His raspy voice came from being a smoker for many years, which may have caused his downfall. Remember this was long before ESPN even was a concept with women allowed in the locker rooms or on the fields. Bill gave you what you needed to know about sport and didnt much care about the glitz of news sets, ratiings grabs and hype. What a gas!!!īest guy to get the nightly Phoenix sports highlights on TV by far was Bill Denney on KTAR/KPNX TV Channel 12. First game went 11 innings and the second went 14. Muni and the first one we went to was a double header. I took my little brother to his first games at Phx. The players were friendly and the fun was not expesive. I really do love the Diamondbacks but there was a true joy to minor league baseball. The team was part of the Pacific Coast League and dont forget at one point changed their name to the Firebirds. Spent many summer evenings at the ball park watching future big leaguers learn their trade. This is where they stayed until the Diamondbacks started the '98 season. Muni untill the late 80's when they moved into the new stadium in Scottsdale. The giants came back for the beggining of the '66 season and played at Phx. Muni you are talking about was being built. After the '59 season they went to Tacoma thru the end of the '65 season. They Played the '58 and '59 season at the old Phx. The San Fransisco Seals moved to Phoenix after the 1957 season to make room for the N.Y. Tickets were dirt cheap back then in the 70's Seems to me it was the Toros we saw play one time from Tucson. Anyone remember Phoenix Giants baseball on the east side near Legend City? On occasion we would venture cross town to 'Muni Stadium' and watch Phoenix play.

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