Polo Grounds
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Polo Grounds was a historic New York City sports stadium best known as the longtime home of the New York Giants baseball team and the site of numerous iconic moments in American sports history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polo Grounds canonical | 33 |
| Polo Grounds III | 2 |
| Polo Grounds IV | 2 |
| Polo Grounds (as New York Yankees) | 1 |
| Polo Grounds Towers | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball park
ⓘ
defunct stadium ⓘ sports stadium ⓘ |
| alsoTenant |
New York Brickley Giants (NFL)
ⓘ
New York Giants ⓘ
surface form:
New York Giants (NFL)
New York Mets ⓘ
surface form:
New York Mets (MLB)
New York Jets ⓘ
surface form:
New York Titans (AFL)
New York Yankees ⓘ
surface form:
New York Yankees (MLB)
|
| alsoTenantFrom | 1962 ⓘ |
| alsoTenantTo | 1963 ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| capacityPeak | over 50,000 ⓘ |
| centerFieldDistance | approximately 483 feet ⓘ |
| city |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York
|
| closed | 1963 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical plaques at the former site ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentSiteUse | public housing complex ⓘ |
| demolished | 1964 ⓘ |
| era |
Dead-ball era
ⓘ
surface form:
dead-ball era
live-ball era ⓘ |
| feature |
very deep center field
ⓘ
very short distances down the foul lines ⓘ |
| fieldShape | distinctive bathtub-shaped outfield ⓘ |
| hostedWorldSeries | multiple World Series games ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Coogan's Hollow ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1951 National League tie-breaker playoff
ⓘ
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" ⓘ Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in 1954 World Series ⓘ first home game in New York Mets history ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1951-10-03 ⓘ |
| opened | 1890 ⓘ |
| owner |
New York Giants
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Giants (various periods)
|
| predecessor | earlier Polo Grounds venues in upper Manhattan ⓘ |
| primaryTenant |
New York Giants
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Giants (MLB)
|
| primaryTenantFrom | 1891 ⓘ |
| primaryTenantTo | 1957 ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ boxing ⓘ soccer ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| successorVenueForGiants | Candlestick Park ⓘ |
| successorVenueForMets | Shea Stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| YankeesTenantFrom | 1913 ⓘ |
| YankeesTenantTo | 1922 ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds III
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds IV
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds III
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds IV
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds Towers
this entity surface form:
Polo Grounds (as New York Yankees)
subject surface form:
Shot Heard Round the World (baseball)