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The Stadium hosted 37 of the 83 possible World Series during its existence (not counting 1974–75, and the 1994 strike), with the Yankees winning 26 of them. In total, the venue hosted 100 World Series games. 16 of the 17 World Series won in the Bronx were clinched at the 1923 Yankee Stadium, nine by the Yankees and seven by their opponents:
The 1984 World Series was scheduled to start in the National League park, but MLB actually had a contingency plan to instead start the Series at the American League park in the event that the Cubs won the NLCS against the San Diego Padres. This would have allowed the Wrigley Field-hosted (i.e. daytime) games to be held over the weekend; in ...
The stadium has hosted six Super Bowls (XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI, XLIV, LIV) the 2010 Pro Bowl, [7] two World Series (1997, 2003), four BCS National Championship Games (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), one CFP National Championship , one Copa América final , the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and WrestleMania XXVIII.
For the 2019 season, Tropicana Field closed its upper decks, as part of efforts and renovations to "create a more intimate, entertaining and appealing experience for our fans". This reduced the stadium's capacity to around 25,000–the lowest in the league. The team's average attendance in the 2018 season was only just over 14,000. [49]
The Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field is in the spotlight as the host of Games 3, 4 and 5 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers. It is the second time the stadium has hosted World Series ...
The stadium was the site of the first World Series game between the modern American and National Leagues in 1903, and also saw the first perfect game in the modern era, thrown by Cy Young on May 5, 1904. The playing field was built on a former circus lot and was extremely large by modern standards - 530 feet (160 m) to center field, later ...
Restoration of the groundskeeper's house (which from 1923 to 1957 was the home of the stadium groundskeeper) at the northwestern corner of the park was also completed in 2016. News report by Voice of America about ticket prices at the 2016 World Series, the first world series game at Wrigley Field in 71 years [25]
The stadium also was the temporary home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1958 to 1961, and was the host venue for games three, four, and five of the 1959 World Series. It was the site of the first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (later called Super Bowl I ) and Super Bowl VII.