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73-492: Many features common in most ballparks also were not present. Bullpens were also never built, forcing pitchers to warm up in foul territory. Dugouts were nothing more than canvas tents and benches. Down the right field line, a home run was only 240 feet (73 m) away, considerably shorter than any professional ballpark. Rather than traditional stadium seating, Sportek only offered green plastic chairs. Without lights at Sportek, all IBL games had to be played during day time, in

146-400: A major renovation in 2017, the bullpens were moved from foul territory to underneath the outfield bleachers, making it the first and only enclosed bullpen in a major league park. Between 1950 and 1995, varying numbers of MLB teams used vehicles to transport pitchers from the bullpen to the mound. These bullpen cars ranged from golf carts to full-sized cars. The 1950 Cleveland Indians were

219-685: A West Coast city (such as Oakland), but the Indians stayed in Cleveland. Charlie Finley , owner of the Kansas City Athletics , unhappy in Kansas City, was impressed by Oakland's new stadium and personally convinced to consider Oakland by Nahas. After several unsuccessful attempts and amid considerable controversy, Finley eventually got permission to relocate the Athletics to Oakland in 1968. One year later,

292-539: A contract dispute with the Athletics regarding the Overstock/O.co naming rights deal, the A's continued to refer to the stadium as the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in all official team communications and on team websites. Overstock opted out of the final year on their naming rights deal on April 2, 2016, and the stadium once again became the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The Athletics dedicated

365-534: A designation which was retained when those areas became the spot where relief pitchers would warm up. According to the Oxford English Dictionary the earliest recorded use of "bullpen" in relation to baseball is in a Cincinnati Enquirer article published on May 7, 1877, in which writer O.P. Caylor, using the original meaning, noted in a game recap: "The bull-pen at the Cincinnati grounds with its 'three for

438-624: A diplomat dealing with the egos of Raiders owner Al Davis , Athletics owner Charles O. Finley , and Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli . Preliminary architectural plans were unveiled in November 1960, and the following month a site was chosen west of the Elmhurst district of East Oakland alongside the recently completed Nimitz Freeway . A downtown site adjacent to Lake Merritt and the Oakland Auditorium

511-447: A non-profit corporation was formed to oversee the financing and development of the facility rather than city or county government issuing taxpayer-backed bonds for construction. Local real estate developer Robert T. Nahas (who had been president of Oakland's chamber of commerce) headed this group, which included other prominent East Bay business leaders such as former US Senator William Knowland and Edgar F. Kaiser, and which later became

584-611: A privately financed $ 1.7 billion stadium that the two teams would have built in Carson upon being approved to move to the Los Angeles market. Both teams said they would continue to attempt to get stadiums built in their respective cities. The stadium was approved by the Carson City Council but was defeated by the NFL who voted in favor of building Inglewood 's SoFi Stadium and relocating

657-422: A quarter crowd' has lost its usefulness. The bleacher boards just north of the old pavilion now hold the cheap crowd, which comes in at the end of the first inning on a discount." In most major league ballparks, the bullpens are located out of play just behind the outfield fences. In some ballparks both bullpens are adjacent to each other while in others the bullpens are separated with each team's bullpen located on

730-619: A site across Interstate 15 from Mandalay Bay . After the approval of $ 750 million from the state of Nevada and backing from Bank of America after Adelson pulled out of the project, the Raiders submitted papers for relocation to Las Vegas in January 2017, and on March 27, the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas was approved. The team planned to continue to play at the Coliseum through the 2019 NFL season and relocate to Las Vegas in 2020. In December 2018,

803-580: A spot of the college's choosing. However, the Laney College Board of Trustees abruptly ended talks with the Athletics in December 2017. The surprised A's were forced to look at alternatives for a new stadium location. On November 28, 2018, the Athletics announced that the team had chosen to build its 34,000-seat new ballpark at the Howard Terminal site, located about two miles west of Laney College at

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876-504: A ten-year lease to stay in Oakland and at the Coliseum on July 22, 2014. The deal required that the team look into a new stadium, but only in the city limits, which made it more difficult for the Raiders to tear the Coliseum down for a football-only facility. The A's began talks with an architect on August 6, 2014, to build a baseball-only stadium at the Coliseum site, according to Wolff. Going into 2016, John J. Fisher took majority control of

949-468: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tel Aviv -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a baseball venue in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bullpen In baseball , the bullpen (or simply the pen ) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers

1022-583: Is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game, rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team. The starting pitcher also makes their final pregame warm-up throws in the bullpen. Managers can call coaches in the bullpen on an in-house telephone from the dugout to tell a certain pitcher to begin their warm-up tosses. Each team generally has its own bullpen consisting of two pitching rubbers and plates at regulation distance from each other. In most Major League Baseball parks ,

1095-595: Is in and on October 5, 2015, the United States Supreme Court rejected San Jose's bid on the Athletics. During that time, the City of Oakland continued to propose new ballpark ideas that ranged from a proposal to build on a waterfront site in the Jack London Square area called Victory Court to a three stadium proposal called Coliseum City on the Coliseum site. Both plans went nowhere. The Athletics signed

1168-540: Is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex , with the adjacent Oakland Arena , near Interstate 880 . In 2017, the playing surface was dedicated as Rickey Henderson Field in honor of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former Athletics left fielder Rickey Henderson . It was the home of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball from 1968 to 2024 . It was also

1241-452: The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup . The Coliseum has a seating capacity of up to 63,132 depending on its configuration; an upper deck dubbed " Mount Davis " by fans was added as part of a 1996 renovation for the Raiders' return to Oakland. In 2006, citing a desire to provide a more "intimate" environment, the Athletics blocked off the entirety of the Coliseum's third deck during its games, which artificially limited its capacity to 34,077 (making it

1314-638: The American Football League moved to Frank Youell Field , a makeshift stadium near downtown Oakland , in 1962, and the Coliseum was already being heralded in the local media as the Raiders' future permanent home. Baseball was also a major factor in the planning of the Coliseum. As early as 1961, the American League publicly indicated that it wished to include Oakland in its West Coast expansion plans. In 1963, American League president Joe Cronin suggested that Coliseum officials model some aspects of

1387-610: The Oakland Raiders would have presumably continued to play football in the Coliseum, although there were proposals for the Raiders to play at Levi's Stadium , the home of the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara as well as rumors regarding the Raiders' possible return to Los Angeles . The Raiders proposed a 50,000-seat stadium in the same spot of the Coliseum in 2013. It would have cost $ 800 million, with $ 300 million coming from

1460-611: The Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul soccer teams (of the USL Championship and USL Super League , respectively) announced their intention to move into the Coliseum for their 2025 and 2026 seasons while a soccer-specific stadium is constructed in the Coliseum's current complex. The Coliseum will have 15,000 seats for most home matches in 2025 with the grass field aligned to the third base line. The Coliseum, along with Oracle Arena and its surrounding parking lots, were owned 50% by

1533-488: The Port of Oakland . The team also announced its intent to purchase the Coliseum site and make that into a technology and housing hub, preserving Oracle Arena and reducing the Coliseum to a low-rise sports park as San Francisco did with Kezar Stadium . A turning point came in spring of 2021, when Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested that the A's look into relocation to another city after the Howard Terminal plans stalled. However,

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1606-542: The San Francisco Giants in the earthquake -interrupted "Battle of the Bay" Series . In July 1995, the Raiders agreed to return to Oakland provided that Oakland Coliseum underwent renovations. In November 1995, those renovations commenced and continued through the next summer until the beginning of the 1996 football season (more info below). The new layout also had the somewhat peculiar effect of creating an inward jog in

1679-663: The St. Louis Rams back to Los Angeles with the Chargers as the second L.A. team thus shutting out the Raiders from the Southern California market. In January 2016, Mark Davis met with Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson about building a domed stadium on the UNLV campus for the Raiders and the UNLV Rebels . The stadium location for what became known as Allegiant Stadium was later moved to

1752-535: The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and resort as the site for a new venue should they relocate. The team previously played six games at Las Vegas' Cashman Field when renovations for the Coliseum were not yet complete. On April 19, 2023, the A's announced that they had agreed to purchase land from Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in the Las Vegas Strip for a new stadium estimated to be complete by 2027 with

1825-437: The A's regular season was going on). However, in response to traffic and parking issues associated with these games (while Cal games drew a large number of students who live on or near campus and walk to the games, Raiders games attracted fans from a larger geographic area who were used to tailgating at the Coliseum and were more likely to drive to games), the City of Berkeley passed a Professional Sports Events License Tax in which

1898-516: The A's replacement, the Kansas City Royals , began play as an expansion team . For over three decades (1966–1998), the stadium was first known as Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. In September 1997, UMAX Technologies agreed to acquire the naming rights to the stadium. However, following a dispute, a court decision reinstated the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum name. In 1998, Network Associates agreed to pay US$ 5.8 million over five years for

1971-414: The A's said that they remained committed to staying in Oakland, and continued their efforts to get the new ballpark at Howard Terminal built. At the same time, the team eyed a possible move to Las Vegas if they could not get a new ballpark built at Howard Terminal with team representatives, Kaval and Fisher organizing multiple trips to the area to speak with local officials and business magnates and selecting

2044-519: The A's to Marvin Davis , who planned to move the A's to Denver. However, city and county officials were not about to lose Oakland's status as a major league city in its own right, and refused to let the A's out of their lease. Finley sold the team instead to the owners of San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. After the 1986 Major League Baseball season , the original scoreboards were replaced. A new American Sign and Indicator scoreboard and message center

2117-582: The Alameda County district attorney's office with violating conflict-of-interest laws, including one felony and one misdemeanor count, ultimately pleading nolo contendere to the misdemeanor in exchange for the dropping of the felony charge. On January 17, 2020, the RingCentral naming rights deal was rescinded by the Coliseum Authority. In late 2020, a new three year naming rights deal with RingCentral

2190-514: The City of Oakland and 50% by the Athletics. The Athletics purchased their 50% share in 2018 from Alameda County, after the City of Oakland dropped a lawsuit that attempted to block the sale. As of July 2021, two Black-led redevelopment groups were vying for the chance to purchase the city's half of the site, one led by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group and the other by Dave Stewart and Lonnie Murray . In November 2021,

2263-481: The Coliseum to be poorly maintained and out of date. Along with Tropicana Field , it is often cited as one of the worst ballparks in Major League Baseball and consistently takes the last or second-to-last spot in rankings of stadiums. Major League Baseball has cited the need to replace Oakland Coliseum and Tropicana Field as one of the primary obstacles to future expansion . The Athletics are currently in

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2336-449: The Coliseum's playing surface "Rickey Henderson Field" in honor of MLB Hall of Famer and former Athletic Rickey Henderson as part of Opening Day on April 3, 2017. RingCentral placed a bid for the naming rights on May 14, 2019, for a $ 1 million annual payment. The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority gave its approval of the new naming-rights deal on May 31, 2019, pending formal approval from Major League Baseball. New signage

2409-512: The Coliseum. On May   8 of that year, Catfish Hunter pitched the ninth perfect game in Major League history at the Coliseum. The Coliseum hosted the 1967 and 1969 AFL championship games. Additionally, the venue had hosted the second match of the NPSL Final 1967 . A Rolling Stones concert performed here in 1969 became the early bootleg Live'r Than You'll Ever Be . From 1970 to 1972

2482-626: The MLB which happened a week later. By November 16, the Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved by the MLB during an owners meeting in Arlington, Texas . On April 4, the A's announced 2024 would be their final season in Oakland with home games played in Sutter Health Park , the home of the AAA Sacramento River Cats , starting in 2025. Under any such replacement proposals,

2555-553: The Raiders to return to the Coliseum for 2019 with a provision for 2020 in case completion of Allegiant Stadium was delayed; the Coliseum Authority approved the lease on March 15 while the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council voted in favor of the lease on March 19 and 21, respectively. On January 22, 2020, the Raiders officially moved to Las Vegas becoming the Las Vegas Raiders . In March 2024,

2628-470: The Raiders, $ 200 million coming from the NFL's stadium loan program, and the final $ 300 million coming from the city. After the failure of the stadium plan, Raiders owner Mark Davis met with officials with the city of San Antonio on July 29, 2014, to discuss moving the Raiders to the city in time for the 2015 season; they would have temporarily played home games at the Alamodome until a new permanent stadium

2701-526: The West, and worked for Oakland and its greater East Bay suburbs to be recognized nationally as a viable metropolitan area with its own identity and reputation, distinct and separate from that of San Francisco. Professional sports was seen as a primary way for the East Bay to gain such recognition. As a result, the desire for a major league stadium in the city of Oakland intensified during the 1950s and 1960s. By 1960,

2774-472: The backing of many within the state of Nevada and the MLB. By May 9, the Athletics' proposal was changed to the Tropicana Las Vegas instead. On June 15, Governor Joe Lombardo signed the Athletics' proposal into law through SB1 after it was passed in the Nevada State Legislature . Shortly after the bill's approval, the Athletics announced they would begin the relocation process to Las Vegas with

2847-411: The bullpens are situated out-of-play behind the outfield fence. The term first appeared in wide use shortly after the turn of the 20th century, and has been used since in roughly its present meaning. Previously, in the late 19th century latecomers to ball games were cordoned off into standing-room areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the "bullpen",

2920-505: The city collected 10% of all gate receipts, making the staging of professional games inside the city cost-prohibitive. The Raiders were granted an injunction from the city collecting the tax, arguing that the tax was a regulatory measure rather than a revenue measure, and was therefore an improper regulation on land held in trust by the Regents of the University of California. However, the grant of

2993-411: The city of Oakland sued the Raiders and all the other NFL teams for millions in unpaid debts and financial damages, which prompted Raiders management to declare that the team was leaving after the 2018 season. After the 49ers blocked an attempt by the Raiders to relocate to Oracle Park for the 2019 season, the Raiders and Coliseum Authority reached an agreement in principle on February 25, 2019, to allow

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3066-456: The council voted to move forward with the plan proposed by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group. On May 23, 2024, the city of Oakland announced its plan to sell its one-half share in the existing 155-acre Oakland Coliseum complex (63 ha) for a minimum of $ 105 million to the African American Sports & Entertainment Group, whose plans for the site include residential and commercial uses. The Raiders played their first game at

3139-438: The field (most football-only stadiums have sideline seats that start half that distance away). Once the A's season ended, the orientation was switched to north–south: i.e. the football field ran from the left field line to the right field line; seats were moved from behind first and third base to create corners for the end zone to fit into (these seats were then placed to fill in the space that was normally behind home plate and near

3212-485: The field ran north–south throughout the season. Athletics owner Lewis Wolff made the first official proposal for a new ballpark in Oakland to the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority on August 12, 2005. The new stadium would have been located across 66th Avenue from the Coliseum in what is currently an industrial area north of the Coliseum. The park would have held 35,000 fans, making it

3285-699: The first to use a bullpen car. The last use of a bullpen vehicle in this time was a motorcycle and sidecar used by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1995. However, the Arizona Diamondbacks , Detroit Tigers , and the Washington Nationals have since given relief pitchers the option of using a bullpen cart in the 2018 season. Oakland Coliseum The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California , United States. It

3358-422: The foul poles for baseball games). Temporary football bleachers were then added in front of the baseball bleachers to form the sideline on the east (visitors') side, and the baseball bleachers were not sold. Raiders season ticket holders would thus have two season ticket locations in different parts of the stadium that roughly corresponded to the same location in relation to the field. After stadium expansion in 1996,

3431-495: The future plan. However, on February 24, 2009, after delays and increased public opposition, the Athletics officially ended their search for a stadium site in Fremont. The Athletics later took their Cisco Field plan to a site in downtown San Jose located near SAP Center (home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks ). The San Jose plan was opposed by the San Francisco Giants whose territory San Jose

3504-569: The governing board of the Coliseum upon completion. It was Nahas' idea that the Coliseum be privately financed with ownership transferring to the city and county upon retirement of the construction financing. Nahas served 20 years as President of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Board. On the death of Nahas, Jack Maltester, a former San Leandro mayor and Coliseum board member, said, "If not for Bob Nahas, there would be no Coliseum, it's really that simple." Nahas had to be

3577-425: The hill that was built around the stadium to create the upper concourse, means that only the third deck is visible from outside the park. In its baseball configuration, the Coliseum has the most foul territory of any ballpark in Major League Baseball. Thus, many balls that would reach the seats in other ballparks can be caught for outs at the Coliseum. The distance to the backstop was initially 90 feet (27 m), but

3650-686: The home of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League from 1966 until 1981 , when the team moved to Los Angeles , and again after the team’s return, from 1995 until 2019 , when the team moved to Las Vegas . For the last years of professional sports at the stadium, it was primarily used for baseball. It was the last remaining stadium in the United States shared by professional baseball and football teams. It has occasionally been used for soccer , including hosting selected San Jose Earthquakes matches in 2008 and 2009, and during

3723-532: The hot Israeli summer heat. It is located in Tel Aviv in the southern end of Tel Aviv's largest outdoor public park, a 10-minute walk from the seaside Tel Aviv hotels. Sportek is a multipurpose facility, with space for basketball , soccer , wall climbing, skating, jobbing, frisbee , and trampolining. 32°5′52.8″N 34°47′3.8″E  /  32.098000°N 34.784389°E  / 32.098000; 34.784389 This article about an Israeli sports venue

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3796-459: The injunction was reversed by the California Court of Appeals, who found it to be a revenue measure, despite the fact that the city had made the measure immediately effective "due to danger to the public peace, health, and safety of the City of Berkeley as a result of the holding of professional sports events there". The stadium was not well maintained for most of the late 1970s. Its condition

3869-503: The line from each team's dugout. This location has fallen out of favor as the bullpen mounds are considered a tripping hazard for fielders attempting to catch foul fly balls and the lack of enclosure leaves players exposed to being hit by line drive fouls or stray practice pitches. As of the 2023 season, Oakland Coliseum and Tropicana Field are the only major league ballparks whose bullpens are located in foul territory. Wrigley Field featured an unusual orientation to its bullpen. During

3942-525: The low seating capacity (around 54,000 for football) and that the prime seating on the east side consisted of temporary bleachers led the Raiders to explore other stadium options. One such option was Memorial Stadium on the UC Berkeley campus. Several preseason games were played there in the early 1970s along with one regular season game in 1973 (a 12–7 victory over the Miami Dolphins during September while

4015-480: The naming rights and the stadium became known as Network Associates Coliseum, or, alternately in marketing and media usage as, "the Net". Network Associates renewed the contract in 2003 for an additional five years at a cost of $ 6 million. In mid-2004, Network Associates was renamed McAfee , restoring its name from before its 1997 merger with Network General , and the stadium was renamed McAfee Coliseum accordingly. McAfee

4088-509: The new ballpark after Dodger Stadium , which impressed him, though these expansion plans seemed to fade by the middle of the decade. After approval from the city of Oakland as well as Alameda County by 1962, $ 25 million in financing was arranged. Plans were drawn for a stadium, an indoor arena , and an exhibition hall in between them. The architect of record was the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Myron Goldsmith

4161-475: The new site. These rumors were confirmed by the Fremont city council on November   8 of that year. Wolff met with the council that day to present his plan to move the A's to Fremont into a soon to be built ballpark named Cisco Field . Wolff and Cisco Systems conducted a press conference at the San Jose-based headquarters of Cisco Systems on November 14, 2006, to confirm the deal, and showcase some details of

4234-498: The principal design architect and the general contractor was Guy F. Atkinson Company. Preliminary site preparation began in the summer of 1961. Construction began in the spring of 1962. The construction schedule was delayed for two years due to various legal issues and cost overruns; the original design had to be modified slightly to stay within budget. In 1965, it was rumored that the Cleveland Indians might leave Cleveland for

4307-456: The process of relocating to Las Vegas and vacated the Coliseum following the expiration of their lease at the conclusion of the 2024 season and move into West Sacramento 's Sutter Health Park for three seasons as a dedicated facility in Las ;Vegas is built . Business and political leaders in Oakland had long been in competition with neighboring San Francisco , as well as other cities in

4380-427: The side of the field corresponding with the same team's dugout . Often the outfield walls in front of the bullpen contains see-through areas to allow the bullpen to be more easily seen by both fans and the manager in the dugout, as well as to allow the players in the bullpen to more easily see what is occurring on the field. For a time, many fields had their bullpens on the field of play, usually in foul territory, down

4453-473: The smallest park in the major leagues. Plans for the Oakland location fell through in early 2006 when several of the owners of the land proposed for the new ballpark decided not to sell. Throughout 2006, the Athletics continued to search for a ballpark site within their designated territory of Alameda County . Late in 2006, rumors began to circulate regarding a 143-acre (58 ha) parcel of land in Fremont being

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4526-579: The smallest stadium in Major League Baseball). On April 11, 2017, with Dave Kaval as the team president, the Athletics began to reopen some of the sections in the third deck, and open the Mount Davis deck for selected marquee games; this configuration makes it, by contrast, the largest baseball stadium in the United States by capacity through 2024. The current state of Oakland Coliseum has been widely criticized; fans and players alike consider

4599-512: The stadium hosted three college football benefit games featuring Bay Area schools versus historically black colleges . The Coliseum hosted the 1971 East–West Shrine Game on January 2, 1971. In 1972 , the Athletics won their first of three straight World Series championships and their first since their years in Philadelphia. The awkwardness of the baseball–football conversion, as well as

4672-402: The stadium on September 18, 1966 . In 1968, the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland and began play at the stadium. The Athletics' first game was played on April 17, 1968 . The stadium complex cost $ 25.5 million ($ 239 million adjusted for inflation) to build and rests on 120 acres (49 ha) of land. On April 17, 1968, Boog Powell hit the first major league home run in the history of

4745-466: The team and made Dave Kaval team president and the person in charge of the stadium hunt. On September 12, 2017, it was announced that a site near Laney College and the Eastlake neighborhood had been chosen for the new ballpark (tentatively called Oakland Ballpark ) with the A's proposing to construct a 35,000-seat stadium on the site of the college's administrative buildings which the A's would relocate to

4818-438: Was agreed to. On April 1, 2023, the Coliseum terminated its sponsorship with RingCentral, reverting to its original name. The Coliseum features an underground design where the playing surface is not only below ground level, it is 21 feet (6.4 m) below sea level. Consequently, fans entering the stadium find themselves walking on to the main concourse of the stadium at the top of the first level of seats. This, combined with

4891-533: Was also originally considered. The Port of Oakland played a key role in selection of the East Oakland site. The Port gave 157 acres (64 ha) at the head of San Leandro Bay to the East Bay Regional Park District , in exchange for 105 acres (42 ha) of park land across the freeway. The Port then donated that land to the City of Oakland as the site for the complex. The Oakland Raiders of

4964-468: Was built. On September 3, 2014, the city of Oakland claimed it had reached a tentative deal to build a new football stadium in Oakland, which would have resulted in the Coliseum being demolished. The claim was met with silence from the Raiders, who continued to explore San Antonio, and opposition from Alameda County. On February 19, 2015, the Raiders and the San Diego Chargers announced plans for

5037-465: Was in place by the time that the Golden State Warriors hosted the 2019 NBA Finals at the neighboring Oracle Arena on June 5. In August 2019, the head of the Coliseum Authority, Scott McKibben, abruptly resigned his position after allegations emerged that he had requested a $ 50,000 fee from RingCentral in exchange for negotiating the naming rights deal. McKibben was subsequently charged by

5110-453: Was installed behind the left field bleachers, while the original right field scoreboard was replaced with a manually operated out-of-town scoreboard. Between the centerfield flagpoles, a new Diamond Vision video screen was installed. The 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at the stadium. From 1988 to 1990 , the venue saw three more World Series. In 1989, the Athletics won their 4th Series since moving to Oakland, sweeping

5183-569: Was most noticeable during baseball season, when crowds for A's games twice numbered fewer than 1,000. On April 17, 1979, only 653 fans attended the game versus the Seattle Mariners . During this time, it was popularly known as the "Oakland Mausoleum". In 1980 , the Raiders won Super Bowl XV . Two years later , the Raiders moved to Los Angeles, leaving the A's as the only remaining tenants of Oakland Coliseum. Only days later, Finley agreed to sell

5256-476: Was offered a renewal of the naming contract in 2008, but it was declined. The name reverted to the pre-1997 name of Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum on September 19, 2008. The stadium retained its original name until April 27, 2011, when it was renamed Overstock.com Coliseum via a six-year, $ 7.2 million naming rights deal with online retailer Overstock.com . The Coliseum was renamed O.co Coliseum on June 6, 2011, after Overstock.com's marketing name. However, due to

5329-465: Was reduced to 60 feet (18 m) in 1969. From 1968 through 1981 and in 1995, two football configurations were used at the stadium. During Raider preseason games and all regular season games played while the baseball season was still going on, the field was set up from home plate to center field (east/west). Seats that were down the foul lines for baseball games became the sideline seats for football games, which started up to 120 feet (37 m) away from

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