San Francisco, California
The San Francisco Seals operated from the inception of the Pacific Coast League in 1903 through 1957.
A second, shorter-lived club was the Mission Reds, who played in San Francisco during 1925-1937. They were sometimes called the "Missions".
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—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)
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—Merle Colby, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)