I saw a list published years ago in some book/magazine, but have since lost track of that stat. Willing to pay, but need original large enough in order blow up and frame for wall in my office.Almost all of the photographs with the exception of one or two are from news photo archives like Acme, Bain or UPI. A couple of men sitting in front of me were saying it was all over.
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.
Thanks, too, to everyone who has left a comment.Recall going to 1960 all star game when I was 9 with my dad and he told many of these greats will be hall of famers one day. 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 The origins of Monument Park can be traced to the original three monuments of One of the most distinguishing characteristics of Yankee Stadium was the It originally ran around the roof of the grandstand's upper deck. I was at a game in June 1959 when Moose Skowron hit one in the second game of a double header against Cleveland (See prior post). Keep up the good work.Thanks for the kind words. First games I went to were in 1950 with family, I was at a game when Rizzuto hit one of his 37 HR’s & at another when DiMag hit one of his 361 HR’s.I had the honor and privilege of being issued an exclusive credential by the City of New York to photograph the complete razing and rebuilding of Yankee Stadium during the 1973-1976 demolition and reconstruction. Then we moved to the Bronx one mile from Yankee Stadium, 152nd Street and Morris Ave. I do not own the rights to any photograph and some have fallen into the public domain. Among the more noticeable changes after the renovation was the removal of 118 columns reinforcing each tier of the stadium's grandstand. Also saw Cliff Mapes hit one into the back section of the Yankee bull pen. One more thing though, I don’t remember us calling it Yankee Stadium it was always just “The Stadium”.
318 in left field, 399 in left center, 408 in center field, 385 in right center, and 314 in right field. The exact location of the old Yankee Stadium was 161st Street which ran next to River Avenue in the Bronx. But it was not closed for long. Wanted a Mantle but settled for Tom Tresh as there was no choice for late comers. The 61st had actually just been hit minutes before.seeing the yankee stadium getting torn down its hard to look at and your awesomeI am looking for a list of players who hit home runs into the left field bleacher section of the original Yankee Stadium. And though I don’t harbor memories from the pre-renovation stadium, I was lucky enough to see a few games at the old stadium before they tore it down. We loved going to the games, even though they were becoming available at home on our newly acquired television. New York City’s old Yankee Stadium was demolished to make way for a shiny new $1.6-billion, high-tech piece of infrastructure that opened in 2009. As the monuments began to accumulate, the 461 sign was moved a few feet to the right. For the current Yankee Stadium, see "Heritage Field" redirects here. Joe Di was out until sometime in June, but the Yanks beat the Red Sox last two games of the season in New York. When they found out I was Canadian (Vancouver) they even bought me a beer.
On July 13, 1960, Yankee Stadium hosted baseball's Showcasing its new renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted the In honor of its final year of existence, in July 2008, Yankee Stadium hosted Yankee Stadium hosted its final baseball game on September 21, 2008. Construction of YS didn’t even start (leveling the site) until May 6, 1922.The image listed as the 1950 WS is in fact the 1943 WS. I went once at nine year old; my father took my younger brother and I for Bat Day in 1969. I adored Yankee Stadium like nothing else. Great memories thanks for posting these pictures.Have you seen how *tight* those ushers’ shirts were? Like Billy Crystal and so many other boys I still remember the color, the smell of mustard, the facade, the monuments, etc, etc. I was actually disappointed that the outfield fences were so much shorter than the old stadium where I saw some bombs from Mickey Mantle that very few could reach.I totally agree Yankee Stadium has become a glorified mall!My parents and myself lived just two blocks from Yankee Stadium at 901 Woodycrest Ave. I actually saw the game from the transit cop cabin on the elevated subway platform right behind center field. My first game was a Saturday game against the RedSox in July 1961. I never met him this the only info I have is his last name was Gough , they used to call him bubba too. Not sure why we’re so eager to destroy historic monuments like that. (and that was me. We were blessed to have come of age as baseball fans during this period and privileged to witness almost the entire careers of Yankee all-star greats such as Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, and Mickey Mantle along with other great Yankee players such as Hank Bauer, Gene Woodling, Ady Carey, Phil Rizzuto, Billy Martin, Bill Skowron, Elston Howard, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Eddie Lopat, Joe Collins, Hector Lopez,Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Irv Noren, Bob Cerv, Luis Arroyo, and many more heroes under the leadership of Casey Stengel.saw all the yankee greats PLUS other a.l. What were they thinking? We almost always sat in general admission in the upper deck. Pete told John to give the chair to his Dad. The Harlem River runs near the old and now New Yankee Stadium in 2019.The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the American League East Division.
I’m pretty sure that Harmon Killebrew was not only on that list but one of the few who hit more than one if memory serves me correct. I’ve been looking forward to going one day. Pete Sheehy gave my friend John Waldron a locker room chair in 1966 during the renovation.
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