Baseball Ticket Stub for the Last Baseball Game Played at the Polo Grounds, September 29, 1957

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Description:

Ticket stub for a New York Giants baseball game held at the Polo Grounds Stadium, September 29, 1957. It was the team's final game in New York following 75 years in the city, relocating to San Francisco, California the following season. In the game, The Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. The Polo Grounds was demolished in 1964.

Date Made: 1957

Depicted: New York Giants

Location: Currently not on view

Used: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: Sports, Baseball, Professional

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Credit Line: Samuel A. Finz

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0711.02Catalog Number: 1981.0711.02Accession Number: 1981.0711

Object Name: Ticket Stubticket stub, baseball

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: average spatial: 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 4.445 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1380-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1066511

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