Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Part I: History and Background
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)?107
*?Part II: The New York Cubans (Rory Costello) delete109 delete
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) delete175 delete
*?New York Giants 2, St. Louis Browns 1: October 16, 1888 (Bill Lamb) delete178 delete
*?New York Giants 1, Boston Beaneaters 0 (13 innings): May 12, 1890 (Joel Rippel) delete179 delete
*?New York Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 1: September 23, 1908 (Norm King) delete181 delete
*?New York Giants 1, New York Yankees 0: October 13, 1921 (T.S. Flynn) 185 delete
*?American League 9, National League 7: July 10, 1934 (Stew Thornley)?188 delete
*?Boston Braves 9, New York Giants 0 (forfeit): September 26, 1942? (James Forr) 191 delete
*?Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 1, New York Giants 0: June 26, 1944 (Mike Huber and Rachel Hamelers) delete193 delete
*?New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4: October 3, 1951 (Scott Ferkovich) delete196 delete
*?New York Giants 5, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 innings): September 29, 1954?(Gregory Wolf) 199 delete
*?New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6: April 28, 1962 (Alan Cohen) delete202 delete
*?National League Latin Players 5, American League Latin Players 2: October 12, 1963?(Rory Costello and Robert Dominguez)?205 delete
Part II: Memories
The Polo Grounds: View from the Bleachers (Arnold Hano)
The Book and the Batboy (David Butwin)
Dr. Fan (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
About the Contributors
Bibliography
Index
