The team honored him with a commemorative plaque on the center field wall at the Polo Grounds (which was located on a piece of land in New York called "Coogan's Bluff," so named for its owner/developer, James J.
In the 1950s, Giants' owner Horace Stoneham began to consider moving the team to another city while needing a new stadium to replace the crumbling Polo Grounds.
The approval caused the upset Giants fans to storm the field during the last home game before the relocation, stealing the Eddie Grant plaque and losing the team identity.
[4] During the 50 years after placing the alleged Curse of Coogan's Bluff, the Giants made three World Series appearances and lost each time, twice in a deciding Game 7.
In Game 6 of that Series, the Giants held a commanding 5–0 lead with starting pitcher Russ Ortiz on the mound heading into the 7th inning.
The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in five games to win the World Series championship for the first time since moving to San Francisco in 1958, thus ending the 52-year Curse of Coogan's Bluff.