Polo Grounds [IV] / Brush Stadium (1911-1963)

[JCCC]

Jeez........you could play a whole game in foul territory.

[JCCC]

not behind, but lavatory along side.

odd that the 'stick also had the long walk across the field to the clubhouses also for most of the time they shivered there...

What is this stick you talk about?

[Paul W]

c-c-c-candlestick...

[JCCC]

c-c-c-candlestick...

Gotcha............Thanks.

[Lpeters199]

Thanks, SHOELESSJOE3. A smart vendor stationed himself between the clubhouse stairways--neat!

[tdinan]

Jeez........you could play a whole game in foul territory.

Looks just like Oakland...

[davewashere]

Displayed on front page NY Times. Some changes made for the 1923 season. Center field now 50 feet deeper, from 433 to 483 feet.

Well, thank god for that. Wouldn't want anyone to hit any cheap home runs to center field.

[Sean O]

Well, thank god for that. Wouldn't want anyone to hit any cheap home runs to center field.

Somewhere, Vic Wertz's relatives cringe.

[soup]

Somewhere, Vic Wertz's relatives cringe.

:applaud: ...

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Somewhere, Vic Wertz's relatives cringe.

That Mays catch wrecked a great day for Vic Wertz
Vic went 4 for 5 and the best ball he hit was an out.
Also Vic may have hit for the cycle, don't know if thats ever been done in the World Series.

1rst inning----triple
2nd-----------single
6th-----------single
8th----------"Say Hey."
10th---------double

Not sure if ball hit over Willie's head would be an inside the park, would have stopped at the wall. A bit more to center and the ball goes into that open gap in center, homer for sure.

No cycle...........and no 5 for 5 day.
Dusty hits one about 260-270 and wins the game.

[mandrake]

May have been short down the lines but gets deep fast...........and as we know, dead center forget it.

First pic, Giants Don Mueller leaps, robs Dodger Carl Furillo of extra bases.

Second, Giant Dusty Rhodes fails to catch Cleveland's Early Wynn drive, double 1954 WS.

Giants' Don Mueller !!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is where the MANDRAKE came from that I proudly use.

[Lpeters199]

Old time football and baseball at the Polo Grounds:

http://www.corbismotion.com/wicker/s...iants+football

http://www.efootage.com/stock-footag...tingcompetitor

http://www.efootage.com/stock-footag...tingcompetitor

[Lpeters199]

What a sight she was at night!

[orioles667083]

What a sight she was at night!

Does anyone have or know of a REALLY REALLY good picture of the old facade/frieze before it was taken down in '23. I like it better than the old Yankee stadium frieze

[alpineinc]

Does anyone have or know of a REALLY REALLY good picture of the old facade/frieze before it was taken down in '23. I like it better than the old Yankee stadium frieze

Here's a couple good ones.




The facade of the upper deck was just as visually appealing as the frieze up top.



The Library Of Congress' photostream on Flickr has many shots of the Polo Grounds and its frieze/facade, albeit behind shots of ballplayers.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=polo...=8623220%40N02