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| Location | Bronx, New York |
| Opened | April 18, 1923 |
| Re-opened | April 15, 1976 |
| Capacity |
58,000 ( 1923), 62,000 ( 1926), 82,000 ( 1927),67,113 ( 1928), 62,000 ( 1929), 71,699 ( 1937), 70,000 ( 1942), 67,000 ( 1948), 67,205 ( 1958), 67,337 ( 1961), 67,000 ( 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N), 65,010 ( 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua), 54,028 ( 1976), 57,145 ( 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar), 57,545 ( 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He) |
| Owned By | City of New York |
| Architect: |
Osborn Engineering ( 1923) |
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Yankee Stadium is the home of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. Located at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. Originally opened on April 18, 1923 and reopened on April 15, 1976 after an extensive three year renovation. The first night game was played on May 28, 1946.
It is often referred to as the "house that Ruth built," the "Home of Champions" or simply the Stadium. It is the first baseball arena to be labelled a Stadium.
It favors left-handed hitters because of a shorter right-field fence, although the field has become much more symmetric over the years. The seats behind center field are painted black and not occupied during baseball games. This allows batters to track the ball as it is pitched, as the "black seats" section is directly in front of them. If fans were allowed to sit in this section, it would create an unfair home team advantage, as the fans in that section could wear white shirts and move around, making it virtually impossible for the batters of the opposing team to track the ball.
Perhaps the best known of all baseball stadiums, Yankee Stadium is the scene of such memorable events as Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956, Roger Maris' then-record 61st home run in 1961, and Reggie Jackson's three home runs in a World Series game in 1977.
The New York Giants American football team played at Yankee Stadium from 1956 to 1973. Many boxing matches have been held at the Stadium, notably Joe Louis's victory over Max Schmeling in 1938. Billy Graham held larger gatherings at the Stadium. The 1930 and 1931 Army-Navy Games were played at Yankee Stadium. The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League used Yankee Stadium for home games in 1971 and then again in 1976.
One of its distinguishing features is the white facade that hangs over the outfield bleacher billboards and scoreboard (a similar frieze once hung over the upper deck pre-renovation). Also notable is the exhaust stack that stands outside the main entrance gate...constructed in the shape of a baseball bat. (For years it bore the Louisville Slugger logo.)
While elements of the Stadium are decidely modern, its asymmetry, monuments in left-center field and exterior arches give fans a reminder of the Stadium during its most golden period. (Even the blue YANKEE STADIUM letters over the main gate are longtime features; they're the same letters that first appeared there in white in the early 1960s.
One hypothesis is that the " Bronx cheer" was so named because of its popularity among Yankee fans.