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When Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the Polo Grounds continued to host boxing matches; however, Yankee Stadium was home to prizefighting beginning in its first few months. Benny Leonard retained the lightweight championship in a 15-round decision over Lew Tendler on July 24, 1923, in front of more than 58,000 fans.
Polo Grounds (III) (left) and Manhattan Field (aka Polo Grounds II) (right) c.1900. Polo Grounds III was the stadium that made the name nationally famous. Built in 1890, it initially had a completely open outfield bounded by just the outer fence, but bleachers were gradually added. By the early 1900s, some bleacher sections encroached on the ...
Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds, as they looked in April 1923 Similar angle to 1923 picture, in 2010 Bronx Oval Home of: New York Knickerbockers – United States Baseball League (1912 only) Used for independent baseball and other sports as early as 1905, per local newspaper accounts.
Thanks to the large seating capacity of the new Yankee Stadium, coupled with expansion of the Polo Grounds the same year, the 1923 Series was the first to eclipse 300,000 in total attendance (301,430), averaging over 50,000 per game (50,238), with gate receipts over $1 million ($1,063,815.00).
By the middle of 1920, the Giants had issued both an initial eviction notice which was soon rescinded and a temporary lease extension to the Yankees, allowing them to remain at the Polo Grounds until the end of 1922, when the Giants had planned to renovate the stadium and increase seating capacity from 38,000 to 50,000.
The 1955 New York Giants season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League.It was also the Giants' last season playing their home games at the Polo Grounds before moving to Yankee Stadium the following year.
As with the 1921 World Series, every game was played at the Polo Grounds because it housed both teams, with the home team alternating; it was also the Yankees' final series to be played at the Polo Grounds as a home team, as they would move into the then-under construction Yankee Stadium for the following season, which ended in them winning the ...
For their first 31 years, the football Giants of the National Football League (NFL) played home games at the Polo Grounds (1925–55), then went to Yankee Stadium. After four seasons without a baseball team (1958–1961), the expansion New York Mets were tenants in 1962 and 1963, then moved to the new Shea Stadium in northern Queens in 1964.