The Polo Grounds : Essays and Memories of New York City's Historic Ballpark, 1880-1963
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| Title: | The Polo Grounds : Essays and Memories of New York City's Historic Ballpark, 1880-1963 |
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| Description: | In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments--Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World, Willie Mays'Catch, Fred Merkle's infamous blunder--happened at the Polo Grounds. This book offers descriptive text and photographs that give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, it contains historical articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds. |
| Authors: | Stew Thornley |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Baseball--New York (State)--New York--History, Baseball fields--New York (State)--New York--History |
| Categories: | SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments--Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World, Willie Mays'Catch, Fred Merkle's infamous blunder--happened at the Polo Grounds. This book offers descriptive text and photographs that give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, it contains historical articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds. |
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| ISBN: | 9780786478972 9781476633589 |
