Land of the Giants
New York's Polo Grounds
by Stew Thornley
Temple, 2000 | Buy the book

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1951 | A panoramic view of the Polo Grounds as Gil McDougald of the Yankees hits a grand-slam home run in the 1951 World Series. The top of Yankee Stadium is visible above the open bleachers to the right of the clubhouse in center field.
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