Feb 5, 2019 · New York Giants manager John McGraw, left, and team owner Charles Stoneham in the early 1920s. (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY) INTRODUCTION The …

May 26, 2020 · The New York Giants played their first game on May 1, 1883, and their last game on September 29, 1957. On August 19, 1957, Horace Stoneham, the Giants owner since …

There was no guarantee on Opening Day 1921 that two teams with such vastly different playing styles — the Deadball Era strategic baseball of the New York Giants vs. the heavy-hitting …

Jan 8, 2012 · Polo Grounds (New York) This article was written by Stew Thornley The Polo Grounds, an odd name for an odd stadium, was home to several baseball teams, most notably …

Jun 13, 2017 · To New York’s 1951 baseball public, each day was the summit in a glorious place — and time. CURT SMITH “is the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting,” says USA Today.

Aug 5, 2021 · 4 Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg, 1921 The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York, (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012), 119. 5 …

Jan 4, 2012 · John McGraw was perhaps the National League’s most influential figure in the Deadball Era. From 1902 to 1932 he led the New York Giants to 10 National League …

Oct 2, 2024 · On September 10, 1916, the New York Giants and New York Yankees played an exhibition game at the Polo Grounds, which had been both clubs’ home field ever since the …

Jun 13, 2017 · On July 8, 1949, the New York Giants became the fourth major-league team to put a black player on the field when Hank Thompson started at second base and Monte Irvin pinch …

Jun 13, 2017 · This article was published in 1951 New York Giants essays Today a specter hangs over the Giants’ miraculous 1951 season. Their incredible end-of-season heroics are now …