Giants to Play in Candlestick

San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie, who vowed after last season that his team had played its last game in Candlestick Park, said today the team will play its 1986 schedule in the much-maligned stadium.

“Last October, I believed nothing could convince me to stay at Candlestick Park for another year,” Lurie said. He said he changed his mind because he believes agreement is near on construction of a new downtown stadium and because of confidence in the club’s new president and general manager, Al Rosen, and new manager Roger Craig.