Rooney was a rabid New York Giants football fan whose 50-plus years of season tickets began in a seat behind a pole at the Polo Grounds.

鲁尼是纽约巨人足球队的狂热球迷，他50多年来的季票始于波罗球场（Polo Grounds）上一根门柱后的座位。

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The ball rocketed more than 300 feet off the ground, and far beyond the right field roof of the Giants' Polo grounds-a blast later estimated at 475 feet (144.8 metres).

球迅速飞升至离地300英尺以上，远远超出了巨人队波洛体育场的右野场顶，后来的爆炸估计发生在475英尺处(144.8米)。

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In 1962, Homer was supposed to run around the bases at the Polo Grounds after the Mets connected.

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On Oct. 3, 1951, Thomson, an outfielder with the New York Giants, hit a pennant-winning home run off of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds.

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Meanwhile, the Giants have not won a World Series title since they moved to San Francisco, last winning when the Polo Grounds was still in existence in 1954.

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