Right field and McCovey Cove AT&T Park

the prominent feature of ballpark right-field wall, 24 feet (7.3 m) high in honor of former giant willie mays, wore number 24. because of proximity san francisco bay, right-field foul pole 309 feet (94 m) home plate. wall made of brick, fenced-off archways opening cove beyond, above several rows of arcade seating. fence angles away home plate; right-center field extends out 421 feet (128 m) home plate. atop fence 4 pillars fountains atop. jets of water burst 4 pillars @ end of national anthem , when giants hit home run or win game.

the 50 splash hit counter

in past, rubber chickens put fans whenever giants player (especially barry bonds) intentionally walked, line foul portion of wall. fans show opposing team chicken not pitching right giants players. in recent seasons, team s strength has shifted hitting pitching, fans line k signs each strikeout giants pitcher. seniors, right field area vaguely suggests layout @ polo grounds. deep corner of ballpark has been dubbed death valley , triples alley. polo grounds counterpart, difficult hit home run area, , batted ball finds way corner results in triple. triples alley infamous bad bounces, notably when ichiro suzuki hit first-ever inside-the-park home run in all-star game lining ball off 1 of archways , sideways past outfielders. nate schierholtz performed same feat in 2009 season pinch hitter. aubrey huff did again in 2010 season, did conor gillaspie in 2011. Ángel pagán ended game in may 2013 two-run walk-off inside-the-park home run, first of kind @ at&t park.

beyond right field china basin, section of san francisco bay, dubbed mccovey cove after famed giants first baseman , left-handed slugger willie mccovey, , number of home runs have been hit on fly. of august 21 2017, 75 splash hits have been knocked cove giants players since park opened; 35 of barry bonds, , recent being denard span hitting 1 off carlos carrasco of cleveland indians on july 19, 2017. these hits tallied on electronic counter on right field wall. opponents have hit water on fly 42 times; todd hundley of los angeles dodgers first visitor on june 30, 2000. curtis granderson of new york mets, luis gonzalez of arizona diamondbacks , cliff floyd of chicago cubs visiting players twice, while carlos delgado of new york mets has performed feat 3 times. adam laroche has hit 3 splash hits, twice arizona diamondbacks , once pittsburgh pirates. curtis granderson of new york mets hit 1 water visiting player on august 19, 2016 on june 27, 2010, david ortiz of boston red sox became first american league player hit splash hit. other al players have done mitch moreland of texas rangers on june 9, 2012 , adam dunn of chicago white sox on august 13, 2014. barry bonds giant has hit home runs cove giants fans call , 1 have had hit 2 splash hits in 1 game (a feat accomplished twice).

behind scoreboard in center field there pier ferries can tie , let off fans right @ park. on game days, fans take water of mccovey cove in boats , in kayaks, fishing nets in hope of collecting home run ball. (this echoes used happen during mccovey s playing days. before candlestick park s upper deck extended, area behind right field occupied 3 small bleacher sections , lot of open space. kids in bleachers gather behind right field fence when stretch come plate.) beyond wall public waterfront promenade, fans can watch 3 innings of game through wall s archways, free of charge, albeit obstructed view. across cove ballpark mccovey point , china basin park, featuring monuments past giants legends.