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A convenient list of games involving teams in the San Francisco Bay Area

and their dates and times and a Memorable Sports Moment or two

Monday, June 23 through Sunday, June 29

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Monday, June 23

San Francisco Giants v. San Diego Padres,

7:15 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Modesto Nuts, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

5:00 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Lancaster JetHawks, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 24

San Francisco Giants v. San Diego Padres,

7:15 p.m.

Oakland A's @ NY Mets, 4:10 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Modesto Nuts, 1:35 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

9:00 a.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Lancaster JetHawks, 6:30 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Vallejo Admirals,
7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 25

San Francisco Giants v. San Diego Padres,

12:45 p.m.

Oakland A's @ NY Mets, 4:10 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Modesto Nuts, 7:00 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Lancaster JetHawks, 11:00 a.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Vallejo Admirals, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 26

San Francisco Giants v. Cincinnati Reds,

7:15 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies v. Salt Lake Bees, 7:05 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Visalia Rawhide, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats v. Las Vegas 51s,

7:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Bakersfield Blaze, 7:45 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Vallejo Admirals,

7:00 p.m.

Friday, June 27

San Francisco Giants v. Cincinnati Reds,

7:15 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Miami Marlins, 4:10 p.m.

San Jose SaberCats v. Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Visalia Rawhide, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats v. Las Vegas 51s,

7:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies v. Salt Lake Bees, 7:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Bakersfield Blaze, 7:45 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Sonoma Stompers,

7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh Mettle v. Vallejo Admirals, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 28

San Francisco Giants v. Cincinnati Reds,

7:05 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes v. Los Angeles Galaxy,

7 :30 p.m.

San Jose Giants v. Visalia Rawhide, 6:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats v. Las Vegas 51s,

7:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies v. Salt Lake Bees, 7:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Bakersfield Blaze, 7:45 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Sonoma Stompers,

5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh Mettle v. Vallejo Admirals, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 29

San Francisco Giants v. Cincinnati Reds,

1:05 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Miami Marlins, 10:10 a.m.

San Jose Giants v. Visalia Rawhide, 1:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats v. Las Vegas 51s,

5:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies v. Salt Lake Bees, 6:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports @ Bakersfield Blaze, 12:00 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Sonoma Stompers,

1:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh Mettle v. Vallejo Admirals, 1:00 p.m

Radio:

Cal BB (M) - KGO 810 AM

Cal BB (W) - Pac-12 Network

Cal football - KGO 810 AM

Fresno Grizzlies - KYNO 1430 AM

Golden State Warriors - KNBR 680 AM

Oakland A's - 95.7 FM The Game

Sacramento Kings - KHTK 1140 AM

Sacramento River Cats - Talk 650 AM KSTE

San Francisco Giants - KNBR 680 AM

San Jose Earthquakes - 1590 KLIV AM,

1370 KZSF AM (Spanish)

San Jose Giants - MiLB Gameday Audio

San Jose SaberCats - KNBR 1050 AM

San Jose Sharks, KFOX 98.5 FM San Jose,
102.1 FM San Francisco

Stanford BB (M) - KNBR 1050 AM, TBS (TV)

Stanford BB (W) - KZSU 90.1 FM

Stanford football - KNBR 1050 AM

Stockton Ports - KWSX 1280 AM

"Cadillacs are down at the end of the bat."

~Ralph Kiner

MLB left fielder and announcer

Hall of Fame, 1975

(1922-2014)

"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation."

~Satchel Paige

American baseball player and pitcher in both the

Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame, 1971

Oldest rookie to play in MLB at the age of 42
(1905-1982)

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Memorable Sports Moment

Wilt Chamberlain -

A true hero

Eileen Curran

The name Wilt Chamberlain evokes many basketball memories, but the Wilt I remember is from 1977.

Wilt was standing in the middle of a volleyball court at the San Diego Concourse, volleyball palmed over his head, shouting above the crowd, "Is there a doctor in the house?"

At the time Wilt was president of the International Volleyball Association, a league located primarily in Southern California. He would have known that one of the team owners was a doctor, but would the doctor be attending the game that night? Within seconds, Dr. Jimmie Valentine bolted from the stands and crossed the court to the scorers table, where a 2-year-old boy was choking and starting to turn blue. The other players on the court seemed frozen in time.

Wilt stood with arms outstretched to stop the game until Valentine, holding the boy by one leg, administered a slap to his back and dislodged the popcorn stuck in his throat. He saved the little boy's life. The crowd, in stunned silence during the crisis, erupted when Wilt signaled to restart the game. The boy was out of danger.

Several days later, Wilt would award an autographed game ball to Valentine.

I tell this story because the little boy is my son, Ted. My husband was a vice president of the International Volleyball Association and Wilt was the president who had recruited him. Sitting in the stands, I saw my son start to choke. All I could think of was that there would be medical personnel at the scorers table, so I raced down to the court carrying him in my arms. A nurse unsuccessfully tried to clear the obstruction. I was starting to panic when Wilt went into action. His image remains in my mind to this day. I have read many articles in the media about Wilt but none captured the aspect I saw that day. Wilt, the larger-than-life athlete, selflessly assessing the situation, taking action and helping to save a life. In subsequent years, whenever I met Wilt, he would ask, "How's your son?" I would tell him and thank him again for being there that fateful day. He was always most gracious.

Wilt's many accomplishments are well documented in the records he established to earn his place in the Basketball Hall of Fame. This was probably an unrecorded episode in his life. I suspect there are others, too. This is the Wilt I will always remember.

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