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The National League won the Yankee Stadium game, 6–0, tying a record with four home runs, including one by hometown favorite Willie Mays. The 38,000 fans who attended the game also saw the Red Sox' Ted Williams in his final All-Star appearance. Showcasing its new renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted the All-Star Game on July 19, 1977.
Before the Yankees went to bat for the first time, the bat that Babe Ruth used to hit his first home run at the old Yankee Stadium in 1923 was placed momentarily on home plate. [93] In the bottom of the fifth inning of the same game, Jorge Posada hit the first Yankee home run in the new ballpark off of Lee, which also served as New York's first ...
The Yankees decided to use the day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the historic Yankee Stadium, complete with a logo marking the passage of time between 1923 and 2023.
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Dodger Stadium, born in 1962 and now the third oldest park in baseball; and Yankee Stadium, rebuilt in 2009 and still evoking a storied era. (Jae C. Hong; Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)
Declan Wholey, 20, a self-avowed Yankees “super fan” from Rhode Island. Matthew McDermott ... 24, proudly showed off his watch made from old seats from the old Yankee Stadium, which closed in ...
A new Baltimore Colts played here from 1953 to 1983 before moving to Indianapolis. The Ravens played here upon moving from Cleveland (though the NFL considers the Ravens as an expansion team) during the construction of Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards (now M&T Bank Stadium). [66] Yankee Stadium New York Yanks, New York Giants: New York, New York 1950
On July 21, 1984, which was Old-Timers' Day, the Yankees retired No. 9 for Roger Maris and No. 32 for Elston Howard while also dedicating plaques to both. [13] The Yankees moved the center field fence in to 410 feet (120 m), so that the Yankees could make Monument Park accessible to fans prior to most games at Yankee Stadium. [14]