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The Polo Grounds : essays and memories of New York City's historic ballpark, 1880-1963
- Title
- The Polo Grounds : essays and memories of New York City's historic ballpark, 1880-1963 / edited by Stew Thornley.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Thornley, Stew
- Description
- ix, 286 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "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.
- Series Statement
- McFarland historic ballparks ; 5
- Uniform Title
- McFarland historic ballparks ; 5.
- Subjects
- Baseball
- Baseball fields
- History
- Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Mets (Baseball team)
- New York Giants (Baseball team)
- New York Mets (Baseball team) History
- New York Giants (Baseball team) History
- Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.) History
- New York (State) > New York
- Baseball > History > New York (State)
- Baseball fields > History > New York (State)
- Baseball > New York (State) > New York > History
- Baseball fields > New York (State) > New York > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 278) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780786478972
- 0786478977
- 9781476633589
- 1476633584
- LCCN
- 2018059695
- OCLC
- on1085621286
- 1085621286
- SCSB-9353764
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library