| End Of An Era: Last Ball Game At Polo Grounds | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1715 |
| Catalog #: | 362327 | |
| Clip Number: | 362327-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-077-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:28:41 - 00:30:20 | |
| Location: | New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Sports Arena / Stadium CROWDS: Spectators, Sports LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SPORTS/BASEBALL: Professional | |
| Description: | The Polo Grounds, playing field of hallowed memory, is about to give way to a housing development. Thus will end one of the most famous chapters in baseball history. The Mets play their last game here (yes, they lost to the Philly's 5 to 1) before moving to a spanking new stadium next year, now, except for a few football games this fall crowds will no longer pour into the polo grounds. Casey Stengel, with his wife waves farewell to the stadium. Only thing in baseball that goes on forever is old Marse Casey himself! New York, NY Yankee Stadium in New York City. MS - Out side of one building and on top of the building it reads; Polo Grounds. MS - Some fans sitting in the stands, not too many. MOHS - Philly’s playing the New York Mets out in the field. MS - Empty stands. MS - Casey and his wife by his side. | |
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