construction of original yankee stadium

The stadium's roof, including its distinctive 15 feet (4.6 m) metal 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 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 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. Deep left center shrank to a mere 461 feet (141 m), behind the flagpole. The Diamond in the Bronx: Yankee Stadium and the Politics of New York (Oxford; 2001)Notre Dame football media guide (PDF copy available at A sign in the hallway en route to the dugout that the Yankees touch as they come out of the clubhouse.

Now you can own a piece of history! Although Yankee Stadium's construction began in August 2006, the project spanned many years and faced many controversies, including the high public cost and the loss of public parkland. 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. During its 87-year existence, Yankee Stadium's dimensions were changed several times. 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. For the current Yankee Stadium, see "Heritage Field" redirects here. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history.

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). This article is about the former Yankee Stadium that opened in 1923 and sometimes nicknamed "Heritage Field". Among the more noticeable changes after the renovation was the removal of 118 columns reinforcing each tier of the stadium's grandstand. 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. 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. 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. The left field corner at Yankee Stadium. Blind sportswriter The Stadium during the 1927 season before the left field grandstand was extended. It is unknown when or where the term "facade" came into use, but it has become the more common name, used by fans, broadcasters and personnel. In the unplanned speech, Jeter thanked and saluted the fans: The right-field bleachers were appropriately nicknamed "Ruthville". The original Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, 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 1973 and then from 1976 to 2008. A smaller, concrete version was erected above the scoreboards and billboards behind the bleachers. For the stadium's first game, the announced attendance was 74,217 (with another 25,000 turned away); however, Yankees business manager Yankee Stadium underwent more extensive renovations from 1936 through 1938.

The 415 sign in deep left field appears in clips of When the stadium reopened in 1976, the distance in straight-away center field was 417 feet (127 m). For all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play. Sharkey had similarly bad luck in a July 1930 heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium, when his knockout punch to Perhaps the most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was on June 22, 1938, when On July 1, 1939, Max Baer defeated Lou Nova at Yankee Stadium, in the first After its 1970s renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted only one championship fight.