A History of THE POLO GROUNDS

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• JI

  @jimmcconnell7413 · 1 year ago · pinned

  One more sport at the PG, I attended the heavyweight championship fight between Floyd Patterson and Ingmar Johansson there around 1960. The Swede had won the first one taking Patterson's title. In the return fight at the PG tables were turned and Floyd got the knockout. I basically grew up there watching countless baseball games, several football games and one boxing match. I was crushed when the Giants left and again when it was torn down. One Sunday when no workers were there, I wandered around the wreckage and got a couple of mementos, now long lost. Oh well

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• MI

  @mitchelvalentino1569 · 1 year ago

  Fun fact: The groundskeeper for the Polo Grounds, Matty Schwab, lived with his family in an apartment under the left field grandstand. His son Jerry Schwab recounts growing up in the Polo Grounds in the September 4th 2024 episode of the Lost Ballparks podcast. Worth a listen.

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• BI

  @bigfur4983 · 1 year ago

  When the Mets were formed, they sank a significant amount of money into rehabbing the Polo Grounds.  Seats were repainted, the field was improved, ads placed back on the OF walls, and the distance signs were updated.  I was there for a sold out double header between the Giants and Mets on 5-5-63.  Willie Mays hit a 3 run home run 3/4's of the way back into the LF upper deck in the 1st inning of game one.

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• NU

  @nukelaloosh6620 · 1 year ago

  One of my favorite books growing up, was "Green Cathedrals". It told the stories of all of the defunct and current baseball stadiums of the time.

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• MA

  @magpie1869 · 1 year ago

  Joe Louis, the world heavyweight boxing champion, fought at the Polo Grounds in New York City multiple times, including in 1941 against Billy Conn and Lou Nova.

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• RO

  @rodriguezro9999 · 1 year ago

  Came here from Beard Meats Food. As a lifelong Dodgers and Baseball fan, I'm glad to have found your channel. Cheers. ⚾🍻

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• ER

  @ericmurphy447 · 3 months ago

  So much history there. Not only was it the original home for my Mets, but my favorite athlete ever Jim Thorpe played there, and my favorite NFL team the Buffalo Bills played the final game ever. Truly a remarkable history. <br>Great video sir

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• NO

  @Notkimbosliced · 1 year ago

  I was 6 years old for the final season of Tigers Stadium, and I still remember running the bases with my dad on Father&apos;s Day

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• SK

  @skelelator · 1 year ago

  My late father was devastated ( as were millions of other Dodger fans) when they left Brooklyn, In 1960 he became a proud member of the FDNY. When the Mets came to town in 1962, management went to firehouses and police precincts and gave tickets away for the new team. I was almost 3 when he took me. The only things I remember is the long ride from Brooklyn and how huge the Polo Grounds were.

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• JA

  @jahrebel1308 · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s amazing how NY lost two of its baseball teams at the height of dominating the sport. &nbsp;I think that for people of the older generation, it was something they never forgot or could get over.

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• RO

  @robertungerbuehler9076 · 1 year ago

  I know it&apos;s not feasible to keep them, but it kills me to see these cathedrals destroyed! Ebbets, Shibe, Crosley, Griffith, Memorial, Comiskey, Forbes, Crosley, Detroit, Yankee, etc. It breaks the heart that some of the best ever played at these parks, now gone!!!😢😢😢 R.I.P. Parks and players!!

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• AU

  @Autshot20 · 1 year ago

  Great post. Had no idea there were four versions of the stadium. Great background info and vintage photos. Well done.

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