This thread will cover the history of the old new york giants baseball team.

Here is a nice photo of the polo grounds that was the home of the new york giants from 1891 until 1957.

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In this photo you are walking on 8th ave and looking at the polo grounds. on the left side of the photo is the polo grounds parking lot that was located on the first base side of the ballpark. on the right of the photo you can see the EL or the polo grounds shuttle that was above 8th ave.

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Here is the hall of fame new york giants pitcher carl hubbell at the polo grounds. he is best remmbered for his outing at the 1934 allstar game at the polo grounds.

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Here is the hall of fame manager of the new york giants in 1951. he also managed the brooklyn dodgers,chicago cubs and houston astros.you can see leo durocher today alot in reruns on tv land with his guest appearances on the munsters and mr ed tv shows.he also was on the beverly hillbilles tv show .

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In this photo from the 1937 world series at the polo grounds you can see the visitors dugout.the players could not go to the clubhouse from the dugout at the polo grounds they had to walk all the way out to centerfield 483ft away from homeplate to reach the clubhouses in the historic ballpark.the unique features of the polo grounds makes the historic horseshoe ballpark go down in history as one of the most famous sports venues in history.

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In this photo from the polo grounds in 1952 you see dodgers pitcher joe black with hall of fame relief pitcher hoyt wilhelm.

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Here is sal maglie known as the barber for his close pitches to the opposing batters.he is sitting in the polo grounds dugout. maglie pitched for all three new york teams in the 1950s.

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In this photo you are looking at the left field stands of the polo grounds.you can see in the photo how the upper deck in left field had a over hang over the lower deck.you can also see the high walls in the outfield.

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In this photo from the 1940s you are sitting in a front row seat at the polo grounds.you can see coogans bluff behind the stadium. you also see a water tower behind the polo grounds,that water tower is from the elevated train yard(EL)that was located next to the third base side of the polo grounds.the rail yard was torn down later in the decade and replaced with apartments.

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