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History of Yankee Stadium
 







�May 5, 1922 - Construction begins on Yankee Stadium.

�April 18, 1923 - Yankee Stadium opens. Babe Ruth hits first home run.

�April, 1928 - Season opens with left-field stands in Stadium enlarged.

�April, 1937 - Season opens with right-field stands in Stadium enlarged.

�May 30, 1938 - Record 81,841 attend doubleheader vs Boston.

�May 28, 1946 - First night game played in Yankee Stadium.

�April, 1953 - Stadium sold to Earl and Arnold Johnson of Kansas City.

�January 29, 1955 - John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962).

�April, 1959 - First message scoreboard unveiled at Yankee Stadium.

�Winter, 1966-67 - Stadium painted blue and white.

�August 8, 1972 - Yankees sign 30-year lease to play in Yankee Stadium, to be remodeled by 1976.

�September 30, 1973 - Yankees complete 50th anniversary season at Yankee Stadium. �1974-75 - Yankees play at Shea Stadium, while Yankee Stadium is remodeled.

�April 15, 1976 - Remodeled Yankee Stadium opens.

�1995 - New Yankee Stadium celebrates its 20th season.





















�1903-1912 Hilltop Park, 168th St. & Broadway, Manhattan �1913-1922 Polo Grounds, 155th St. & 8th Ave., Manhattan �1923-1973 Yankee Stadium, 161st St. & River Ave., Bronx �1974-1975 Shea Stadium, 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave., Flushing �1976-Present Yankee Stadium, 161st St. & River Ave., Bronx

 
New York Yankee Home Ball Parks



�1903-1912 Hilltop Park, 168th St. & Broadway, Manhattan

�1913-1922 Polo Grounds, 155th St. & 8th Ave., Manhattan

�1923-1973 Yankee Stadium, 161st St. & River Ave., Bronx

�1974-1975 Shea Stadium, 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave., Flushing

�1976-Present Yankee Stadium, 161st St. & River Ave., Bronx





 
Yankee Stadium Dimensions

New Yankee Stadium (1988- )

�Left field foul pole 318 ft.

�Right-center field 385 ft.

�Left-center field 399 ft.

�Right field foul pole 314 ft.

�Center field 408 ft.



The height of the outfield fence is 7'5" in left field, 7'3" from left-center field to right- center field, and 9' in right field.



The distance between the left-center field fence and the front wall of both bullpens is 30 feet.



The distance between the right-center field fence and the front wall of the right field bleachers ranges from 3 feet (the center field end of the bleachers) to 12 feet (the right field end of the bleachers).



New Yankee Stadium (1985-1987)

�Left field foul pole 312 ft.

�Right-center field 385 ft.

�Left field 379 ft.

�Right field 353 ft.

�Left-center field 411 ft.

�Right field foul pole 310 ft.

�Center field 410 ft.



New Yankee Stadium (1976-1984)

�Left field foul pole 312 ft

�Right-center field 385 ft.

�Left field 387 ft.

�Right field 353 ft.

�Left-center field 430 ft.

�Right field foul pole 310 ft.

�Center field 417 ft.



Old Yankee Stadium

�Left field foul pole 301 ft.

�Right-center field 407 ft.

�Left field 402 ft.









 
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