The Polo Grounds : essays and memories of New York City's historic ballpark, 1880/1963 /

"This book offers descriptive text and photos which give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, this book contains historic articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thornley, Stew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2019]
Colección:McFarland historic ballparks ; 5.
Temas:
Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.) > History.
New York Giants (Baseball team) > History.
New York Mets (Baseball team) > History.
New York Giants (Baseball team)
New York Mets (Baseball team)
Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.)
Baseball fields > New York (State) > New York > History.
Baseball > New York (State) > New York > History.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball
Baseball fields
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Polo Grounds : owners and landlords / Bill Lamb
  • Early Polo Grounds : players who homered there / Alan Cohen
  • Next stop; Cooperstown / Tom Edwards
  • By the numbers : the five Polo Grounds ballparks / Ron Selter
  • Polo Grounds seating, dimensions and design / John Pastier
  • Black baseball at the Polo Grounds. Part I : Notable players, teams and performances / Tom Edwards ; Part II : The New York Cubans / Rory Costello
  • The boys of the Polo Grounds : youth baseball, 1944/1958 / Alan Cohen
  • White circled targets drawn in crayon : the untold story behind the tragic shooting of Bernard Doyle at the Polo Grounds
  • Dan VanDeMortel
  • Voice of the Giants : Russ Hodges / Stew Thornley
  • When the circus came to town : the New York Mets at the Polo Grounds, 1962/1963 / Scott Ferkovich
  • Memorable Games. Metropolitans 4, Nationals 2 : September 29, 1880 / Richard Hershberger ; New York Giants 2, St. Louis Browns 1 : October 16, 1888 / Bill Lamb ; New York Giants 1, Boston Beaneaters 0 (13 innings) : May 12, 1890 / Joel Rippel ; New York Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 1 : September 23, 1908 / Norm King ; New York Giants 1, New York Yankees 0 : October 13, 1921 / T.S. Flynn ; American League 9, National League 7 : July 10, 1934 / Stew Thornley ; Boston Braves 9, New York Giants 0 (forfeit) : September 26, 1942 / James Forr ; Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 1, New York Giants 0 : June 26, 1944 / Mike Huber and Rachel Hamelers ; New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4: October 3, 1951 / Scott Ferkovich ; New York Giants 5, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 innings) : September 29, 1954 / Gregory Wolf ; New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 : April 28, 1962 / Alan Cohen ; National League Latin Players 5, American League Latin Players 2 : October 12, 1963 / Rory Costello and Robert Dominguez
  • Part II: Memories. The Polo Grounds / Arnold Hano
  • The book and the batboy / David Butwin
  • Dr. Fan / Dr. Seth C. "Dr. Fan" Hawkins
  • Fred Stein / interview by Steve Treder
  • Home address : Polo Grounds / Jerry Schwab
  • Saving the Polo Grounds / Tom Edwards
  • The Polo Grounds was my playground / Ed Logan
  • The fans remember
  • The players remember.

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