The story
The horseshoe-shaped stadium beneath Coogan's Bluff where Willie Mays made "The Catch" that defined baseball greatness.
Everything that was here
- 1911–1963
Polo GroundsStadium
The horseshoe-shaped stadium beneath Coogan's Bluff where Willie Mays made "The Catch" that defined baseball greatness.
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Candlestick Park
San Francisco, CA
Willie Mays
Polo Grounds
New York, NY
New York Giants
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San Francisco, CA
New York Giants
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Flushing, NY
New York Mets
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