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Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963. The phrase "Hot Dog" was coined by NY Journal sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan when he couldn't remember how to spell the word "dachshund" in describing the "red hot dachshund sausages" served at a game here in April 1901. Memorable moments were when Willie Mays made his greatest catch in the 1954 World Series and Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World" homer occurred here at 4:11 pm on October 3, 1951 against the Dodgers. The capacity was increased often and reached its peak of 55,000 in 1923.