New York Giants Farm Clubs: Location of Ball Diamonds, Sanford, Florida

SC00721.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

New York Giants Farm Clubs: Location of Ball Diamonds, Sanford, Florida

Alternative Title

New York Giants Ball Diamonds

Subject

Sanford (Fla.)
Baseball--Florida
New York Giants (Baseball team)
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
Baseball diamonds
Baseball fields--Florida
Maps--Illustrations

Description

Plans for the New York Giants Farm Clubs' baseball diamonds drawn on October 7, 1947. The Giants' Spring Training Facility offered a summer athletic experience for boys in order to gain extra revenue. In 1947, the City of Sanford collaborated with the New York Giants, now the San Francisco Giants, to layout and create a 10-diamond practice field. The Giants also owned the Mayfair Hotel and Mayfair Country Club and golf course until the early 1960s, and players would use these facilities when staying in town for training. The Giants franchise moved to San Francisco in 1957.

Source

Original drawing, October 7, 1947: "New York Giants Farm Clubs, Location of Ball Diamonds." Sanford, Florida: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Date Created

1947-10-07

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original drawing, October 7, 1947: "New York Giants Farm Clubs, Location of Ball Diamonds." Sanford, Florida.

Is Part Of

Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Baseball Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

84.1 KB

Medium

1 drawing

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

New York Giants Farm Clubs' Baseball Diamonds, Sanford, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Hodgkin, Mayme. "Airport Activities Gain Speed." The Orlando Morning Sentinel, September 25, 1947.
McCarthy, Kevin. Baseball in Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, 1996.

Transcript

NEW YORK GIANTS FARM CLUBS
LOCATION OF BALL DIAMONDS
SANFORD, FLORIDA.
BEGINNING OF OPERATIONS OCT. 7, 1947

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 drawing

Citation

“New York Giants Farm Clubs: Location of Ball Diamonds, Sanford, Florida,” RICHES, accessed December 2, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2517.

Locations

Categories