GIFs of great, old baseball players

[Gregory Pratt]

Go here:

 

http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=72011

 

From Cobb to Ruth to Paige to Ashburn to Tinker to Evers to Chance.

 

Actually, those last three aren't up, yet, if ever. But great players are.

 

My favorite of the GIFs?

 

Mel Ott, a forgotten star.

 

 

Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5'9" 170 lb.

[Hatchetman]

Cobb sliding into third is a thing of beauty. Ott was helped immensely by playing in the Polo Grounds.

[Gregory Pratt]

I liked Cobb into third, too.

[Mplssoxfan]

Cobb sliding into third is a thing of beauty. Ott was helped immensely by playing in the Polo Grounds.

No question. Ott did the clever thing, and adapted his game to his home park. Look at that swing -- dead pull, committing very early on the pitch. It was 257 down the line (both lines, actually) at the Polo Grounds and about 475 to straightaway center, and Ott knew how to keep the checks coming. Pull it and kill it.

 

You know what sport was never played in the Polo Grounds? Polo.

[knightni]

You know what sport was never played in the Polo Grounds? Polo.

 

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Manhattan, New York City used by baseball's New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, New York Metropolitans from 1883 until 1885, the New York Yankees from 1912 until 1922, and by the New York Mets in their first two seasons of 1962 and 1963. It also hosted the 1934 and 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.

 

The original Polo Grounds was built in the 1870s for the sport of polo, thus accounting for its name. It was the only one of the four structures that was actually used for polo. The field was originally referred to in newspapers simply as "the polo grounds", and over time this generic designation became a proper name. It was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The stadium was used jointly by the Giants and Metropolitans from 1883 until 1885, and the name stuck for each subsequent stadium of the Giants.

 

The fourth and final Polo Grounds, which the Giants used until they moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, and which the Mets used until Shea Stadium was completed in 1964, was the most famous, and is the one most people mean when they refer to the Polo Grounds. The name "Polo Grounds" did not actually appear prominently on any of the stadiums, until the Mets posted it with a large sign in 1962.

[RME JICO]

Go here:

 

http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=72011

 

From Cobb to Ruth to Paige to Ashburn to Tinker to Evers to Chance.

 

Actually, those last three aren't up, yet, if ever. But great players are.

 

My favorite of the GIFs?

 

Mel Ott, a forgotten star.

 

 

Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5'9" 170 lb.

 

Great find. Thanks.