McCovey Cove
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McCovey Cove is the section of San Francisco Bay just beyond the right-field wall of the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark, famous for fans in boats chasing home run balls splashed into the water.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
cove ⓘ sports venue neighborhood feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Oracle Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right-field wall of Oracle Park ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
China Basin Cove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right-field cove at Oracle Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
iconic feature of San Francisco Giants home games
ⓘ
popular gathering place for Giants fans ⓘ |
| famousFor |
fans in boats chasing baseballs
ⓘ
home run balls landing in the water ⓘ “splash hit” home runs ⓘ |
| featureOf | Oracle Park game-day experience ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
collecting home run baseballs
ⓘ
pre-game and post-game fan gatherings ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | China Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomTerm | splash hit ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | television broadcasts of San Francisco Giants games ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of baseball’s most recognizable ballpark features ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown San Francisco skyline ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy |
canoe
ⓘ
kayak ⓘ small motorboat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Willie McCovey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRoleOfHonoree | Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlookedBy | right-field stands of Oracle Park ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ocean watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashHitCountTrackedBy | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsAssociation | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ spectating baseball games from the water ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal inlet ⓘ |
| waterOf | San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.