What was the name of the first stadium that the Mets played in AND what was the name of the team that vacated that
stadium, in 1957?
2007-09-30 08:05:19 · 2 answers · asked by materialsnag 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Polo Grounds. (The Mets' first home stadium. They opened their debut season, 1962, with one game in St. Louis at really-old Busch Stadium. But that doesn't fit the second part of your question.)
New York Giants (moved to San Francisco).
What'd we win?
2007-09-30 08:10:36 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
POLO GROUNDS
Location West 155th Street and Eighth Avenue
New York, New York (now demolished)
Broke ground 1890
Opened April 22, 1891
Renovated June 28, 1911
Expanded 1923
Closed September 18, 1963
Demolished April 10, 1964
Owner New York Giants
Surface Grass
Architect Henry B. Herts
Former names Brush Stadium (1911-1919)
New York Giants (NL) (1891–1957)
New York Yankees (AL) (1913–1922)
New York Mets (NL) (1962–1963)
New York Giants (NFL) (1925–1955)
New York Titans/Jets (AFL) (1960–1963)
New York Bulldogs (NFL) (1949)
New York Giants (NFL) (1921)
Gotham Bowl (NCAA) (1961)
2007-09-30 15:32:32 · answer #2 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋