THE POLO GROUNDS
New York Giants: 1883-1957
New York Yankees: 1913-1922
New York Mets: 1962-1963
Polo Grounds I: Opened 1883 - 1888
Polo Grounds II: Opened 1889 - 1890
Polo Grounds III: Opened 1891 - 1911
Polo Grounds IV: First game: June 28, 1911
Located in upper Harlem, beneath Coogan's Bluff
34,000 Capacity in 1911, increased to 55,000 in 1923
Final Game: September 19, 1963 (Mets game)
Demolished April 10, 1964, using the same wrecking ball that demolished Ebbets Field
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