Cheney Stadium, in Tacoma, Washington, is the home field for the Tacoma Rainiers minor-league baseball team of the AAA Pacific Coast League. The stadium opened in 1960, and has a capacity of 9,600. Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background This page is about the city in Washington. ... Link title Seattle Mariners American League AAA Tacoma Rainiers AA San Antonio Missions A Inland Empire 66ers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox R Peoria Mariners The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team which plays in the Pacific Coast League, and are the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

Cheney Stadium is named for Ben Cheney, a local businessman who worked to bring minor league baseball to Tacoma and also was put in control of the project. Cheney Stadium was constructed in only three months, after the San Francisco Giants had committed to moving their AAA affiliate from Phoenix if the city could open the stadium for the beginning of the 1960 season. Construction included light towers and wooden grandstand seats from Seals Stadium in San Francisco. The wooden grandstand seats are still in place today. Benjanmin Bradbury Cheney was born in 1905. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... Seals Stadium was a baseball stadium that stood in San Francisco from 1931 until 1959. ... This article is about the city in California. ...

Cheney Stadium has been home to Pacific Coast League baseball continuously since 1960, in the form of seven teams: the Tacoma Giants (1960-65), Cubs (1966-71), Twins (1972-77), Yankees (1978), Tugs (1979), Tigers (A's) (1980-94), and the Rainiers (Mariners) (1995-present). The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ...

Notable players who played in Cheney Stadium include Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and Alex Rodriguez. Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic), better known as Juan Marichal, was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher known for his high leg kick and dominating stuff, and his intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters helmets. ... Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938 in Williamston, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player and member of the United States Baseball Hall of Fame. ... José Canseco Capas, Jr. ... Mark McGwire hits a home run during his last Major League season in 2001 Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 through 2001. ... Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball first baseman and was the MVP award winner in 2000. ... Alex Rodriguez taking his position at 3rd base at the beginning of a new inning Alexander Emanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York City), nicknamed A-Rod or Slappy, is widely regarded as one of the best players in Major League Baseball today and at a young age...

During his 1985 stint in Tacoma, Jose Canseco cleared the center fence to hit one of the most impressive home runs in Tacoma history. The center fence has since been lowered.

External Links

• Cheney Stadium Home Page
• Cheney Stadium on MinorLeagueBallparks.com