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Collection StructureCommonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > Big League Baseball for San Francisco
Item Title Big League Baseball for San Francisco
Speaker Grieve, Curley
Date CreatedMay 28, 1954
Description

Grieve speaks about what it will take to bring a major league baseball team to San Francisco. He believes the addition of a team will help raise the city's profile in a modern world, comparing it to building bridges and freeways.

He argues baseball will not come to San Francisco until the city proves it wants it. He advocates the city to build a publicly-owned park for the team to rent as he believes private ownership is no longer possible. He argues that Kansas City, the Twin Cities, Toronto, Montreal, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles are San Francisco's competitors for a team. He sees the Philadelphia Athletics as a prime candidate for moving, implying the team should relocate to San Francisco.

Following, Grieve looks at the possibility of combination deals, both to expand the leagues and for two teams to relocate to San Francisco and Los Angeles at the same time.

He then looks at if any move would be approved by the leagues, citing recent, successful team moves to Baltimore and Milwaukee.

He finishes by detailing the benefits--economic and not--of receiving a baseball team. He cites tourism, free daily name mentions across the country, and local pride. Grieve believes there is no better economic deal to a city than a major league baseball team.

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Place RecordedSan Francisco, California, United States
DimensionsDuration: 45 minutes, 52 seconds
FormatSound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover IDProgram 19540528; 2003c87_a_0006296
Record Number2003C87.142
RightsUsed with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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