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Description
Lurie, a co-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, talks about the process of keeping major league baseball in San Francisco. The team was very nearly sold to a Canadian brewery and moved to Toronto, Canada. Lurie mentions that Mayor George Moscone played a significant role in the negotiation process. Also, he talks about Bob Short and Bud Herseth and discusses Candlestick Park.
Type
sound
Format
Original Sound 1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
19760319 csth_000014
Language
English
Subject
Baseball--San Francisco (Calif.) San Francisco Giants (Baseball team) Baseball team owners Major League Baseball (Organization) San Francisco (Calif.)--Politics and government
Place
Candlestick Park (San Francisco, Calif.) San Francisco (Calif.)
Provenance
Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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