[2000 NFL season|October 8, 2000]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Oakland Raiders]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions (December 23, 1996)|Program]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland Raiders (October 8, 2000)|Program]]
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 09:06, 20 September 2024

Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park postcard.jpg
Location San Francisco, California
Opened April 12, 1960
Closed August 14, 2014
Demolished February 4-September 24, 2015
Other Names Monster Park (2004-08)
San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002-04)
3Com Park at Candlestick Point (1995-2002)
Candlestick Park (1960-95, 2008-13)
Harney Stadium (1956-59)
Tenants San Francisco 49ers (1971-2013)
San Francisco Giants (1960-99)
Oakland Raiders (1960-61)

Candlestick Park was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1987 San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball
2005 San Francisco 49ers National Football League

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Major League Baseball 1962 World Series (San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees) Program
National Football League September 17, 1972 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
December 23, 1972 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys Postseason Program
National Football League August 7, 1977 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
August 12, 1978 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
October 7, 1979 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
December 19, 1982 San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
Major League Baseball July 10, 1983 San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs Program
National Football League November 25, 1985 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
December 17, 1989 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Program
August 19, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
September 8, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
October 20, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Program
December 14, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs Program
October 8, 2000 San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland Raiders Program

See also

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