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The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 to 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo.
The complex was completed on June 30, 1968, and is run by the New York City Housing Authority. [9] Attached to Tower #2 is the Polo Grounds Community Center, run by Children's Village, which hosts such programs as the Polo Grounds Youth Conference. [10] A plaque on the property marks the approximate location of home plate within the demolished ...
Dempsey versus Firpo took place on September 14, 1923, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Dempsey had been champion since 1919, and Firpo was one of the top heavyweights of the world, nicknamed "El Toro de las Pampas" ("The Wild Bull of the Pampas"). The referee was Johnny Gallagher. [6]
The 1934 NFL Championship Playoff, popularly remembered as "The Sneakers Game", [2] was the second scheduled National Football League (NFL) championship game.Played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, [3] it was the first title game for the newly created Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy.
For the first and only time, the final was played outside Ireland, at Polo Grounds in New York City, to cater for the large Irish-American community there. The New York final was also intended to observe the centenary of the Great Famine, which caused mass Irish emigration to the U.S. and other countries. [2]
The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. In the eighth inning , with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on ...
It was the home of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912 when they were known as the "Highlanders". It was also the temporary home of the New York Giants during a two-month period in 1911 while the Polo Grounds was being rebuilt after a fire. The ballpark's formal name, as painted on its exterior walls, was American ...
Polo Grounds II: New York Giants (NL, 1889–1890) 1889 1910 Rebuilt as Polo Grounds III Polo Grounds III: New York Giants (PL, 1890) New York Giants (NL, 1891–1957) New York Yankees (AL, 1913–1922) New York Mets (NL, 1962–1963) 1890 1963 Now the present site of the Polo Grounds Towers. Hilltop Park: New York Yankees (AL, 1903–1912 ...