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 Yankee Stadium - New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium was the first structure to be called a stadium, and it remains the world’s most famous eight decades after it opened.
Yankee Stadium has been known as “The House that Ruth Built” since it opened because the Babe’s titanic home runs were drawing such large crowds at the team’s prior home, the Polo Grounds, that New York management needed to build a triple-decked stadium in order to meet demand.
The capacity of Yankee Stadium has changed 15 times since it opened, and today it has the largest capacity among all 30 Major League ballparks, although the 57,545 seats are a far cry from the 82,000 that existed when the legendary 1927 team rolled to the second title in franchise history.
www.baseballpilgrimages.com /american/newyork.html   (1985 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac
On February 6, 1921, the New York Yankees announced the purchase of ten acres of property in the west Bronx.
Yankee Stadium was a gigantic horseshoe shaped triple-decked ballpark that was the first to be called a stadium.
In the first Yankee Stadium (pre-1976) there were actually three centerfield monuments in fair territory; Lou Gehrig on the left, Miller Huggins in the middle and Babe Ruth on the right.
www.baseball-almanac.com /stadium/yankee_stadium.shtml   (310 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium
On February 6, 1921, the Yankees announced the purchase of 10 acres of property in the west Bronx.
So mighty were the Yankees, and such a draw was the team and its stadium, that by 1958 the the Giants and Dodgers, New York's other Major League Baseball teams, had moved to California.
Yankee Stadium (I): monuments in fair territory: Lou Gehrig on the left, Miller Huggins in the middle, Babe Ruth on the right.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/american/yankee.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium Seating Chart, Yankee Stadium Tickets, Yankee Stadium Maps
Yankees tickets are perennially one of the hottest items in New York, the Yankees are perennially near the top of the American League East, and Yankee Stadium perennially ranks near the top of any baseball fan’s must-see list.
Yankee Stadium was in disrepair, and owners explored the possibility of moving the team to New Jersey.
Yankees Ticket Tips: Yankee Stadium seating, as you would expect from one of the most expensive cities in the United States, is pricey.
www.gotickets.com /venues/ny/yankee_stadium.php   (781 words)

  
 BallparkTour.com - Yankee Stadium
By 1928, the Stadium was ready for its first major facelift as the triple-deck grandstand in left field was extended beyond the foul pole to its current termination point.
Yankee Stadium's exterior changed dramatically, too, as three escalator towers were added, one at each of the Stadium's three entrances.
When Yankee Stadium was remodeled in 1974-75, an extended cantilever design was used to keep the upper deck supported in exactly the same position as it was with supporting posts.
www.ballparktour.com /Yankee_Stadium.html   (3053 words)

  
 Stadiums of the NFL-Yankee Stadium-New York Giants
With a capacity of around 58,000, Yankee Stadium was the grandest stadium in the country.
By the time the Giants moved into Yankee Stadium in 1956 the stadium's capacity had grew to 67,000 with additions to the main three tier grandstand.
Stadiums of the NFL is not associated with the National Football League in any way.
www.stadiumsofnfl.com /past/YankeeStadium.htm   (438 words)

  
 YANKEE STADIUM
On February 6, 1921, the Yankees issued a press release to announce the purchase of 10 acres of property in the west Bronx.
While the Yankees were on the road or out of season, the Stadium opened its gates to college and pro football, soccer, political assemblies, religious conventions, concerts and even the circus.
The Stadium was also an important stop for religious conventions with the conventions of the Jehovah's Witnesses the major outside activity each year.
www.uri.edu /students/mwis1620/YANKEESTADIUM.html   (1874 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Yankee Stadium
In the original version of Yankee Stadium, there was a slope between the warning track (which was also used for bicycle races) and the bleachers.
Yankee Stadium was briefly closed for structural assessments and repairs, and once again, the Mets let the Yankees use Shea Stadium as a temporary home.
In June 2005 it was announced that the Yankees had reached a firm agreement with city and state officials to build a new stadium on the north side of where the present stadium stands.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/YankeeStadium.html   (1940 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Yankee Stadium-New York Yankees
Night baseball came to Yankee Stadium on May 28, 1946 and a new scoreboard was installed in 1959.
The facade of Yankee Stadium was repainted and a 138 foot tall replica of a Louisville Slugger baseball bat was placed near the entrance of the stadium.
The stadium went from being known as "The House that Ruth Built" to "The House Steinbrenner Rebuilt".
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /al/YankeeStadium.htm   (1043 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Stadium mystique makes up for mistakes
Yankee Stadium is the spine of the baseball history book, the glue that connects teams and the two leagues through the decades.
Yankee Stadium is deeply woven into the fabric of New York, with all its grandiose glory, with all its obvious (and seemingly insurmountable) faults.
But Yankee Stadium is in the south Bronx, which is not a place that invites the casual visitor to just hang out after the final pitch.
espn.go.com /page2/s/ballparks/yankee.html   (1736 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium
The Yankees unveiled their design for a new ballpark yesterday with a look that would be recognized by Babe Ruth or Joe DiMaggio but with amenities and moneymaking potential that will enrich the team.
The Yankee Stadium project is part of a broader redevelopment plan that includes a hotel, conference center and high school for sports-related careers.
In their new stadium, the Yankees plan to place about 30,000 seats on the first level and 20,000 in the second level, giving more fans a closer view of the field than the current stadium provides.
www.csus.edu /indiv/s/shawg/courses/rls180/articles/yankee_stadium.html   (1410 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium - New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium, also known as, "The house that Ruth built" attracts more than three million Yankee fans per year and was the first baseball venue to be labeled a "Stadium".
Yankee stadium was the stadium to feature a The first ever "JumboTron" then is was called a "Telescreen".
Yankee Stadium is the only stadium that can say it has hosted The Pope, Muhammad Ali and Babe Ruth and NFL Football.
www.yankees-tickets.org /yankee_stadium.htm   (290 words)

  
 New York Yankees - Stadium
Yankee Stadium, ready for its first game on April 18, 1923 against the Red Sox, came to be known as "The House That Ruth Built" because it was recognized that Ruth's drawing power made the new stadium possible.
This historic stadium has been the home of other sports, entertainment, and cultural events - for example, thirty championship fights were fought at The Stadium - but it remains a cathedral of baseball first and foremost.
Yankee Stadium's still-spacious outfield favors pitchers, even though it has little foul territory and a close right-field corner that is extremely inviting to lefthanded sluggers.
www.baseball-statistics.com /Ballparks/NYY   (1463 words)

  
 ESPN.com - MLB - - New York Yankees - Player Card
A year after the Yankees purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees issued a press release to announce the purchase of 10 acres of property in the west Bronx and their intentions on building a new stadium.
The stadium would be known as "The House That Ruth Built" because it was recognized that Ruth's drawing power made the new stadium possible.
The stadium opened its gates to college and professional football, religious events, soccer, political assemblies, and professional boxing.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/teams/stadium?team=nyy   (158 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium
Asked to leave the Polo Grounds when his Yankees began outdrawing the Giants in 1920, owner Jacob Ruppert seized the opportunity to build what would become the most famous stadium in all of baseball, a triple-decked wonder called Yankee Stadium.
The grandstand was extended around the foul poles by 1928, with wooden bleachers surrounding the rest of the outfield, and the top of the stadium was ringed with a distinctive white fence facade.
Yankee Stadium's still-spacious outfield favors pitchers, even though it has little foul territory and a close right-field corner that is extremely inviting to left-handed sluggers.
www.fortunecity.com /athena/thatcher/2042/Yankee.htm   (512 words)

  
 WasWatching.com: Yankee Stadium Archives
The Yankees will be able to deduct some of the costs of building and operating the stadium from their contributions to other teams under the league’s revenue-sharing agreement.
Yankees president Randy Levine pitched the team's new stadium plans to a different set of pinstripes yesterday, but the crowd was clearly on his team.
When the Yankees announced their intent to construct the $800 million project last June, they said the costs of rebuilding would be cheaper than a renovation, which would have included moving the facade.
www.waswatching.com /archives/yankee_stadium/index.html   (5999 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yankee Stadium almost hosted games during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States, however FIFA eventually nixed the plan.
His distinctive voice (Yankee legend Reggie Jackson has called him "the Voice of God"), and the way he announces players for over half a century has made him a part of the lore of the stadium and the team.
The $1.3 billion stadium project, which includes $450 million in public subsidies, is being constructed on 22 acres of public parkland north of the team's East 161st Street home.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yankee_Stadium   (5387 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Yankee Stadium: Books: Ray Robinson,Christopher Jennison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yankee Stadium was there long before George Steinbrenner took over, and, says the smart money, it will remain there, the most famous of all sporting cathedrals, long after the Boss is gone.
Ray Robinson's, "Yankee Stadium: 75 Years of Drama, Glamor, and Glory" is a great primer into one of the most historic holy lands of sports.
While the title says "Yankee Stadium", this is in essence a chronological history of the Yankees, with a little more emphasis on the stadium (mainly in pictures and captions), than other books.
www.amazon.com /Yankee-Stadium-Ray-Robinson/dp/0670870935   (1880 words)

  
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The Yankees provide a permanently stationed elevator operator in each Stadium elevator used by the general public.
Yankee Stadium is located at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx.
The Yankee Stadium subway stop is located right outside the Stadium at the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue.
www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/yankeeaccess.html   (882 words)

  
 New Yankee stadium
The city would finance the stadiums by issuing $1.6 billion in bonds, and the teams would have to reimburse the city.
In the summer of 2004, New York newspapers reported that the Yankees were on the verge of announcing plans for a new ballpark next to Yankee Stadium.
It was rumored that the Yankees would forgo the retractable roof and increase seating capacity to approximately 56,000.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/american/nyybpk.htm   (893 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium Speaks
I looked up at the spot where the "Yankee Stadium" sign was and heard a collective gasp from the crowd, as the steel ball started crashing down the concrete.
With each part of the stadium systematically being crushed, so were the cherished memories we all had.
As the cold steel ball hit the side of the stadium, out went the memory of a day when a dying man said, "He considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." As the right-field bleachers came crashing down, out went all the homeruns a man they called the "Bambino" hit.
www.yankeetradition.com /yankee_stadium_speaks.htm   (1343 words)

  
 New York Yankees : Ballpark : Yankee Stadium History
The Yankees organization has spent years developing plans for the self-financed stadium that will rise in Macombs Dam Park, adjacent to and north of the current field.
Construction on the planned 51,000-seat park is expected to begin in 2006, and should conclude in time for the 2009 season.
Yankee Stadium is for more than just baseball.
newyork.yankees.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/index.jsp   (306 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium Information
A 15-foot copper facade was erected to adorn the stadium's third deck, which became one of the stadium's most recognized and grandest features.
The exterior of Yankee Stadium was repainted, and a 138 foot tall replica of a Louisville Slugger baseball bat was placed near the entrance of the stadium.
In December of 2001, the Yankees and the City of New York tentatively agreed to build a new retractable roof stadium, adjacent to Yankee Stadium.
www.ultimateyankees.com /yankeestadiuminfo.html   (2505 words)

  
 Yankee Stadium - Schedule, Dates and MLB Baseball Tickets - Bronx, NY
Upcoming Events at the Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Yankee Stadium tickets are available now at The Ticket Company.
We are not affiliated with Yankee Stadium, Ticketmaster® or any box office.
Thank you for your interest in tickets for events at the Yankee Stadium.
www.tickco.com /venue_schedules/yankee_stadium.htm   (230 words)

  
 New York Yankees : The Official Site
Make a deposit now for 2007 New York Yankees Season Tickets!
A limited number of Hall of Fame Suites are available for the ALDS, ALCS, and the World Series.
Who was the Yankees' Pitcher of the Year?
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 Yankee Stadium
Visit a piece of baseball history--The House that Ruth Built!
Department will host a bus trip to historic Yankee
Have time to tour the Stadium including its famed Monument Park before the game.
www.wgoshen.org /Departments/Events/Yankee_Stadium/yankee_stadium.html   (58 words)

  
 SI.com - Major League Baseball - New York Yankees Stadium Page
SI.com - Major League Baseball - New York Yankees Stadium Page
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