Quantcast
Channel: Elysian Fielders» Polo Grounds
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 7 View Live

This Day in Giants History: March 6, 1884

High winds destroy much of the fence and blow off part of the Polo Grounds’ grandstand roof, depositing it a block away. .social-icon{ display:inline-block; width: 120px; float:left; } Tweet

View Article



We Know So Little About How to Measure Defense

The Polo Grounds, where the Giants played from 1911 to 1957, was a horseshoe-shaped stadium, which caused the fences to pinch the first base line.  As a consequence of this, New York Giant first...

View Article

This Day in Giants History: May 1, 1883

The New York National League club (not yet called the Giants) wins its first league game, a 7-5 victory over Philadelphia. The game is played at the first Polo Grounds at 110th Street between Fifth and...

View Article

The Giants Evict the Yankees

As I write this, the Giants have lost two straight games to the Yankees, and this circumstance is not only awful, it brings to mind the fact that it was once the Giants who were the toast of New York,...

View Article

This Day in Giants History: September 29, 1957

The Giants lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, before 11,606 in their last game at the Polo Grounds, their home park since 1891. A New York Story – “Polo Grounds” from Prospect Productions on Vimeo. A...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

This Day in Giants History, April 22, 1957: The Bathtub That Was Home

At the Polo Grounds, Willie Mays has a three-run homer, and Ruben Gomez pitches his second complete-game win of the new season as the Giants beat the Pirates, 3-1. Pirate Hank Foiles hits a 425-foot...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Stairway to Giants History

The Polo Grounds, the Harlem home of the New York Giants, has long been the site of an imposing public housing project, The Polo Grounds Towers, four 30-story skyscrapers with 1,616 units. Few clues...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 7 View Live




Latest Images