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12-15-2019, 10:37 AM

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Polo Grounds - New York Giants

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Originally Posted by Eric72

By comparison, the fence in the background of this card image is anything but simple. I tried to compare it to photos of the outfield fence at Shibe Park; however, could not match it up. I do see the same scoreboard outline (or is it a building?) on the 1952 Bowman Richie Ashburn, though. So, it seems possible Topps drew from the Phillies real-life home park for this background. If anyone has additional info, I'd love to hear it.

The background in the 1956 Topps Jack Meyer is the Polo Grounds in New York.

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