New York Giants

A Baseball Album

Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Travel
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Author: Richard Bak ISBN: 9781439627303
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: December 13, 1999
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Richard Bak
ISBN: 9781439627303
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: December 13, 1999
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

The New York Giants have sent more men to the Baseball Hall of Fame than any other team, a distinction that only begins to hint at the place this storied franchise holds in the long history of America�s national pastime. Between 1883 and 1957, a span of 75 summers, the Giants were one of professional sports� great dynasties. Aside from the
17 National League pennants and 8 world pennants the team won during this period, there were the unique personalities and imperishable moments that remain so much a part of the lore of the game: John McGraw�s pugnacity, Christy Mathewson�s fadeaway, Fred Snodgrass�s muff, Mel Ott�s leg kick, Carl
Hubbell�s scroogie, Bobby Thomson�s home run, and Willie Mays� catch. Even the Giants� ballpark, the Polo Grounds, had a personality of its own, with a center field that seemed as expansive as Utah and abbreviated foul lines that turned many an ordinary fly ball into a mighty home run.

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The New York Giants have sent more men to the Baseball Hall of Fame than any other team, a distinction that only begins to hint at the place this storied franchise holds in the long history of America�s national pastime. Between 1883 and 1957, a span of 75 summers, the Giants were one of professional sports� great dynasties. Aside from the
17 National League pennants and 8 world pennants the team won during this period, there were the unique personalities and imperishable moments that remain so much a part of the lore of the game: John McGraw�s pugnacity, Christy Mathewson�s fadeaway, Fred Snodgrass�s muff, Mel Ott�s leg kick, Carl
Hubbell�s scroogie, Bobby Thomson�s home run, and Willie Mays� catch. Even the Giants� ballpark, the Polo Grounds, had a personality of its own, with a center field that seemed as expansive as Utah and abbreviated foul lines that turned many an ordinary fly ball into a mighty home run.

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