Yankee Stadium (1923)

Former baseball stadium in the Bronx, New York

This article is about the former Yankee Stadium that opened in 1923. For the current Yankee Stadium, see Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium

"The House That Ruth Built"
"The Cathedral of Baseball"
The Stadium
"The Bronx Zoo"

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Aerial view in August 2002

Former names| Yankee ballpark (1922–1923)
Address| East 161st Street & River Avenue
Location| The Bronx, New York
Coordinates| 40°49′37″N 73°55′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.82694°N 73.92806°W﻿ / 40.82694; -73.92806Coordinates: 40°49′37″N 73°55′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.82694°N 73.92806°W﻿ / 40.82694; -73.92806
Owner| City of New York
Operator| New York Yankees
Capacity| 58,000 (1923) • 82,000 (1927) •
62,000 (1929) • 71,699 (1937) •
70,000 (1942) • 67,000 (1948) •
67,205 (1958) • 67,337 (1961) •
67,000 (1965) • 65,010 (1971) •
54,028 (1976) • 57,145 (1977) •
57,545 (1980) • 57,478 (2003) •
56,936 (2005)
Record attendance| 123,707 on August 3, 1958 Jehovah's Witnesses International Convention[1]
Field size| Left Field – 318 feet (97 m)
Left-Center – 399 feet (122 m)
Center Field – 408 feet (124 m)
Right-Center – 385 feet (117 m)
Right Field – 314 feet (96 m)
Backstop – 84 feet (26 m) File:YankeeStadium I Dimensions.svg
Surface| Grass
Construction
Broke ground| May 5, 1922
Opened| April 18, 1923
April 15, 1976 (re-opening)
Renovated| October 1973 – April 1976
Closed| September 30, 1973
November 9, 2008 (final tour)
Reopened| April 15, 1976
Demolished| March 2009 – May 13, 2010
Construction cost| $2.4 million
($34,417,738.10 in 2022)
Renovations: $167 million (1976; $795 million in 2021[2])
Architect| Osborn Engineering Corporation (1923)
Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury (1976)
General contractor| White Construction Co. (1923)
Tenants
New York Yankees (MLB) 1923–2008

NYU Violets (NCAA) part-time, 1926–1948
New York Yankees (AFL I / NFL) 1926–1928
New York Yankees (AFL II) 1936–1937
New York Yankees (AFL III) (1940)
New York Americans (AFL III) (1941)
New York Yankees (AAFC) (1946–1949)
New York Yanks (NFL) (1950–1951)
New York Giants (NFL) 1956–1973
Gotham Bowl (NCAA) 1962

New York Skyliners (USA) 1967
New York Generals (NPSL / NASL) 1967–1968
New York Cosmos (NASL) 1971, 1976

The original Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx in New York City. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees, one of the city's Major League Baseball franchises, from 1923 to 2008, except for 1974-75 when the stadium was renovated. It hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the home of the New York Giants National Football League (NFL) team from 1956 through September 1973. The stadium's nickname, "The House That Ruth Built",[3] is derived from Babe Ruth, the baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the stadium's opening and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. It has often been referred to as "The Cathedral of Baseball".

The stadium was built from 1922 to 1923 for $2.4 million ($34.4 million in 2022 dollars). Its construction was paid for entirely by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who was eager to have his own stadium after sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants baseball team the previous ten years. Located only a half-mile (0.8 km) north of the upper Manhattan location of the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium opened for the 1923 season and was hailed at the time as a one-of-a-kind facility in the country. Over the course of its history, Yankee Stadium became one of the most famous venues in the United States, having hosted a variety of events and historic moments during its existence. While many of these moments were baseball-related—including World Series games, no-hitters, perfect games, and historic home runs—the stadium also hosted boxing matches, the 1958 NFL Championship Game (referred to as The Greatest Game Ever Played), college football, concerts, Jehovah's Witnesses conventions (see record attendance), and three Papal Masses. The stadium went through many alterations and playing surface configurations over the years. The condition of the facility worsened in the 1960s and 1970s, prompting its closure for renovation from October 1973 through 1975. The renovation significantly altered the appearance of the venue and reduced the distance of the outfield fences.[4]

In 2006, the Yankees began building a new $2.3 billion stadium on public parkland adjacent to the stadium, which included $1.2 billion in public subsidies.[5] The design includes a replica of the frieze along the roof that had been part of the original Yankee Stadium. Monument Park, a Hall of Fame for prominent former Yankees, was relocated to the new stadium. Yankee Stadium closed following the 2008 season and the new stadium opened in 2009, adopting the "Yankee Stadium" moniker. The original Yankee Stadium was demolished in 2010, two years after it closed, and the 8-acre (3.2 ha) site was converted into a public park called Heritage Field.[6]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Planning and construction
* 1.2 1923–1973
* 1.3 1974–75 renovations and beyond
* 1.4 Replacement, closing, and demolition
* 2 Features
* 2.1 Design
* 2.2 Monument Park
* 2.3 Facade
* 2.4 Outfield dimensions
* 3 Legacy, traditions and mainstays
* 3.1 Bob Sheppard
* 3.2 Hammond Organ
* 3.3 Music
* 3.4 Meeting at "the bat"
* 3.5 Roll call
* 4 Stadium usage
* 4.1 Baseball
* 4.1.1 All-Star Games
* 4.1.2 Final game, 2008
* 4.1.3 Collegiate baseball
* 4.2 Boxing
* 4.3 College football
* 4.3.1 Games
* 4.4 Professional football
* 4.5 Soccer
* 4.5.1 International soccer matches
* 4.6 Hockey
* 4.7 Concerts
* 4.8 Other events
* 5 Photo gallery
* 6 References
* 6.1 Notes
* 6.2 Bibliography
* 7 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

### Planning and construction[edit | edit source]

The Yankees had played at the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan since 1913, sharing the venue with the New York Giants. However, relations between the two teams were rocky, with the Giants harboring resentment towards the Yankees. The Yankees had been looking for a new and permanent venue since at least 1909.[7] The local papers had periodic announcements about the Yankees acquiring and developing land in the Kingsbridge neighborhood for a new ballpark northeast of 225th and Broadway, and wrote about the park as if its construction was already in progress.[8][9] The Kingsbridge pipe dream continued with new owners Ruppert and Huston, but nothing came of it. The Yankees would remain tenants at the Polo Grounds for ten years, the same length of time they had spent at Hilltop Park.

For the 1920 season, the Yankees acquired star slugger Babe Ruth and in his first year with his new team, the Yankees drew 1.3 million fans to the Polo Grounds, outdrawing the Giants. By the middle of 1920, the Giants had issued an eviction notice to the Yankees, which was soon rescinded.[10] In 1921, the Yankees won their first American League pennant (but lost the then-best-of-nine 1921 World Series to the Giants in eight games, all played at the Polo Grounds). This exacerbated Giants owner Charles Stoneham's and manager John McGraw's resentment of the Yankees and reinforced their insistence that the Yankees find another place to play their home games. McGraw, always ready with a pointed quote for the sportswriters, derisively suggested that the Yankees relocate "to Queens or some other out-of-the-way place".[11]

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Main entrance during the 1920s

Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and Jacob Ruppert, the Yankees' owners since January 1915, finally decided to put the club's dream into reality and build their own stadium. The owners did so at considerable financial risk and speculation. Baseball teams typically played in 30,000-seat facilities, but Huston and Ruppert invoked Ruth's name when asked how the Yankees could justify a ballpark with 60,000 seats. The doubt over the Yankees' lasting power was amplified by baseball's sagging popularity after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players were expelled for conspiring with gamblers to fix that year's World Series. Many people also felt three baseball teams could not prosper in New York City, but Huston and Ruppert were confident the Yankees could thrive amongst the more established New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League (their gamble eventually paid off: Both National League teams relocated to California following the 1957 season). The total bill for construction of the stadium was $2.5 million.

Huston and Ruppert explored many areas for Yankee Stadium. Of the other sites being considered, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, at Amsterdam Avenue between 136th and 138th streets in Manhattan, nearly became reality.[12] Consideration was also given to building atop railroad tracks on the West Side of Manhattan (an idea revived in 1998) and to Long Island City, in Queens. The area Huston and Ruppert settled on was a 10 acres (4.0 ha) lumberyard in the Bronx within walking distance from and in sight of, Coogan's Bluff. The Polo Grounds was located on the Manhattan side of the Harlem River, at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue. Huston and Ruppert purchased the lumberyard from William Waldorf Astor for $600,000, equal to $9.71 million today. Construction began May 5, 1922 and Yankee Stadium opened to the public less than a year later. The stadium's walls were built of "an extremely hard and durable concrete that was developed by Thomas Edison",[13] with a total of 20,000 cubic yards (15,000 m3) of concrete used in the original structure.[14]

### 1923–1973[edit | edit source]

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The raising of the American flag on Opening Day in 1923

Yankee Stadium officially opened on Wednesday, April 18, 1923, with the Yankees' first home game, against the Boston Red Sox. According to the New York Evening Telegram, "everything smelled of ... fresh paint, fresh plaster and fresh grass". At 3 pm, the composer-conductor John Philip Sousa led the Seventh ("Silk-Stocking") Regiment Band in playing The Star-Spangled Banner. After a parade of the players and dignitaries, Babe Ruth was presented with a case containing a symbolically big bat. New York Governor Al Smith threw out the first pitch directly into the glove of catcher Wally Schang rather than the customary couple of feet wide. The Yankees went on to defeat Ruth's former team, the Boston Red Sox, by a score of 4–1, with Ruth hitting a three-run home run into the right-field stands. Asked later for his opinion of the stadium, he replied, "Some ball yard."[15]

Upon opening, Fred Lieb of the New York Evening Telegram dubbed it "The House That Ruth Built".[11][16] The Yankees also won their first World Series during the Stadium's inaugural season. Future Yankee manager Casey Stengel hit the first post-season home run in stadium history while playing with the opposing New York Giants.[17][18] The only other team to do so prior to the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals in (the new) Busch Stadium had been the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the 1909 World Series in Forbes Field's inaugural season; and the Boston Red Sox, who won the 1912 World Series in Fenway Park's first year. The Yankees accomplished this feat yet again in the New Yankee Stadium in the 2009 World Series.

The Stadium was the first facility in North America with three tiers, although the triple deck originally extended only to the left and right field corners. The concrete lower deck extended well into left field, with the obvious intention of extending the upper deck over it, which was accomplished during the 1926–27 off-season. As originally built, the stadium seated 58,000. For the stadium's first game, the announced attendance was 74,217 (with another 25,000 turned away); however, Yankees business manager Ed Barrow later admitted that the actual attendance was closer to 60,000. Regardless of what the figure was, it was undoubtedly more than the 42,000 fans who attended game five of the 1916 World Series at Braves Field, baseball's previous attendance record. However, during the 1920s and 1930s, the Yankees' popularity was such that crowds in excess of 80,000 were not uncommon. It was referred to as "the Yankee Stadium" (with the "s" in "stadium" sometimes lowercase) until the 1950s.

Yankee Stadium underwent more extensive renovations from 1936 through 1938. The wooden bleachers were replaced with concrete, shrinking the "death valley" area of left and center substantially, although the area was still much deeper than in most ballparks; and the second and third decks were extended to short right center. Runways were left between the bleachers and the triple-deck on each end, serving as bullpens. By 1938, the Stadium had assumed the "classic" shape that it would retain for the next 35 years. In April 1945, Yankees president Larry MacPhail announced that after the War, the Yankees would install an additional tier of bleachers to increase stadium capacity to 100,000. In addition to the bleachers, he also planned to add 2,000 additional box-seats by lowering the field and shortening the distance from the backstop to home-plate from 82 to 60 feet (25 to 18 m).[19] However, the plans fell through and the expansion did not take place.

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A pre-renovation Yankee Stadium in 1959

Many sources incorrectly state that prior to the 1955 season, Yankee Stadium's Ballantine Beer scoreboard was sold to the Phillies for use in Shibe Park. Although the two scoreboards possessed some superficial resemblances, they differed in many details and the Yankee Stadium scoreboard remained at Yankee Stadium until 1959 when it was replaced, two years after a different Ballantine scoreboard was installed at Shibe (by then renamed Connie Mack Stadium).[20]

The stadium was owned by the Yankees until December 17, 1953 when the ballclub's co-owners Dan Topping and Del Webb sold it and Blues Stadium for $6.5 million ($57,676,180 in 2016 dollars) to Arnold Johnson, who also dealt the land under the ballpark to the Knights of Columbus for $2 million ($17,746,517 in 2016 dollars).[21][22] After he purchased the Philadelphia Athletics and transferred the franchise to Kansas City on November 8, 1954, Johnson sold Yankee Stadium to John W. Cox on March 22, 1955.[23] Cox, a 1927 graduate of Rice University, donated the ballpark to his alma mater on July 19, 1962.[24]

In the 1966–67 offseason, during the period in which Rice owned the stadium, the concrete exterior was painted white, and the interior was painted blue.[25] The metal frieze circling the upper deck was painted white.

### 1974–75 renovations and beyond[edit | edit source]

In 1970, newly reelected Mayor John Lindsay approached team president Michael Burke of CBS, which owned the Yankees, with an offer to spend $25 million on improvements to Yankee Stadium. (Six years earlier, the Mets' new home, Shea Stadium, had opened in Queens at a similar public cost.) By this time, it was obvious that the stadium had significant structural issues; concrete chunks were seen[by whom?] falling from the stands.

Burke floated two proposals to build a new stadium on the same site in the Bronx; one included a dome. CBS also asked for 10,000 additional parking spaces and road improvements to alleviate traffic. In August 1971, the New York Giants football team announced that it would leave Yankee Stadium for a new football-only stadium in the Meadowlands Sports Complex under development in New Jersey. In 1971, the city of New York forced (via eminent domain) Rice to sell the stadium for a mere $2.5 million (equivalent to $16.7 million today). That December, after significant lobbying by Lindsay, the New York City Board of Estimate approved $24 million ($140 million in 2014 dollars) for the city to renovate Yankee Stadium. The figure included $3.5 million for the purchase of the stadium and the 8-acre (3.2 ha) piece of land from Rice University and the Knights of Columbus.[26] At the time, New York City was on the brink of bankruptcy.[27] In January 1973, CBS sold the Yankees to a group led by George Steinbrenner for $10 million. Yankee Stadium closed for renovation on September 30, 1973. The Yankees played their home games in 1974 and 1975 at Shea Stadium (The NFL Giants played their last Yankee Stadium game on September 23 (a tie),[28] then went to the Yale Bowl through 1974, Shea in 1975, and the new Giants Stadium in 1976). When the renovated stadium opened in 1976 on April 15, the cost had ballooned to $160 million ($762 million in 2021 dollars); originally borne by New York City, it is now being paid off by New York State.

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The post-renovation interior of the stadium, pictured in August 2007.

The outside shell of the stadium remained the same, with its original concrete walls painted over. Among the more noticeable changes after the renovation was the removal of 118 columns reinforcing each tier of the stadium's grandstand. The stadium's roof, including its distinctive 15 feet (4.6 m) metal frieze, was replaced by the new upper shell and new lights were added. A white painted concrete replica of the frieze was added atop the wall encircling the bleachers. The playing field was lowered by about 7 feet (2.1 m) and moved outward slightly. Escalators and ramps were added in three sections to make the upper deck more accessible. The original wooden stadium seats were replaced with wider plastic ones and the upper deck expanded upward nine rows, excluding the walkway. A new upper concourse was built above the old and original concourse exits were closed in by new seating. A new middle tier was built featuring a larger press box and 16 luxury boxes. About one-third of the bleacher seats were eliminated, their middle section converted to a blacked-out batter's eye. A wall was built behind the bleachers blocking the views from Gerard Avenue and the elevated subway platform above River Avenue. On this wall, the Yankees erected the first instant replay display in baseball, referred to in literature as a "telescreen". All told, the Stadium was reduced to a listed capacity of 57,545. The Stadium's playing field was drastically altered. "Death Valley" was reduced by more than 40 feet (12 m) while the right-field home-run porch was moved out. Monuments once in play were moved to a newly created Monument Park. In 1985, the left field fence was moved in and the stadium assumed its final dimensions in 1988. Although it was essentially the same structure, the renovations were significant enough that some sources consider them two different stadiums. The ESPN Sports Almanac, for instance, calls the original stadium "Yankee Stadium I" and the renovated stadium "Yankee Stadium II".

On April 13, 1998, an 18-inch (46 cm) long beam fell onto a seat before a scheduled game causing the postponement of two games and the relocation of a third to nearby Shea Stadium while the stadium was inspected.[29]

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The post-renovation exterior of the stadium, as it appeared in 2006.

### Replacement, closing, and demolition[edit | edit source]

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Logo to commemorate the stadium's last season.

After years of speculation that the Yankees would build a new ballpark to replace Yankee Stadium, construction on a new facility began on August 16, 2006, with a groundbreaking ceremony across the street in Macombs Dam Park, the site of the new stadium. The Yankees played their final two seasons in the stadium in 2007 and 2008 while the new venue was being built.

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Demolition in February 2010 (top), and 3 months later, the remains of the original stadium (bottom left) next to the new Yankee Stadium (bottom right)

After the final game in the Stadium's history was played on September 21, 2008, public tours of Yankee Stadium continued until November 23, 2008. November 9, 2008 was the last day the public tours included Monument Park and the retired number area. On November 12, 2008, construction workers began removing memorials from Monument Park for relocation to the new facility.[30] On November 8, 2008, former Yankees Scott Brosius, Paul O'Neill, David Cone and Jeff Nelson, all members of the 1998 World Series championship team, joined 60 children from two Bronx based youth groups Youth Force 2020 and the ACE Mentor Program in ceremoniously digging up home plate, the pitcher's mound pitching plate (rubber) and the surrounding dirt of both areas and transporting them to comparable areas of new Yankee Stadium.[31]

An official closing ceremony was reportedly discussed to occur in November 2008, but was scrapped when the organization decided the final event should be a baseball game.[32] Yankee officials said that while the team had contemplated a final ceremony (with any proceeds going to charity), talk of a concert was just media speculation.[33]

The front office staff vacated the premises on January 23, 2009.[34] Demolition began in March 2009 with the removal of the playing field.[35] On May 13, 2009, the process of removing seats began and was completed on June 8.[36][37] On September 3 and 4, the iconic white facade was dismantled.[38][39]

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Heritage Field in 2012, with the new Yankee Stadium in background

On November 4, 2009, construction workers began tearing down the outfield bleachers, marking the first major structural demolition of the old ballpark.[40] On November 12, demolition work began on the field level grandstand.[41] By the end of November, most of the grandstand and bleachers at field level were gone.[42] By the first week of December, demolition of the midlevel loge seats had begun.[43][44] By January 2010, the loge level was gone and demolition began on the left field escalator bank adjacent to Gate 2. In February 2010, demolition work began on the upper deck and the outfield wall; the final part of the outfield wall (the Continental Airlines ad, the out-of-town scoreboard and the remaining part of the advertising panel to its right) was taken down February 24, 2010.[45] By March 25, the entire upper deck was taken down.

Following an unsuccessful attempt to save Gate 2 (the only portion of the original Yankee Stadium that mostly remained unaltered after the venue's renovation), demolition of the outer walls of the stadium began on March 29. Demolition of the original Yankee Stadium was completed on May 13, 2010.[46][47]

A 10-acre (40,000 m2) park complex called Heritage Field was constructed on the old stadium site, accounting for 40% of the original parkland that is now occupied by the new Stadium.[6] The groundbreaking ceremony for Heritage Field took place on June 29, 2010.[48] Heritage Field was officially opened in April 2012.[49] At its opening, a blue outline showing the location of the original Yankee Stadium diamond was interwoven into the grass, showing that second base on the new field is in the approximate location of home plate of the original diamond.[50]

## Features[edit | edit source]

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### Design[edit | edit source]

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An aerial view of Yankee Stadium shows the asymmetrical shape of the venue.

Yankee Stadium was the first three-tiered sports facility in the United States and one of the first baseball parks to be given the lasting title of stadium. Baseball teams typically played in a park or a field. The word stadium deliberately evoked ancient Greece, where a stade was a unit of measure—the length of a footrace; the buildings that housed these footraces were called stadia. Yankee Stadium was one of the first to be designed with the intent to be a multi-purpose facility. The field was initially surrounded by a (misshapen) 0.25-mile (0.40 km) running track, which effectively also served as a warning track for outfielders, a feature now standard on all major league fields. The left and right field bleacher sections were laid out roughly at a right angle to the third base stands, to be properly positioned for both track-and-field events and football. The large electronic scoreboard in right-center field, featuring both teams' lineups and scores of other baseball games, was the first of its kind.

As Yankee Stadium owed its creation largely to Ruth, its design partially accommodated the game's left-handed-hitting slugger. Initially the fence was 295 feet (90 m) from home plate down the right-field line, referred to as the "short porch" and 350 feet (110 m) to near right field, compared with 490 feet (150 m) to the deepest part of center field, nicknamed "Death Valley". The right-field bleachers were appropriately nicknamed "Ruthville". Although the right field fences were eventually pushed back after the 1974–1975 renovations, they were still relatively close to home plate and retained the "short porch" moniker, favoring future Yankee lefty sluggers such as Graig Nettles and Reggie Jackson. There is an urban legend that the stadium's field level was several feet below sea level, but that is easily disproven by observing how much higher the stadium site was (and is) than the level of the nearby Harlem River. The altitude of the old ballpark's site is 39 feet (12 m) above sea level.[citation needed]

### Monument Park[edit | edit source]

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Monument Park featured monuments and plaques dedicated to Yankee greats.

Main article: Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)

Monument Park was an open-air museum that contained the Yankees' retired numbers, as well as a collection of monuments and plaques honoring distinguished members of the New York Yankees. It was located beyond the left-center field fences, near the bullpens.

The origins of Monument Park can be traced to the original three monuments of Lou Gehrig, Miller Huggins and Babe Ruth that once used to stand in-play in center field. Over the years, the Yankees continued to honor players and personnel with additional monuments and plaques. After the 1974–1975 renovations of Yankee Stadium, the outfield fence was moved in, enclosing the monuments and plaques on the old fence and creating "Monument Park". A visual collection of retired numbers was soon added to this location. Monument Park remained there until the stadium's closing in 2008; after the new Yankee Stadium opened, the retired numbers, plaques, and monuments were moved into a new Monument Park in the new ballpark.

### Facade[edit | edit source]

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The facade over the wall behind the bleachers

One of the most distinguishing characteristics of Yankee Stadium was the facade, which consisted of a green frieze that originally ran along the front of the roof of the triple-decked grandstand, and after a renovation, it ran atop the bleacher billboards and scoreboard. The frieze was made of copper and developed a green patina over time until it was painted white during the 1960s.[51]

Until the September 30, 1973–April 14, 1976 renovation, the Yankees' American League championship pennants hung from the frieze. Tony Morante, who was in charge of tours at the Stadium, found most of these pennants in a box in 2004 and brought them to team executives to have them restored for display at the new Stadium.[52]

The YES Network uses the frieze in its graphics. It was incorporated into the logo for the 2008 All-Star Game held at the Stadium. It is also used around the main grandstand at the team's spring training facility, which has the post-reconstruction dimensions.

### Outfield dimensions[edit | edit source]

During its 87-year existence, Yankee Stadium's dimensions were changed several times. The many photographs taken throughout the stadium's history serve as references, especially as the Yankees were among the first to post distance markers on the outfield walls, doing so beginning in 1928.

In its 1923 incarnation, the right and left field foul lines hit the box seat railings at a distance of only about 257 feet from home plate.[53] This did not pose too much of a problem for pitchers, as the seating angled away sharply, especially in left field. The right field corner was a problem for the outfielders, as its construction tended to make a bounding fair ball take an unpredictable carom. This problem, dubbed the "bloody angle" by the players, was solved prior to the 1924 season by moving the infield some ten feet toward center and rotating it slightly. That resulted in a new left field distance of 281 feet 1 inch (85.67 m), and a new right field of 294 feet 6 inches (89.76 m) (eventually posted as 295).[54]

By 1928 some of the box seats had been chiseled away in the left field corner, allowing a somewhat longer foul line distance of 301 feet (92 m). The seating curved away sharply and the far corner of the lower left stand was 402 feet (123 m) away. The large wooden bleachers remained well out of reach to most batters hitting toward left and center fields. In 1928 the deep left-center field corner was marked as 490 feet (150 m), with the deep right-center field corner 429. The "straightaway" right field distance (at an exit gate) was marked 350 and the right field foul line 295. The right field area would remain the only hitter-friendly portion of the outfield before its 1970s remodeling.

When the wooden bleachers were replaced by a concrete structure in the 1930s, its left corner (now aligned with the main stand) was marked as 415 feet (126 m). Deep left center shrank to a mere 461 feet (141 m), behind the flagpole. As the monuments began to accumulate, the 461 sign was moved a few feet to the right. The deep right-center corner was 407, the right corner of the bleacher area was 367, and the right field line 296, with a 344 sign about halfway between them. A 457 sign was eventually added to left-center's "Death Valley", between the 402/415 pair and the 461.

The 415 sign in deep left field appears in clips of Al Gionfriddo's catch of Joe DiMaggio's long drive in the 1947 World Series. That sign, and its 367 counterpart in right field, were both covered by auxiliary scoreboards during the 1949 season. Those boards displayed the current game inning-by-inning along with runs-hits-errors.

When the stadium reopened in 1976, the distance in straight-away center field was 417 feet (127 m). The deepest part of the outfield was in left center at 430 feet (130 m). The most recent field dimensions were reached primarily by moving the Yankee bullpen to left-center from right and making a few other changes so as to bring the left-center field wall in. The 1973-era left-center field wall locations could still be seen in 1976, as this is where the outfield bleacher seats began.

The following is a partial list of the stadium's dimensions throughout the years:[55][56][57]

Year  | Left Field
Line  | Straightaway
Left Field  | Left Center  | Deepest
Center Field  | Right Center  | Straightaway
Right Field  | Right Field
Line  | Backstop

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1923  | 257 ft (78 m)  | ?  | ?  | 498 ft (152 m)  | ?  | ?  | 257.5 ft (78.5 m)  | ?
1924  | 281 ft (86 m)  | 395 ft (120 m)  | 460 ft (140 m)  | 490 ft (150 m)  | 429 ft (131 m)  | 350 ft (110 m)  | 295 ft (90 m)  | 82 ft (25 m)
1937  | 301 ft (92 m)  | 402 ft (123 m) /
415 ft (126 m).  | 457 ft (139 m)  | 461 ft (141 m)  | 407 ft (124 m)  | 367 ft (112 m) /
344 ft (105 m).  | 296 ft (90 m)  | 82 ft (25 m)
1976  | 312 ft (95 m)  | 387 ft (118 m)  | 430 ft (130 m)  | 417 ft (127 m)  | 385 ft (117 m)  | 353 ft (108 m)  | 310 ft (94 m)  | 84 ft (26 m)
1985  | 312 ft (95 m)  | 379 ft (116 m)  | 411 ft (125 m)  | 410 ft (120 m)  | 385 ft (117 m)  | 353 ft (108 m)  | 310 ft (94 m)  | 84 ft (26 m)
1988  | 318 ft (97 m)  | 379 ft (116 m)  | 399 ft (122 m)  | 408 ft (124 m)  | 385 ft (117 m)  | 353 ft (108 m)  | 314 ft (96 m)  | 82 ft (25 m)

After a mid-1960s remodeling, the 461 marker[58] was replaced by a 463 marker slightly farther to the left of the pair of double doors[59] and a 433 marker was added between the 463 and 407 markers[60] ostensibly to represent true straightaway center field (being roughly at the midpoint of the batter's-eye screen).

## Legacy, traditions and mainstays[edit | edit source]

### Bob Sheppard[edit | edit source]

From 1951 through 2007, Bob Sheppard was the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium. His distinctive voice (Yankee legend Reggie Jackson has called him "the Voice of God") and the way he announced players for over half a century made him a part of the lore of the stadium and the team. Before a player's first at-bat of the game, Sheppard announced his position, his uniform number, his name, and his uniform number again. Example: "Now batting for the Yankees, the shortstop, number 2, Derek Jeter, Number 2." For each following at-bat, Sheppard announced just the position and name: "The shortstop, Derek Jeter." Due to health reasons, 96-year-old Sheppard announced his last game on September 5, 2007.[61] He did sign a new two-year contract with the Yankees in March 2008 but lacked the strength necessary to do the job and missed the entire 2008 season,[62] including the 2008 All-Star Game,[63] which was played at Yankee Stadium. He could not announce the final game at the old stadium in September 2008, but recorded a video address that was played during the pregame ceremonies and also recorded the lineups for the game. He officially announced his retirement after the 2009 season.[64] Sheppard died in July 2010.[62]

### Hammond Organ[edit | edit source]

The Hammond Organ was installed at Yankee Stadium in 1967 and was primarily played by Eddie Layton from its introduction until his retirement after the 2003 season. The playing of the organ has added to the character of the stadium for many years, playing before games, introducing players, during the national anthem and the rendition of "Take me out to the ball game" during the seventh-inning stretch. After Layton's retirement, he got to pick his replacement, Paul Cartier.[65] In recent years, the use of the organ has been decreased in favor of recorded music between innings and introducing players. Since the 2004 season, the national anthem has rarely been performed by the organists, opting for military recordings of the Star Spangled Banner. In 2005, a new Hammond Elegante was installed replacing the original Hammond Colonnade.

### Music[edit | edit source]

One of the most famous traditions for Yankee Stadium was playing Frank Sinatra's version of the "Theme from New York, New York" over the loudspeakers after every home win, since 1980. Sinatra's version was not played after Yankee losses, but rather a different version of the song was played.

After the September 11 attacks, all American Major League Baseball stadiums started playing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch for the remainder of the 2001 season. Many teams ceased this practice the following season, although it has continued in postseason events at many cities and become a tradition at Yankee Stadium alongside '"Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Usually, a recording of "God Bless America" by Kate Smith was played, although sometimes there was a live performance by Irish tenor Ronan Tynan. For part of the 2005 season, the Yankees used a recording of Tynan, but the Smith version was reinstated due to fan complaints about the long duration of the Tynan version. The tradition of playing Smith's version continued in the new stadium until April 2019, when accusations surfaced that some of her other songs contained racist lyrics. For the final game at Yankee Stadium, Tynan performed "God Bless America" live, including the rarely heard introduction to the song (which Tynan included every time he performed the song at a Yankees game). Currently, "God Bless America" is played on the organ at the new stadium during the seventh-inning stretch.

When the Yankees scored a run, a version of the Westminster chime played as the last player to score in the at-bat gets to home plate. The version of the chime is the beginning of "Workaholic" by the music group 2 Unlimited. When the Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera entered a game, he was accompanied by Metallica's "Enter Sandman". Since 1996, the Yankees' World Series championships were celebrated with the playing of Queen's "We Are the Champions" followed by Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York".

### Meeting at "the bat"[edit | edit source]

File:TheSlugger.jpg

The Louisville Slugger-shaped exhaust pipe

Outside the stadium's main entrance gate stands a 138-foot (42 m) tall exhaust pipe in the shape of a baseball bat, complete with tape at the handle that frays off at the end. It is sponsored by Hillerich & Bradsby, makers of the famous Louisville Slugger line of baseball bats, which is specifically designed to look like a Babe Ruth model. As the most prominent feature on the stadium's exterior, recognizable even to first-time visitors, the bat was often used as a designated meeting spot for fans to meet their ticket holding friends before entering the stadium.

The "Bat" continues to stand outside the Metro North Station, built in 2009. A 450-foot (140 m) long pedestrian walkway and its staircase meet at the "bat".[66]

### Roll call[edit | edit source]

Main article: Bleacher Creatures

Beginning in the 1990s and after the first pitch was thrown at the top of the first inning, the "Bleacher Creatures" in Section 39, usually led by a man nicknamed Bald Vinny, began chanting the names of every player in the defensive lineup (except the pitcher and catcher, with some rare exceptions), starting with the center fielder. They did not stop chanting the player's name until he acknowledged the Creatures (usually with a wave or a point), who then moved on to the next player. Other names called out during roll call from time to time have included Yankee broadcasters John Sterling and Michael Kay or Aaron Boone, Bucky Dent and Babe Ruth when the Yankees hosted the rival Boston Red Sox. Sometimes, after a long rain delay, the Creatures started another Roll Call for comedic effect. Often when a player was replaced in the field, their replacement was also welcomed with a chant. In 2008, center fielder Melky Cabrera booted a routine grounder while attempting to wave to the fans.

## Stadium usage[edit | edit source]

See also: List of events at Yankee Stadium (1923)

### Baseball[edit | edit source]

In its 86 years of existence, Yankee Stadium hosted 6,581 regular season home games for the Yankees. Only Fenway Park (Boston), Wrigley Field (Chicago), Sportsman's Park (St. Louis), and Tiger Stadium (Detroit) have hosted more games. Due to the Yankees' frequent appearances in the World Series, Yankee Stadium played host to 161 postseason games, more than any other stadium in baseball history. 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:

* Yankees, in 1927, 1938, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1977, 1996 and 1999
* St. Louis Cardinals, in 1926 and 1942
* Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1955, the only World Championship won by the Dodgers before moving to Los Angeles.
* Milwaukee Braves, in 1957, the only World Series won by a Milwaukee team.
* Cincinnati Reds, in 1976
* Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1981
* Florida Marlins, in 2003

The Yankees won their first 26 World Series championships while playing in Yankee Stadium, with their 27th coming in the first year of playing at its namesake replacement (2009).

Perhaps the most memorable moment in the venue's history came on July 4, 1939, designated as "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day". Gehrig, forced out of action permanently by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and facing his impending death, gave a legendary farewell speech thanking his fans and colleagues for making him "the luckiest man on the face of the earth".[67]

Many memorable and historic games have been played at Yankee Stadium. All three perfect games thrown by Yankee pitchers have occurred at the Stadium. Don Larsen threw a perfect game on October 8, 1956, in the fifth game of the World Series, while David Wells and David Cone threw theirs on May 17, 1998, and July 18, 1999, respectively. No-hitters were thrown by Monte Pearson, Bob Feller, Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks, Dave Righetti, Jim Abbott, Dwight Gooden and a combination of six Houston Astros pitchers in one game.[68]

The Stadium was the site of a nationally televised game on August 6, 1979, the same day as the funeral for departed Yankees captain Thurman Munson. The team attended the funeral in Canton, Ohio earlier in the day and flew to New York for an emotional game. Bobby Murcer drove in all five runs for the Yankees, including a game winning two-run single that defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5–4.

Many historic home runs have been hit at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit the ballpark's first home run on its Opening Day in 1923.[69] Ruth also set the then-league record for most home runs in a single season by hitting his 60th home run in 1927. Roger Maris would later break this record in 1961 at Yankee Stadium on the final day of the season by hitting his 61st home run. In 1967, Mickey Mantle slugged his 500th career home run. Chris Chambliss won the 1976 ALCS by hitting a "walk-off" home run in which thousands of fans ran onto the field as Chambliss circled the bases. A year later, in the 1977 World Series, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs on three consecutive pitches in the championship-clinching Game 6. In 1983, the Pine Tar Incident involving George Brett occurred; Brett's go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of the game was overturned for his bat having too much pine tar, resulting in him furiously charging out of the dugout. In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, Derek Jeter hit a fly ball to right-field that was interfered with by fan Jeffrey Maier but ruled a home run. In Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, Aaron Boone hit an extra-inning "walk-off" home run to send the Yankees to the World Series. The Red Sox would get revenge coming back from 3-0 and beating their rivals in Yankee Stadium the following year. On August 6, 2007, Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run against the Kansas City Royals at the Stadium. José Molina hit the ballpark's last home run in its final game on September 21, 2008.[70]

In 2001, six weeks after the September 11 attacks, Yankee Stadium hosted an emotional three games in the World Series. For Game 3, President George W. Bush hurled the ceremonial first pitch, throwing a strike. In Game 4, Tino Martinez hit a game-tying home run off Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-hyun Kim with two outs in the ninth inning. Derek Jeter hit the winning "walk-off" home run in extra innings off Kim, earning himself the nickname "Mr. November". The following night in Game 5, the Yankees replicated their heroics from the previous night; Scott Brosius hit a game-tying home run off Kim with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning en route to a win.

#### All-Star Games[edit | edit source]

On July 11, 1939, Major League Baseball held its seventh All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, in concert with the World's Fair being held at Flushing-Meadows in Queens. Yankees manager Joe McCarthy loaded his American League team with pinstripes: Bill Dickey (catcher), Joe DiMaggio (outfield), Joe Gordon (second base), Red Rolfe (third base), George Selkirk (outfield) and Red Ruffing (pitcher) were all in the starting lineup. Reserve players included Frank Crosetti (shortstop), Lou Gehrig (first base), Lefty Gomez (pitcher) and Johnny Murphy (pitcher). The American League won, 3–1, behind a home run by DiMaggio, in front of more than 62,000. This was the second All-Star Game held in New York; the Polo Grounds had hosted the event in 1934.

From 1959 to 1962, Major League Baseball held two All-Star Games each year. On July 13, 1960, Yankee Stadium hosted baseball's second All-Star Game in three days. The National League won both games. In the latter game, Whitey Ford was the starting pitcher. Yogi Berra (catcher), Mickey Mantle (outfield), Roger Maris (outfield) and Bill Skowron (first base) were in the starting lineup; Jim Coates (pitcher) and Elston Howard (catcher) were reserves. 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. With the Yankees defending their 1976 pennant, Billy Martin managed the American League team on his home field. The National League won its sixth consecutive All-Star Game, 7–5, in front of more than 56,000 fans; the senior circuit's streak would reach 11. Reggie Jackson (outfield) and Willie Randolph (second base) started for the American League; Sparky Lyle (pitcher), Thurman Munson (catcher) and Graig Nettles (third base) also made the team. Jim Palmer was the game's starting pitcher because Nolan Ryan refused to play when Martin asked him.

In honor of its final year of existence, in July 2008, Yankee Stadium hosted 2008 All-Star Game festivities. The Yankees were represented by Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera. In the Home Run Derby, Josh Hamilton set a single-round record with 28 home runs in the first round. At one point, he hit 13 straight home runs, many of which landed in the stadium's upper deck and deep into the right field bleachers, spurring the crowd to chant his name. Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau won the competition defeating Hamilton in the final round. The following evening, the American League won the 2008 All-Star Game 4–3 in 15 innings. Michael Young hit the game winning sacrifice fly in the 15th inning off Brad Lidge. The game was the longest in All-Star Game history by time, lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes and tied for the longest in history by innings, tied with the 1967 All-Star Game and was played in front of 55,632 people. J. D. Drew was named game MVP going 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs.

#### Final game, 2008[edit | edit source]

File:Final Yankees Game.jpg

Yankee Stadium after the last game was played on September 21, 2008.

Yankee Stadium hosted its final baseball game on September 21, 2008. The ceremonies for the final game at Yankee Stadium began with the opening of Monument Park, as well as allowing Yankee fans to walk on the warning track around the field. Many former Yankee greats, including Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Reggie Jackson, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Willie Randolph, Roy White and Chris Chambliss took their positions in the playing field as their names were announced by the legendary Bob Sheppard. Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the final game in "The House That Ruth Built".

With Andy Pettitte as the starting pitcher, the Yankees played their final game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles, recording the final out at 11:43 pm EDT in a 7–3 Yankee victory. Among many lasts to be recorded, a long-time standing question was answered. It was first wondered by Babe Ruth after he hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium on its opening day of April 18, 1923:

> I was glad to have hit the first home run in this park. God only knows who will hit the last.

That player turned out to be Yankees backup catcher José Molina, as he hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning two-run home run in the fourth inning.[71]

Other lasts were Jason Giambi recording the last hit in Yankee Stadium, driving in Brett Gardner, who scored the last run in Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera made the final pitch in the stadium with Cody Ransom recording the final out at first base. In the eighth inning, Derek Jeter became the final Yankee to bat in Yankee Stadium.

After the game was over, captain Derek Jeter delivered a speech on the field surrounded by his teammates. In the unplanned speech, Jeter thanked and saluted the fans:

> For all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play. And every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for eighty-five years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history, and a lot of memories.

> Now the great thing about memories is you're able to pass it along from generation to generation. And although things are going to change next year, we're going to move across the street, there are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change— its pride, its tradition, and most of all, we have the greatest fans in the world.

> And we are relying on you to take the memories from this stadium, add them to the new memories that come at the new Yankee Stadium, and continue to pass them on from generation to generation. So on behalf of the entire organization, we just want to take this moment to salute you, the greatest fans in the world.

Afterwards, the team circled the stadium on the warning track waving to fans and wishing the stadium goodbye.

Line score[72]
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New York | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 1
WP: Andy Pettitte (14–14)  LP: Chris Waters (3–4)
Home runs:
BAL: None
NYY: Johnny Damon (16), Jose Molina (3)

#### Collegiate baseball[edit | edit source]

From 1970 to 1987, the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) played its annual all-star game at various major league stadiums. The games were interleague contests between the CCBL and the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL). The 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1980 games were played at Yankee Stadium.[73][74][75] The star of the 1973 contest was game MVP and future major league manager Jim Riggleman. The 1980 game starred future New York Mets all-star pitcher Ron Darling of Yale University. In the game, Darling singled, doubled and homered as the CCBL left fielder, then came on in the final inning to pitch in relief, preserving the CCBL's one-run victory.[76]

### Boxing[edit | edit source]

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When Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the Polo Grounds continued to host boxing matches; however, Yankee Stadium was home to prizefighting beginning in its first few months. Benny Leonard retained the lightweight championship in a 15-round decision over Lew Tendler on July 24, 1923, in front of more than 58,000 fans. It was the first of 30 championship bouts to be held at the Stadium. (This excludes dozens of non-title fights.) The boxing ring was placed over second base; a 15-foot (4.6 m) vault contained electrical, telegraph and telephone connections. In July 1927, the aging former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey came from behind to defeat heavily favored Jack Sharkey by delivering several questionable punches that were deemed illegal. Sharkey had similarly bad luck in a July 1930 heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium, when his knockout punch to Max Schmeling was ruled illegal; Schmeling won by default. In July 1928, Gene Tunney upheld the heavyweight title against Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, and then retired as champion.

Perhaps the most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was on June 22, 1938, when Joe Louis, an African-American, squared off against Schmeling, a German. Adolf Hitler followed the rematch carefully, imploring Schmeling to defeat Louis, whom Hitler publicly berated. This left some with what they perceived as a moral predicament: root for the black fighter, or for the Nazi. Schmeling had defeated Louis in 1936, but in defense of his title, Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round. This was one of eight championship fights the "Brown Bomber" fought at Yankee Stadium.

On July 1, 1939, Max Baer defeated Lou Nova at Yankee Stadium, in the first televised boxing match in the United States. The event was broadcast by television station W2XBS, forerunner of WNBC-TV. (The World Series was not televised until 1947.) On September 27, 1946, Tony Zale knocked out New York native Rocky Graziano for the middleweight crown; it was the first of three bouts between Zale and Graziano.

On June 25, 1952, middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson sought his third title against light-heavyweight champ Joey Maxim at Yankee Stadium. More than 47,000 saw Robinson outfight Maxim but lose due to heat exhaustion in round 14 (due to the weather that topped 104 °F (40 °C)). The referee who declared Maxim the winner was the second that night; the first had left the fight due to heat exhaustion.

On June 26, 1959, 5-1 Swedish underdog Ingemar Johansson defeated Floyd Patterson at the stadium by stoppage in the third round to become world heavyweight champion.

After its 1970s renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted only one championship fight. On September 28, 1976, a declining Muhammad Ali defended his heavyweight crown against Ken Norton. To that point, Norton was one of only two boxers who had beaten Ali (in 1973); this was their third and final, meeting. Norton led for most of the fight, but Ali improved in the later rounds to win by unanimous decision.

### College football[edit | edit source]

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File:The Kick-off, Georgia Tech vs. Penn State, 1925.jpg

Georgia Tech vs. Penn State at Yankee Stadium, 1925

The first college football game played in Yankee Stadium was a 3-0 Syracuse victory over Pittsburgh on October 20, 1923.[77] When an ill Ruth could not lead the Yankees to the World Series in 1925, college football took center stage at Yankee Stadium that fall. The fiercely competitive Notre Dame–Army game moved to Yankee Stadium, where it remained until 1947. In the 1928 game, with the score 0–0 at halftime, legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech (with reference to All-American halfback George Gipp, who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to defeat Army, 12–6. The 1929 game between the two teams had the highest attendance in the series at 79,408.[78] The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game at Yankee Stadium is regarded as one of the 20th century college football Games of the Century.[79]

Notre Dame played 24 games at Yankee Stadium, going 15–6–3. Army played 38, compiling a 17–17–4 record (including the best-attended game, on December 1, 1928, when Army lost to Stanford 26–0 before 86,000 fans). New York University played more games there than any other school, 96, using it as a secondary home field from 1923 to 1948, with a record of 52–40–4. Nearby Fordham University played 19 games there, going 13–5–1.

Eight college football games were played at Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, the first seven by New York University. Perhaps, the most famous Thanksgiving Day game was the first. Oregon State Agricultural College (now Oregon State) was the first West Coast team to travel across the country and play an East Coast team. 8–1 NYU was a 3–1 favorite to beat 5–3 OSAC, but Oregon State upset the hometown favorites 25–13. Will Rogers lamented what the "Oregon apple knockers" had done to his "city slickers" in a column after the game. After the 1928 game, NYU beat Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1931 and 1932, defeated Fordham in 1936, lost to Carnegie Tech in 1929 and lost to Fordham in 1934 and 1935. In the eighth game, in 1963, Syracuse beat Notre Dame, 14–7. This was a rematch following the teams' controversial 1961 game won by Notre Dame, 17–15.

The Gotham Bowl was scheduled to premiere at Yankee Stadium in 1960, but was canceled when no opponent could be found for Oregon State University. The 1961 game was moved to the Polo Grounds, and when just 6,166 people came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the University of Nebraska defeated the University of Miami, 36–34, the Gotham Bowl was never played again. The Miami-Nebraska game remains the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.

File:1969 Notre Dame - Army football Yankee Stadium.jpg

Notre Dame vs. Army at Yankee Stadium, 1969.

In 1969, Notre Dame and Army reprised their long series at the Stadium (1925–1946 except 1930) with one final game, which the Fighting Irish won, 45–0.[80] It was the final game at the stadium for either team.

Starting in 1971, the Stadium hosted the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic, a game between historically black colleges, often featuring Grambling State University of Louisiana, coached by Eddie Robinson, the first college coach to win 400 games. The Classic helped to spread the fame of Grambling and other similar schools. Yankee Stadium hosted its final Classic during the 1987 season, also the last time a football game was played there. Grambling lost to Central State University of Ohio, 37–21.[81]

The Classic has been held at Giants Stadium and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey's Meadowlands Sports Complex ever since, though the Yankees remain a supporter of the event.

#### Games[edit | edit source]

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October 20, 1923 | Syracuse | 3-0 | Pittsburgh | \-
October 17, 1925 | Army | 27-0 | Notre Dame | \-
November 13, 1926 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | Army | 63,029
November 12, 1927 | Army | 18-0 | Notre Dame | 65,678
November 10, 1928 | Notre Dame | 12-6 | Army | 78,188
December 1, 1928 | Stanford | 26-0 | Army | 86,000
November 30, 1929 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | Army | 79,408
November 8, 1930 | Army | 18-0 | Illinois | \-
December 13, 1930 | Army | 7-6 | Navy | \-
November 28, 1931 | Army | 12-0 | Notre Dame | 78,559
December 12, 1931 | Army | 17-7 | Navy | \-
November 26, 1932 | Notre Dame | 21-0 | Army | 78,115
December 2, 1933 | Notre Dame | 21-0 | Army | 73,594
November 24, 1934 | Notre Dame | 12–6 | Army | 78,757
November 16, 1935 | Notre Dame | 6–6 | Army | 78,114
November 14, 1936 | Notre Dame | 20–6 | Army | 74,423
November 13, 1937 | Notre Dame | 7–0 | Army | 76,359
October 29, 1938 | Notre Dame | 14–0 | Army | 76,338
November 4, 1939 | Notre Dame | 19–7 | Army | 75,632
November 2, 1940 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | Army | 75,474
November 1, 1941 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | Army | 75,226
November 7, 1942 | Notre Dame | 13-0 | Army | 74,946
November 21, 1942 | Army | 40–7 | Princeton | \-
November 6, 1943 | Notre Dame | 26-0 | Army | 75,121
November 11, 1944 | Army | 59-0 | Notre Dame | 75,142
October 13, 1945 | Army | 28–7 | Michigan | 62,878
November 10, 1945 | Army | 48-0 | Notre Dame | 74,621
November 9, 1946 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | Army | 74,121
October 11, 1947 | Army | 0–0 | Illinois | \-
October 9, 1948 | Army | 43–0 | Stanford | \-
October 14, 1950 | Army | 27–6 | Michigan | \-
November 3, 1951 | USC | 28-6 | Army | \-
October 31, 1959 | Army | 13-13 | Air Force | \-
November 5, 1960 | Army | 9–6 | Syracuse | \-
November 18, 1961 | Oklahoma | 14-8 | Army | \-
November 17, 1962 | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | Army | \-
December 15, 1962 | Nebraska | 36-34 | Miami (FL) | 6,166
November 28, 1963 | Syracuse | 14-7 | Notre Dame | 56,972
November 7, 1964 | Syracuse | 27-15 | Army | \-
October 11, 1969 | Notre Dame | 45-0 | Army | \-

### Professional football[edit | edit source]

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In 1926, after negotiations failed with the fledgling NFL and the Chicago Bears, Red Grange and his agent C.C. Pyle formed the first American Football League and fielded a team called the New York Yankees based in Yankee Stadium. The league failed after only one year, but the team continued as a member of the NFL for two seasons before ceasing operations. A second New York Yankees football team, not related to the first, split its home games between Yankee Stadium and Downing Stadium as it competed in the second AFL in 1936 and 1937. A third AFL New York Yankees took the field in 1940 and became the New York Americans in 1941.

The New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) played their home games at Yankee Stadium from 1946 to 1949. The 1947 AAFC championship game was held at Yankee Stadium. Following the 1949 season, the NFL New York Bulldogs acquired many of the players from the 1949 Yankees. Using the name the New York Yanks they played two seasons at Yankee Stadium, 1950 and 1951.

The New York Giants of the NFL played their home games at Yankee Stadium from 1956 to 1973. On December 28, 1958, Yankee Stadium hosted the 1958 NFL championship game, frequently called "The Greatest Game Ever Played". The Baltimore Colts tied the Giants, 17–17, on a field goal with seven seconds left. Led by quarterback Johnny Unitas, the Colts won in overtime, 23–17. The game's dramatic ending is often cited as elevating professional football to one of the United States' major sports. The game was one of three NFL championships games that were played at Yankee Stadium; the 1956 and 1962 championship games were also played there.

In addition to the NFL championship games, one of the most notable plays in NFL history, sometimes referred to simply as The Hit, occurred at Yankee Stadium on November 20, 1960. In a game that day, the Philadelphia Eagles' Chuck Bednarik forcefully tackled the Giants' Frank Gifford in the last minute of a close game, forcing a fumble recovered by the Eagles that clinched the victory for Philadelphia and ultimately helped the Eagles dethrone the two-time defending champion Giants as NFL Eastern Conference champions. The hit left Gifford with a concussion and forced his temporary retirement from football for the remainder of the 1960 season and all of the 1961 season.[82]

The Giants played their first two home games at Yankee Stadium in 1973, concluding their tenancy on September 23 with a 23–23 tie against the Philadelphia Eagles. In October, they moved to the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, for the rest of the season.

In 1976, after the renovations, the New York Jets hosted 3 preseason games (Giants, Raiders, and Redskins) at Yankee Stadium. [1]

### Soccer[edit | edit source]

Celtic F.C. defeated New York Yankees in the first major soccer game to be played at the Stadium on June 28, 1931. In the coming three decades, a number of games between the Maccabbees - Jewish All-stars from Palestine and American all-stars were played.[83] European club exhibitions first came in 1952, when on June 14, Liverpool drew 1–1 with Grasshopper Club Zürich. The next day, Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Manchester United 7–1, just a year after United had taken over for Spurs as champions of England. The following year, on June 8, the English national team defeated the U.S. national team 6–3, in a rematch of the Miracle on Grass match at the 1950 World Cup.[84]

Major international clubs returned to the Stadium in 1966, with Pele's Santos of Brazil beating Inter Milan 4–1 on June 5. In 1967, C.A. Cerro of Uruguay played in the United Soccer Association during the summer months under the title "New York Skyliners". They played major games against Hibernian F.C. of Scotland, renamed "Toronto City", Cagliari F.C. of Italy, renamed "Chicago Mustangs" and Bangu Atlético Clube of Brazil, renamed "Houston Stars". During the same year, the stadium also became home to the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League. Upon the 1968 merger of the United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League, a new league was created known as the North American Soccer League, where the Generals remained as the New York team. In 1968, in addition to league competition, the Generals took on Santos, winning 5–3 and Real Madrid, losing 4–1. That year, Santos also played and beat S.S.C. Napoli of Italy 4–2 at the Stadium, along with S.L. Benfica of Portugal, with whom they drew 3–3. The next year, four major international club games were played at the Stadium: Barcelona beat Juventus 3–2 on May 30, Inter Milan beat Sparta Prague 4–0 on June 27 and A.C. Milan defeated Panathinaikos 4–0 also on June 27. Finally, on June 29, Yankee Stadium hosted its own version of the Derby della Madonnina, with A.C. Milan defeating Inter 6–4. The latter three games that year were all part of a three-day "United States Cup of Champions".[85]

On September 15, 1968, the U.S. national soccer team played an international friendly against the Israel national team at the Stadium. It was the first game for the U.S. in 15 months and 10,118 saw Israel and the U.S. draw 3-3.[86]

In 1971 and 1976, the New York Cosmos of the NASL played their home games at Yankee Stadium. During the 1971 season, they also hosted Hearts from Scotland, and Apollon Kalamarias of Greece. In 1976 the team's star attraction was Pelé. The Brazil native, known as "The King of Football", was considered the best player in the world. Also that year, in Yankee Stadium's final international match on May 28, England defeated Italy 3–2 as part of the Bicentennial Cup Tournament. Finally, on August 10, 1976, the last soccer game was played at Yankee Stadium, with the Cosmos thrashing the Miami Toros 8–2. The Cosmos moved to Giants Stadium for the 1977 season.[87]

#### International soccer matches[edit | edit source]

Date  | Winning Team  | Result  | Losing Team  | Competition  | Attendance

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June 28, 1931 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic | 4-1 |  New York Yankees | Friendly | —
June 14, 1952 | File:Flag of England.svg Liverpool | 1-1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshoppers | Friendly | —
June 15, 1952 | File:Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur | 7-1 | File:Flag of England.svg Manchester United | Friendly | —
June 8, 1953 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 6–3 |  United States | Friendly | —
June 5, 1966 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Santos | 4–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale | Friendly | —
June 21, 1968 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Santos | 4–2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Napoli | Friendly | 43,002
July 12, 1968 |  New York Generals | 5-3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Santos | Friendly | 15,645
August 21, 1968 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid | 4–1 |  New York Generals | Friendly | 16,520
September 1, 1968 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Santos | 3-3 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica | Friendly | 36,904
September 15, 1968 |  United States | 3-3 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | Friendly | 10,118
May 30, 1969 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona | 3-2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Juventus | Friendly | —
June 27, 1969 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale | 4–0 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague | Friendly | —
File:Flag of Italy.svg Milan | File:Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
May 28, 1976 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3-2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Bicentennial Cup Tournament | 40,650

### Hockey[edit | edit source]

National Hockey League (NHL) executives inquired about the possibility of using Yankee Stadium for an outdoor ice hockey match featuring the New York Rangers in the 2008–09 season after the successful reception of both the 2003 Heritage Classic and the 2008 NHL Winter Classic outdoor games. If approved, it would have been the final sporting event at the current stadium.[88] The NHL, however, decided to hold the second Winter Classic in Chicago, at Wrigley Field.[89] The new Yankee Stadium would end up hosting two outdoor NHL games in 2014.

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The first concert ever held there was an ensemble R&B show on June 21, 1969, put together by the Isley Brothers; the first rock concert held at the stadium was on June 22, 1990, by Billy Joel. It was also the site of two dates of U2's Zoo TV Tour in 1992. During one song, Bono paid tribute to the show's setting with the line "I dreamed I saw Joe DiMaggio/Dancing with Marilyn Monroe". Pink Floyd also performed two sold-out shows at this venue on their final North American tour in 1994 in support of their album The Division Bell.

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Beginning in 1950, the stadium began holding religious conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses. The 1958 New York International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses attracted 253,922 people from all over the world, although many were at the nearby Polo Grounds, the Yankee Stadium total of 123,707 in a single day remains the biggest attendance ever for any event at Yankee Stadium and is commemorated by a historical marker in the sidewalk nearby.[90] These conventions would continue on until the late 1980s. When room ran out in the stands, the ladies were asked to remove their heels, and people were brought in to sit in the outfield. There was also a makeshift camp nearby where the program was broadcast for hundreds others to listen to.

On July 20, 1957, evangelist Billy Graham attracted a crowd of 100,000 to a televised "crusade" at Yankee Stadium. A New York Times article of the following day described the turnout as "the largest crowd in stadium history" to that time.[91]

Cardinal Francis Spellman (1957), Pope Paul VI (1965), Pope John Paul II (1969 as a cardinal, 1979 as pope) and Pope Benedict XVI (2008) all celebrated Mass at the ballpark, along with numerous clergy. On June 21, 1990, a rally was held at Yankee Stadium for Nelson Mandela upon his release from prison. On September 23, 2001, Yankee Stadium hosted a memorial service for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

On March 10, 2006, Yankee Stadium saw its only wedding at home plate. Blind sportswriter Ed Lucas, who has been a member of the Yankee family for over 40 years, got special permission from the Yankees, the City of New York and Major League Baseball to exchange vows with his fiancée, Allison Pfieffle, on the same spot where Lou Gehrig made his famous farewell speech, among the many notable events. Over 400 people, including present and former members of the Yankee family were in attendance to see the happy couple united, and the ceremony was broadcast on ESPN, the YES Network, NBC's Today Show and other national media outlets.

## Photo gallery[edit | edit source]

* Yankee Stadium 1927.jpg

The Stadium during the 1927 season before the left field grandstand was extended.

* Yankee Stadium Aerial View.jpg

Aerial view of Yankee Stadium as it looked in its early years.

* OYS1950S.jpg

Panoramic view of the pre-renovated Yankee Stadium.

* Yankee Stadium 1956.png

A view of pre-renovated Yankee Stadium in 1956

* Yankee stadium 2.jpg

Aerial photo of the stadium and surrounding neighborhood.

* StadiumWall.jpg

The outer wall of the stadium

* RiverAve.jpg

River Avenue, located behind the stadium and under the 4 (New York City Subway service) Train.

* StadiumOutsideNight.jpg

The front of the stadium at night

* YankeeBridge.jpg

A bridge leading to the front of the stadium over Metro-North Railroad tracks

* StadiumTarp.jpg

The grounds crew taking the tarp off the infield

* GrandstandsNight.jpg

The stadium during a night game

* SideNight.jpg

The left field side of the grandstand

* Stadium dusk.jpg

The Stadium just before sunset from the upper deck.

* YankeesGrandstand1.jpg

The infield during a night game

* GrandstandBP.jpg

The grandstand during batting practice

* ParkFromTheBox.jpg

Monument Park, the LF bleachers, the bullpens, and the retired numbers

* BleachersBP.JPG

The outfield during batting practice

* DiMaggioSign.jpg

A sign in the hallway en route to the dugout that the Yankees touch as they come out of the clubhouse. Derek Jeter, with permission from the Yankees, took the sign after the stadium closed.[92]

* UpperDeckattheStadium.JPG

The foul pole, upper deck, and the bleachers.

* 320.JPG

The left field corner at Yankee Stadium. Notice that the foul pole is only 318 feet (97 m) away from home plate.

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### Bibliography[edit | edit source]

* Plasse, Jon (2011). The Stadium: Images and Voices of the Original Yankee Stadium. Albany: SUNY Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-4005-7.
* Robinson, Ray; Jennison, Christopher (1998). Yankee Stadium: 75 Years of Drama, Glamor, and Glory. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-670-87093-6.
* Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism. Harper and Row. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.

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* M&M Boys
* Harmonica Incident
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* Pine Tar Incident
* Jeffrey Maier
* The Yankee Years
* Core Four
* Perfect games
* Don Larsen
* David Wells
* David Cone
* MLB at Field of Dreams

Rivalries|

* Boston Red Sox
* Subway Series
* New York Mets
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* San Francisco Giants

Monument Park
honorees|

* Mel Allen
* Ed Barrow
* Yogi Berra
* Bill Dickey
* Joe DiMaggio
* Whitey Ford
* Lou Gehrig
* Lefty Gomez
* Goose Gossage
* Ron Guidry
* Elston Howard
* Miller Huggins
* Reggie Jackson
* Derek Jeter
* Mickey Mantle
* Roger Maris
* Billy Martin
* Tino Martinez
* Don Mattingly
* Joe McCarthy
* Thurman Munson
* Paul O'Neill
* Andy Pettitte
* Jorge Posada
* Willie Randolph
* Allie Reynolds
* Phil Rizzuto
* Red Ruffing
* Jacob Ruppert
* Babe Ruth
* Bob Sheppard
* George Steinbrenner
* Casey Stengel
* Mel Stottlemyre
* Joe Torre
* Bernie Williams

Key personnel|

* Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises
* Hal Steinbrenner
* Hank Steinbrenner
* General Manager: Brian Cashman
* Manager: Aaron Boone

Championships (27)|

* 1923
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1956
* 1958
* 1961
* 1962
* 1977
* 1978
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2009

American League
Pennants (40)|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2003
* 2009

Division titles (20)|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2019
* 2022

Wild Card titles (7)|

* 1995
* 1997
* 2007
* 2010
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021

Minors|

* Triple-A
* Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
* Double-A
* Somerset Patriots
* High-A
* Hudson Valley Renegades
* Single-A
* Tampa Tarpons
* Rookie
* FCL Yankees
* DSL Yankees

Seasons (123)

1900s|

* 1900·1901·1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

New York Yankees

* Defunct American Football League club 1926
* Founded in 1926
* Based in New York City
* Absorbed into the National Football League for the 1927–28 NFL seasons

Franchise|

* New York Yankees
* Players

Stadiums|

* Yankee Stadium (1923)

Owner|

* C. C. Pyle

Head Coaches|

* Ralph Scott
* Dick Rauch

Seasons|

* 1926
* 1927
* 1928

Pro Football Hall of Famers (3)|

* Badgro
* Flaherty
* Grange
* Michalske

League affiliations|

* American Football League (1926)
* National Football League (1927–1928)

Rivalries|

* New York Giants

Lore|

* Brooklyn Horsemen

* v
* t
* e

New York Cosmos

New York City

The Club|

* Seasons
* Players (all-stars)
* List of all honors and achievements
* All articles

Stadiums|

* Yankee Stadium
* Shuart Stadium
* Downing Stadium
* Giants Stadium

Culture|

* Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup
* Once in a Lifetime

Retired numbers|

* 10

Key personnel|

Chairman
Steven Jay Ross
Co-founders
Ahmet Ertegun
Nesuhi Ertegun

Division 1 major honors (12)

League championships (5)|

* 1972
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982

League regular seasons (7)|

* 1972
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983

Seasons (14)

NASL (1968–84)|

* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984

* v
* t
* e

Manhattan Jaspers football

Venues|

* Ebbets Field
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium
* Randall's Island Stadium

Seasons|

* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942

* v
* t
* e

NYU Violets football

Venues|

* Ohio Field
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium
* Triborough Stadium

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952

* v
* t
* e

Defunct stadiums of the National Football League

Early era:
1920–1940|

* League Park (Akron) (Akron Pros)
* Armory Park (Toledo Maroons)
* Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Bellevue Park (Green Bay Packers)
* Bison Stadium (Buffalo Bison/Rangers)
* Borchert Field (Milwaukee Badgers, Green Bay Packers)
* Bosse Field (Evansville Crimson Giants)
* Braves Field (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks)
* Briggs Stadium (Detroit Lions)
* Buffalo Baseball Park (Buffalo All-Americans)
* League Field (Canton) (Canton Bulldogs)
* City Stadium (Green Bay Packers)
* Clarkin Field (Hartford Blues)
* Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Rams)
* Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals)
* Commercial Field (New York Brickley Giants)
* Crosley Field (Cincinnati Reds)
* Cub's Park/Wrigley Field (Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals)
* Cycledrome (Providence Steam Roller)
* Dinan Field (Detroit Wolverines, Detroit Lions)
* Douglas Park (Rock Island Independents)
* Duluth's Athletic Park (Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos)
* East Hartford Velodrome (Hartford Blues)
* Ebbets Field (New York Brickley Giants, Brooklyn Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers)
* Eclipse Park (Louisville Breckenridges)
* Fenway Park (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks)
* Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers)
* Frankford Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)
* Griffith Stadium (Washington)
* Hagemeister Park (Green Bay Packers)
* Horlick Field (Racine Legion, Racine Tornadoes)
* Kinsley Park (Providence Steam Roller)
* Knights of Columbus Stadium (Orange Tornadoes)
* Lakeside Park (Canton Bulldogs)
* League Park (Cleveland Tigers, Indians/Bulldogs, Rams)
* Lexington Park (Minneapolis Marines)
* Luna Park (Cleveland Panthers)
* Minersville Park (Pottsville Maroons)
* Muehlebach Field (Kansas City Blues/Cowboys)
* Nash Field (Kenosha Maroons)
* Navin Field (Detroit Heralds/Tigers, Panthers, Lions)
* Neil Park (Columbus Wagner Pirates)
* Newark Schools Stadium (Newark Tornadoes)
* Newark Velodrome (Newark Tornadoes)
* Nickerson Field (Boston Braves)
* Nicollet Park (Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets)
* Normal Park (Chicago Cardinals)
* Parkway Field (Louisville Brecks)
* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Brickley Giants)
* Shaw Stadium (Cleveland Rams)
* Shibe Park (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Spartan Municipal Stadium (Portsmouth Spartans)
* Sportsman's Park (St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis Gunners)
* Staley Field (Decatur Staleys)
* Star Park (possible, Syracuse Pros)
* Swayne Field (Toledo Maroons)
* Thompson Stadium (Staten Islands Stapletons)
* Triangle Park (Dayton Triangles)
* Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers)
* Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees, New York Giants)

Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

Post-War/Pre-Merger era:
1941–1969|

* Alumni Stadium (Boston Patriots)
* Astrodome (Houston Oilers)
* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons)
* Balboa Stadium (San Diego Chargers)
* Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts)
* Bears Stadium (Denver Broncos)
* Briggs Stadium (Detroit Lions)
* Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals)
* Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals)
* Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns)
* Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals, Card-Pitt)
* Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles, Phil-Pitt Steagles)
* Cotton Bowl (Dallas Texans, Dallas Cowboys)
* District of Columbia Stadium/RFK Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins)
* Dyche Stadium (Chicago Bears)
* Ebbets Field (Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers)
* Fenway Park (Boston Yanks, Boston Patriots)
* Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Steelers, Phil-Pitt Steagles, Card-Pitt)
* Frank Youell Field (Oakland Raiders)
* Franklin Field (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Griffith Stadium (Washington Redskins)
* Harvard Stadium (Boston Patriots)
* Jeppesen Stadium (Houston Oilers)
* Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
* Kezar Stadium (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders)
* League Park (Cleveland Rams)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers)
* Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)
* Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins)
* Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos)
* Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers)
* Nickerson Field (Boston Patriots)
* Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)
* Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders)
* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers)
* Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Bulldogs, New York Titans/Jets)
* Rice Stadium (Houston Oilers)
* Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)
* San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers)
* Shea Stadium (New York Jets)
* Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions)
* Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints)
* War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills)
* Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers)
* Wrigley Field (Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals)
* Yankee Stadium I (New York Yanks, New York Giants)

Current era:
1970–present|

* Anaheim Stadium (Los Angeles Rams)
* Astrodome (Houston Oilers)
* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons)
* Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Ravens)
* Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams)
* Candlestick Park (San Francisco 49ers)
* Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns)
* Cotton Bowl (Dallas Cowboys)
* The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis Rams)
* Foxboro Stadium (New England Patriots)
* Georgia Dome (Atlanta Falcons)
* Giants Stadium (New York Giants, New York Jets)
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Vikings)
* Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
* Kingdome (Seattle Seahawks)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Raiders)
* Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)
* Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins)
* Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos
* Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers)
* Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders)
* RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts)
* Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)
* Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins)
* San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers)
* Shea Stadium (New York Jets, New York Giants)
* Silverdome (Detroit Lions)
* Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona Cardinals)
* Tampa Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
* Texas Stadium (Dallas Cowboys)
* Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers)
* Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions)
* Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints)
* Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)
* War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills)
* Yankee Stadium I (New York Giants)

Stadiums
used by
NFL teams
temporarily|

* Alamodome (New Orleans Saints)1
* Chicago Stadium (Chicago Bears)
* Champaign Memorial Stadium (Chicago Bears)†
* Clemson Memorial Stadium (Carolina Panthers)†
* Dignity Health Sports Park (Los Angeles Chargers)†
* Frankford High School's Community Memorial Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)1
* Giants Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1
* Grant Field (Atlanta Falcons)
* Husky Stadium (Seattle Seahawks)1†
* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Tennessee Oilers)†
* LSU Tiger Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1
* Marquette Stadium (Green Bay Packers)
* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1
* Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1
* Stanford Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)1
* TCF Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1†
* University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1
* Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee Titans)†
* Yale Bowl (New York Giants)†

* Portal

†= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time
1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage.

* v
* t
* e

Defunct ballparks in Major League Baseball

* 23rd Street Grounds
* American League Park
* Arlington Stadium
* Astrodome
* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
* Avenue Grounds
* Baker Bowl
* Bennett Park (Detroit)
* Borchert Field
* Boundary Field
* Braves Field
* Bruce Grounds
* Burns Park (Detroit)
* Busch Memorial Stadium
* Candlestick Park
* Cleveland Stadium
* Colt Stadium
* Columbia Park
* Comiskey Park
* Crosley Field
* Eastern Park
* Ebbets Field
* Exhibition Stadium
* Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)
* Forbes Field
* Griffith Stadium
* Hard Rock Stadium
* Hilltop Park
* Hiram Bithorn Stadium
* Huntington Avenue Grounds
* Indianapolis Park
* Jarry Park Stadium
* Kingdome
* League Park
* League Park (Cincinnati)
* Lloyd Street Grounds
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
* Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
* Metropolitan Stadium
* Mile High Stadium
* Milwaukee County Stadium
* Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
* Newell Park
* Oakland Park (Jersey City, New Jersey)
* Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
* Oriole Park
* Oriole Park (V)
* Palace of the Fans
* Polo Grounds
* Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)
* Riverfront Stadium
* Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
* Robison Field
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Sahlen Field
* SDCCU Stadium
* Seals Stadium
* Shea Stadium
* Shibe Park
* Sick's Stadium
* South End Grounds
* South Side Park
* Sportsman's Park
* Star Park
* Three Rivers Stadium
* Tiger Stadium (Detroit)
* Tinker Park
* Turner Field
* Veterans Stadium
* Washington Park (baseball)
* West Side Park
* Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
* Yankee Stadium (1923)

* v
* t
* e

American Football League (1926)

Season|

* 1926

Teams|

* Boston Bulldogs
* Brooklyn Horsemen
* Chicago Bulls
* Cleveland Panthers
* Los Angeles Wildcats
* New York Yankees
* Newark Bears/Demons
* Philadelphia Quakers
* Rock Island Independents

Stadia|

* Browning Field
* Braves Field
* Comiskey Park
* Commercial Field
* Davids' Stadium
* Douglas Park
* Fenway Park
* Luna Bowl
* Sesquicentennial Stadium
* Yankee Stadium

* v
* t
* e

American Football League (1936–1937)

Seasons|

* 1936
* 1937

Teams|

* Boston Shamrocks
* Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers
* Cincinnati Bengals
* Cleveland Rams
* Los Angeles Bulldogs
* New York Yankees
* Pittsburgh Americans
* Syracuse/Rochester Braves

Stadiums|

* Braves Field
* Cleveland Stadium
* Crosley Field
* Ebbets Field
* Fenway Park
* Forbes Field
* Gilmore Stadium
* Municipal Stadium (Syracuse)
* Red Wing Stadium
* Triborough Stadium
* Yankee Stadium

* v
* t
* e

American Football League (1940–1941)

Seasons|

* 1940
* 1941

Teams|

* Boston Bears
* Buffalo Indians/Tigers
* Cincinnati Bengals
* Columbus Bullies
* Milwaukee Chiefs
* New York Yankees/Americans

Stadia|

* Civic Stadium
* Crosley Field
* Dairy Bowl
* Downing Stadium
* Fenway Park
* Red Bird Stadium
* Yankee Stadium

* v
* t
* e

Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active|

| The Bronx|

* Coffey Field
* Draddy Gymnasium
* Gaelic Park
* Ohio Field
* Reinhart Field
* Rose Hill Gymnasium
* Van Cortlandt Park
* Yankee Stadium

|

Brooklyn|

* Aviator Sports and Events Center
* Barclays Center
* Maimonides Park
* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
* Steinberg Wellness Center

Manhattan|

* Chelsea Piers
* Commisso Soccer Stadium
* Icahn Stadium
* John McEnroe Tennis Academy
* Levien Gymnasium
* Madison Square Garden
* Wien Stadium
* Rucker Park
* Sportime Stadium
* Fort Washington Avenue Armory

Queens|

* Aqueduct Racetrack
* Belson Stadium
* Carnesecca Arena
* Citi Field
* Flushing Meadows Natatorium
* Jack Kaiser Stadium
* Metropolitan Oval
* USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
* Arthur Ashe Stadium
* Louis Armstrong Stadium
* West Side Tennis Club

Staten Island|

* SIUH Community Park
* Spiro Sports Center
* Staten Island Cricket Club

Nassau|

* Belmont Park
* Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
* Eisenhower Park
* Hofstra Arena
* Island Garden
* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Mitchel Athletic Complex
* Nassau County Aquatic Center
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
* UBS Arena

Suffolk|

* Baseball Heaven
* Fairfield Properties Ballpark
* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Island Federal Credit Union Arena
* Joe Nathan Field
* Pritchard Gymnasium
* Riverhead Raceway

New Jersey|

* Arm & Hammer Park
* Asbury Park Convention Hall
* CURE Insurance Arena
* Freehold Raceway
* Hinchliffe Stadium
* Jadwin Gymnasium
* Jersey City Armory
* Jersey Mike's Arena
* Mennen Arena
* Meadowlands Sports Complex
* Meadowlands Racetrack
* MetLife Stadium
* Monmouth Park Racetrack
* MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
* Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
* Princeton Stadium
* Prudential Center
* Red Bull Arena
* Richard J. Codey Arena
* Roberts Stadium
* Rothman Center
* SHI Stadium
* ShoreTown Ballpark
* TD Bank Ballpark
* Wall Township Speedway
* Wellness and Events Center
* Yanitelli Center
* Yogi Berra Stadium
* Yurcak Field

Hudson Valley|

* Clover Stadium
* Fleming Field
* Joseph F. Fosina Stadium
* Rockland Lake State Park
* Westchester County Center
* Yonkers Raceway

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Defunct|

| The Bronx|

* Bronx Coliseum
* Fleetwood Park Racetrack
* Jerome Park Racetrack
* Morris Park Racecourse
* New York Velodrome
* Yankee Stadium (1923)

|

Brooklyn|

* Brighton Beach Race Course
* Capitoline Grounds
* Commercial Field
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Eastern Park
* Ebbets Field
* Gravesend Race Track
* Sheepshead Bay Race Track
* Union Grounds
* Washington Park

Manhattan|

* 69th Regiment Armory
* 181st Street Ice Palace
* Downing Stadium
* Coles Sports and Recreation Center
* Governors Island Golf Course
* Hilltop Park
* Lewisohn Stadium
* Madison Square Garden (1879)
* Madison Square Garden (1890)
* Madison Square Garden (1925)
* Metropolitan Park
* Polo Grounds
* St. Nicholas Rink

Queens|

* Dexter Park
* Jamaica Racetrack
* Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016)
* Madison Square Garden Bowl
* Ridgewood Park
* Shea Stadium
* Singer Bowl
* Sunnyside Garden Arena
* Union Course

Staten Island|

* Bloomingdale Park
* St. George Cricket Grounds
* Thompson Stadium

Long Island|

* Freeport Municipal Stadium
* Island Garden (Original)
* Islip Speedway
* Long Island Arena
* Roosevelt Raceway
* Suffolk Meadows

New Jersey|

* Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
* Boyle's Thirty Acres
* Elysian Fields
* Giants Stadium
* Harrison Park
* Meadowlands Arena
* Newark Schools Stadium
* Newark Velodrome
* Palmer Stadium
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Ruppert Stadium
* Rutgers Stadium (1938)

Proposed|

* New York City FC stadium

Never built|

* Bergen Ballpark
* Proposed domed Brooklyn Dodgers stadium
* Kingsbridge National Ice Center
* The Lighthouse Project
* New York Cosmos Stadium
* Port Imperial Street Circuit
* West Side Stadium

* v
* t
* e

MLB on ESPN

Related
programs|

* Baseball Tonight (1990–present)
* Sunday Night Baseball (1990–present)
* Monday Night Baseball (2002–2021)
* Wednesday Night Baseball (1990–2021)
* Thursday Night Baseball (2003–2006)
* Tuesday Night Baseball (1990–1993)

| Radio|

* MLB on ESPN Radio (1998–present)
* The Baseball Show (2005–present)

|

Non-ESPN
programming|

* Major League Baseball on ABC
* broadcasters
* history
* Major League Baseball on ABC Family (2002)
* Major League Baseball on TSN (1984–present)

Non-MLB
programming|

* College World Series on ESPN
* Little League World Series (broadcasters)

Related
articles|

* ESPN Baseball Tonight (video game)
* Television contracts
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* Home Run Derby (1993–present)
* MLB Little League Classic (2017–present)

Commentators|

* Prime time
* Radio
* Baseball Tonight
* Wild Card Round
* ALDS
* NLDS

| Play-by-play
announcers|

* Dave Barnett
* Jason Benetti
* Chris Berman
* Bob Carpenter
* Dave Flemming
* Jim Hughson
* Sean McDonough
* Tom Mees
* Joel Meyers
* Jon Miller
* Melanie Newman
* Dave O'Brien
* Paul Olden
* Steve Physioc
* Karl Ravech
* John Sanders
* Jon Sciambi
* Dan Shulman
* Dave Sims
* Dewayne Staats
* Charley Steiner
* Gary Thorne
* Matt Vasgersian
* Steve Zabriskie

|

Color
commentators|

* Aaron Boone
* Jim Bowden
* Dallas Braden
* Jeff Brantley
* Dave Campbell
* David Cone
* Rob Dibble
* Terry Francona
* Nomar Garciaparra
* Doug Glanville
* Tony Gwynn
* Orel Hershiser
* Norm Hitzges
* Tommy Hutton
* Reggie Jackson
* Chipper Jones
* David Justice
* Eric Karros
* Kevin Kennedy
* Ray Knight
* John Kruk
* Barry Larkin
* Mike Lupica
* Fred Lynn
* Buck Martinez
* Steve McCatty
* Jessica Mendoza
* Joe Morgan
* Mark Mulder
* Jim Palmer
* Eduardo Pérez
* Steve Phillips
* Kirby Puckett
* Jerry Reuss
* Bill Robinson
* Alex Rodriguez
* Jim Rooker
* David Ross
* Billy Sample
* Curt Schilling
* Chris Singleton
* Lary Sorensen
* John Stearns
* Steve Stone
* Rick Sutcliffe
* Bobby Valentine

Field reporters|

* Erin Andrews
* Bonnie Bernstein
* Duke Castiglione
* Peter Gammons
* Pedro Gomez
* Tim Kurkjian
* Gary Miller
* Wendi Nix
* Buster Olney
* Sam Ryan

Lore|

* 2,131 (1995)
* Chasing Maris (1998)
* Civil Rights Game (2007)
* Wild Card Wednesday (2011)
* Fort Bragg Game (2016)
* London Series (2019)

| Tie-breaker games|

* 1995 AL West
* 1998 NL Wild Card
* 1999 NL Wild Card
* 2018 NL Central
* 2018 NL West

|

New York Yankees|

* Final game at Yankee Stadium (2008)
* Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
* Curse of the Bambino

Postseason|

* Baseball's longest postseason game (2005)

AL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006

NL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

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MLB on ESPN Radio

Play-by-play|

* Charley Steiner (1998–2001)
* Jon Miller (1998–2010)
* Dan Shulman (2002–2022)
* Gary Thorne (2008–2009)
* Jon Sciambi (2010–present)

Analysts|

* Kevin Kennedy (1998)
* Dave Campbell (1999–2010)
* Chris Singleton (2011–2021)
* Doug Glanville (2022–present)

Studio hosts|

* Joe D'Ambrosio (1998–2007)
* Marc Kestecher (2008–present)

AL Championship Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

NL Championship Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

AL Division Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

NL Division Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

All-Star Game|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022

World Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Related programs|

* ESPN Major League Baseball
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week
* Sunday Night Baseball

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* Wild Card Round
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week

Lore|

* 1998 MLB home run record chase
* Grand Slam Single (1999)
* Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
* Fort Bragg Game (2016)
* 2019 MLB London Series
* MLB at Field of Dreams (2021)

| Tie-breaker games|

* 1998 NL Wild Card
* 1999 NL Wild Card
* 2007 NL Wild Card
* 2008 AL Central
* 2009 AL Central
* 2013 AL Wild Card
* 2018 NL Central
* 2018 NL West

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Divisional Series games|

* The Flip Play
* "The Bug Game"
* Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter
* "The Illegal Slide Game"
* "The 53-Minute 7th Inning"
* José Bautista's bat flip

World Series games|

* The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty
* Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
* Walk-off Obstruction
* End of the Curse of the Billy Goat
* Houston Astros sign stealing scandal

Chicago Cubs|

* Steve Bartman (2003)
* Curse of the Billy Goat

Cleveland Guardians|

* The Rain Delay (2016)
* Curse of Rocky Colavito

New York Yankees|

* Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
* Curse of the Bambino
* Final game at Yankee Stadium (2008)

Related articles|

* Major League Baseball on the radio
* Home Run Derby
* MLB Little League Classic

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Subway Series

Teams|

| American Association|

* Brooklyn Bridegrooms

|

American League|

* New York Yankees

National League|

* Brooklyn Dodgers
* New York Giants
* New York Mets

Stadiums|

| Dodgers|

* Ebbets Field

|

Giants|

* Polo Grounds

Mets|

* Shea Stadium
* Citi Field

Yankees|

* Yankee Stadium (I)
* Yankee Stadium (II)

Rivalries|

* Bridegrooms–Giants
* Giants–Yankees
* Dodgers–Yankees
* Mets–Yankees

World Series|

| Bridegrooms–Giants|

* 1889

|

Giants–Yankees|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1936
* 1937
* 1951

Dodgers–Yankees|

* 1941
* 1947
* 1949
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956

Mets–Yankees|

* 2000

Histories|

* Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Dodgers
* New York Giants
* New York Mets
* New York Yankees

Related articles|

* Interleague play
* New York City Subway
* Major League Baseball rivalries

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Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active|

| The Bronx|

* Coffey Field
* Draddy Gymnasium
* Gaelic Park
* Ohio Field
* Reinhart Field
* Rose Hill Gymnasium
* Van Cortlandt Park
* Yankee Stadium

|

Brooklyn|

* Aviator Sports and Events Center
* Barclays Center
* Maimonides Park
* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
* Steinberg Wellness Center

Manhattan|

* Chelsea Piers
* Commisso Soccer Stadium
* Icahn Stadium
* John McEnroe Tennis Academy
* Levien Gymnasium
* Madison Square Garden
* Wien Stadium
* Rucker Park
* Sportime Stadium
* Fort Washington Avenue Armory

Queens|

* Aqueduct Racetrack
* Belson Stadium
* Carnesecca Arena
* Citi Field
* Flushing Meadows Natatorium
* Jack Kaiser Stadium
* Metropolitan Oval
* USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
* Arthur Ashe Stadium
* Louis Armstrong Stadium
* West Side Tennis Club

Staten Island|

* SIUH Community Park
* Spiro Sports Center
* Staten Island Cricket Club

Nassau|

* Belmont Park
* Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
* Eisenhower Park
* Hofstra Arena
* Island Garden
* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Mitchel Athletic Complex
* Nassau County Aquatic Center
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
* UBS Arena

Suffolk|

* Baseball Heaven
* Fairfield Properties Ballpark
* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Island Federal Credit Union Arena
* Joe Nathan Field
* Pritchard Gymnasium
* Riverhead Raceway

New Jersey|

* Arm & Hammer Park
* Asbury Park Convention Hall
* CURE Insurance Arena
* Freehold Raceway
* Hinchliffe Stadium
* Jadwin Gymnasium
* Jersey City Armory
* Jersey Mike's Arena
* Mennen Arena
* Meadowlands Sports Complex
* Meadowlands Racetrack
* MetLife Stadium
* Monmouth Park Racetrack
* MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
* Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
* Princeton Stadium
* Prudential Center
* Red Bull Arena
* Richard J. Codey Arena
* Roberts Stadium
* Rothman Center
* SHI Stadium
* ShoreTown Ballpark
* TD Bank Ballpark
* Wall Township Speedway
* Wellness and Events Center
* Yanitelli Center
* Yogi Berra Stadium
* Yurcak Field

Hudson Valley|

* Clover Stadium
* Fleming Field
* Joseph F. Fosina Stadium
* Rockland Lake State Park
* Westchester County Center
* Yonkers Raceway

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Defunct|

| The Bronx|

* Bronx Coliseum
* Fleetwood Park Racetrack
* Jerome Park Racetrack
* Morris Park Racecourse
* New York Velodrome
* Yankee Stadium (1923)

|

Brooklyn|

* Brighton Beach Race Course
* Capitoline Grounds
* Commercial Field
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Eastern Park
* Ebbets Field
* Gravesend Race Track
* Sheepshead Bay Race Track
* Union Grounds
* Washington Park

Manhattan|

* 69th Regiment Armory
* 181st Street Ice Palace
* Downing Stadium
* Coles Sports and Recreation Center
* Governors Island Golf Course
* Hilltop Park
* Lewisohn Stadium
* Madison Square Garden (1879)
* Madison Square Garden (1890)
* Madison Square Garden (1925)
* Metropolitan Park
* Polo Grounds
* St. Nicholas Rink

Queens|

* Dexter Park
* Jamaica Racetrack
* Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016)
* Madison Square Garden Bowl
* Ridgewood Park
* Shea Stadium
* Singer Bowl
* Sunnyside Garden Arena
* Union Course

Staten Island|

* Bloomingdale Park
* St. George Cricket Grounds
* Thompson Stadium

Long Island|

* Freeport Municipal Stadium
* Island Garden (Original)
* Islip Speedway
* Long Island Arena
* Roosevelt Raceway
* Suffolk Meadows

New Jersey|

* Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
* Boyle's Thirty Acres
* Elysian Fields
* Giants Stadium
* Harrison Park
* Meadowlands Arena
* Newark Schools Stadium
* Newark Velodrome
* Palmer Stadium
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Ruppert Stadium
* Rutgers Stadium (1938)

Proposed|

* New York City FC stadium

Never built|

* Bergen Ballpark
* Proposed domed Brooklyn Dodgers stadium
* Kingsbridge National Ice Center
* The Lighthouse Project
* New York Cosmos Stadium
* Port Imperial Street Circuit
* West Side Stadium

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