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Has anyone hit dead center Polo Grounds?
POLO GROUNDS It was 483 feet to dead center, and only four people ever did it — Luke Easter in a Negro Leagues game, Hank Aaron, Lou Brock and Adcock.
Who hit the most home runs at Polo Grounds?
He and Williamson, therefore, held the record with 25 homers hit at home until Ruth hit 29 at the Polo Grounds in 1920….Major league players batting 200 career home runs in one park, through 1971.
| Player | Stadium | HR total |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Ott, New York, NL, 1926-47 | Polo Grounds | 323 |
How many home runs have been hit at Polo Grounds?
The Polo Grounds was were Babe Ruth shattered his own single season home run record of 29 with 54 in 1920, and hit 59 the following year….What Would the Steroid Era Have Been Like in the Polo Grounds?
| HR hit/allowed in the Polo Grounds | HR hit/allowed on the road | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 185 | 122 |
| Total | 928 | 613 |
How many inside the park home runs did Barry Bonds have?
This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run), or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.
Who hit the longest home run in Mets history?
On April 10, 1969 — Tommie Agee of the New York Mets hits a monster shot into the upper deck in left field making it the longest home run to reach the seats in Shea Stadium history.
Who holds the record for most home runs?
Barry Bonds
Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barry Bonds (22) | 762 |
| 2. | Henry Aaron+ (23) | 755 |
| 3. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 714 |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (22) | 696 |
Who are the four people who hit home runs into center field at the Polo Grounds?
So the Polo Grounds’ hitter/pitcher alignment depended on where the ball was hit. Only four people ever hit home runs into center field: Luke Easter in a Negro Leagues game, Hank Aaron and Lou Brock, on consecutive days, and Joe Adcock.
Are there more than one Polo Grounds in New York?
There was more than one Polo Grounds. The one that we know and love, the immortal home of the New York Giants (and temporary homes of the New York Yankees and New York Mets ), was the fourth incarnation of the Grounds, and only the original one had actually been used to play polo.
What are the dimensions of the Polo Grounds?
Dimensions: 279 left foul line, 258 right field foul line, 447 right nook, 440 left nook, 483 dead center (Upper deck overhung field fence, therefore a home run could be shorter than the marked distance.) Hitter or Pitcher Park?:
When did New York Giants play at Polo Grounds?
Polo Grounds was not only home to five championship New York Giants baseball teams, but home to the New York Yankees from 1913 to 1922, the New York Giants football team from 1925 to 1955, the New York Titans/Jets from 1960 to 1963.