The Polo Grounds

<p> In an era of unique baseball stadiums the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments--Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World Willie Mays' Catch Fred Merkle's infamous blunder--happened at the Polo Grounds.</p><p> This book offers descriptive text and photographs that give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally it contains historical articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds.</p>