Yankee Stadium (1923) Facts for Kids

The original Yankee Stadium was a baseball stadium in New York City, New York in the United States. It was opened in 1923. The MLB team New York Yankees played there until 2008. The Yankees moved to the new Yankee Stadium starting with the 2009 season. The Stadium was also the home field of the New York Giants football team from the mid-1950s into the early 1970s. It was also used for college football, soccer, boxing matches, musical events, and even a mass conducted by the Pope. The Stadium was also called the "House that Ruth Built" by many to honor Babe Ruth, a Yankee who hit many home runs during the stadium's first years. The Stadium was torn down in early 2009.

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Main entrance during the 1920s
The raising of the American flag on Opening Day in 1923
Aerial view of Yankee Stadium as it looked from 1928 to 1936, before nighttime baseball
The post-renovation interior of the stadium, pictured in 2007.
Logo to commemorate the stadium's last season.
Heritage Field in 2012, with the new Yankee Stadium in background
An aerial view of Yankee Stadium shows the asymmetrical shape of the venue.
Monument Park featured monuments and plaques dedicated to Yankee greats.
The facade over the wall behind the bleachers
The Louisville Slugger-shaped exhaust pipe
Yankee Stadium after the last game was played on September 21, 2008.
Notre Dame vs. Army at Yankee Stadium, 1969.
The Stadium during the 1927 season before the left field grandstand was extended.
Aerial view of Yankee Stadium as it looked in its early years.
Panoramic view of the pre-renovated Yankee Stadium.
iew of pre-renovated Yankee Stadium in 1956
Aerial photo of the stadium and surrounding neighborhood.
The outer wall of the stadium
River Avenue, located behind the stadium and under the 4 (New York City Subway service) Train.
The front of the stadium at night
A bridge leading to the front of the stadium over Metro-North Railroad tracks
The grounds crew taking the tarp off the infield
The stadium during a night game
The left field side of the grandstand
The Stadium just before sunset from the upper deck.
The infield during a night game
The grandstand during batting practice
Monument Park, the LF bleachers, the bullpens, and the retired numbers
The outfield during batting practice
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.
he foul pole, upper deck, and the bleachers.

Yankee Stadium (1923) facts for kids

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