The ballpark opened April 18, 1923, with Babe Ruth hitting the first home run in a 4-1 win over Boston before 74,200, at the time called the largest crowd to see a baseball game.
4/18/1923-New york, NY: Yankee Stadium Opening Day-A view of the Stadium as cars are parked outside the stadium.Roy White remembered when he got called up to the major leagues in 1965 and walked out to Yankee Stadium’s 463-foot sign, to the left of the monuments.
Eleven no-hitters were pitched at the original stadium, including three perfect games. At the time of its closing, it hosted 100 of 601 World Series games. The black-and-white images of memorable moments are still seen, the feats of Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra marveled at along with the more modern color video of Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
A general exterior view of Yankee Stadium taken during the World Series Game 2 between the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees on October 18, 1998 in Bronx, New York. The Yankees won 9-3. The monuments, red granite with bronze plaques affixed, came later: in 1932 for Miller Huggins, in 1941 for Lou Gehrig and 1949 for Babe Ruth. They were erected in center field and fans were allowed to walk by them on the field as they exited.
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