Baseball Photo Trivia

[NJHalo]

8 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Yankee stadium never had those dimensions. 

Note the monuments ON the field. 

[fan_since79]

30 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Reggie of course hit one waay into the CF bleachers in game 6 of the 1977 WS against the Dogs.

For once, Howard Cosell was almost speechless, simply saying “Oh, what a blast!”

That was his third home run of the game, hit on three consecutive pitches. Charlie Hough delivered a knuckleball and Reggie did the rest. Of course he had to pause and admire it.

 

[fan_since79]

43 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

Can you name: The teams, the stadium, the batter, the on-deck hitter? 

Tiger Stadium?

[NJHalo]

Not Tiger Stadium

[jsnpritchett]

50 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

Can you name: The teams, the stadium, the batter, the on-deck hitter? 

The Metrodome, Sadaharu Oh, and Kurt Russell?

[NJHalo]

7 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

The Metrodome, Sadaharu Oh, and Kurt Russell?

Your first three answers are incorrect, but the rest are spot on. 

[NJHalo]

Both players in question are iconic names. Both have their NAMES in the hall of fame

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, NJHalo said:

Both players in question are iconic names. One is a Hall of Famer.

Ohhh, sorry, it's Jerry Rice, then.  Thanks for the hint!

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Both players in question are iconic names. Both have their NAMES in the hall of fame

Polo Grounds, exhibition game Pirates vs LA Dogs, at bat Duke Snider, on deck Frank Howard? 

[NJHalo]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Polo Grounds, exhibition game Pirates vs LA Dogs, at bat Duke Snider, on deck Frank Howard? 

Very good! You got 3 out of 4. 

I was just typing out some hints when I saw your reply. 

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, NJHalo said:

Very good! You got 3 out of 4. 

I was just typing out some hints when I saw your reply. 

AO was at that game.  He's in the upper deck - just to the right of the 7th pillar. 

[NJHalo]

That is the Polo Grounds, and the Pirates. 

Not the Dodgers

Duke Snider at bat, and the "other" Frank Howard on deck

[Roy Hobbs]

Must be the Mets

[T.G.]

Looks like the AW Softball game.

[Angel Oracle]

32 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

That is the Polo Grounds, and the Pirates. 

Not the Dodgers

Duke Snider at bat, and the "other" Frank Howard on deck

As mentioned, the Mets, but isn't that longtime MLB player Frank Thomas on deck? 

 

[NJHalo]

5 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Must be the Mets

Correct!

Pirates at Mets, playing their inaugural season at the Polo Grounds, waiting for Shea Stadium to be built. An aging Duke Snider is at bat in his only season on the Mets, who brought him in to attract the sentimental Dodgers fans. The well traveled Frank Thomas (version 1.0) is on deck. 

 

[Angel Oracle]

3 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

Correct!

Pirates at Mets, playing their inaugural season at the Polo Grounds, waiting for Shea Stadium to be built. An aging Duke Snider is at bat in his only season on the Mets, who brought him in to attract the sentimental Dodgers fans. The well traveled Frank Thomas (version 1.0) is on deck. 

 

Actually, it had to be the Mets second season at the Polo Grounds (1963), because Snyder was still with the Dogs in 1962.   

Snyder was actually an All-Star that season (.746 OPS).

[NJHalo]

Cool old shot of NYC, with Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds pointed out. 

 

[NJHalo]

And another one of the Polo Grounds when it was used as an Auto race track after the Giants, and before the Mets. 

Yankee Stadium visible in the upper right corner.

 

[fan_since79]

Now back to the question of who hit the 500+ foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1964.

Should be easy to get this one.

 

[NJHalo]

4 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Now back to the question of who hit the 500+ foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1964.

Should be easy to get this one.

 

1964 would have to be Mantle

[fan_since79]

8 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

1964 would have to be Mantle

Yep.

August 12, 1964. He hit two blasts, one from each side of the plate.

Mel Stottlemyre made his major league debut on the mound and got the win.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196408120.shtml

[jsnpritchett]

This is a recently discovered picture of Albert Pujols as a teen, facing off against a young Lefty Grove.

[Tank]

41 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

And another one of the Polo Grounds when it was used as an Auto race track after the Giants, and before the Mets. 

Yankee Stadium visible in the upper right corner.

 

hard to believe there were two stadiums this close together.

i always loved how quirky the outfield dimensions were on those old ballparks. as a young baseball player, i found it to be a fun challenge to try and hit the ball out of any ballpark i played in. the setup of the outfield and the weird dimensions made that a fun challenge to picture.

[fan_since79]

Speaking of outfield dimensions, when Gehrig hit those four home runs on June 3, 1932, he almost had a fifth one. Al Simmons of the A's made a running catch at the 468 foot sign in center field at Shibe Park in the 9th inning to rob him. It might have been an inside-the-park HR if he had missed it.

 

Edited December 18, 2018 by fan_since79