Vintage backgrounds: Polo Grounds

In my last post I got fooled by Bob Oldis's white-looking uniform, thinking it was a Philadelphia home game. Wrigley Wax corrected my error, pointing out that it was in fact the Polo Grounds.

 Here are some '64s that I can safely say were taken at the Polo Grounds. That sure looks like a home uniform on Mets pitcher Carl Willey. See the ad for Anacin in the background.

 

The outfield wall behind Pete Richert looks every similar.  Behind him is an ad for Bardahl Oil.

 Finally, here is Al Stanek in front of an ad for Viceroy cigarettes.

You can see all three ads in this great picture from a blog called Behind the Bag.