Al Smith, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and New York Mayor John Hylan were in the crowd. The "Bat" continues to stand outside the Metro North Station, built in 2009. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history, and a lot of memories. The most noticeable result of the reconstruction of Yankee Stadium was the loss of its most-recognizable feature: the original roof and its famous 15-foot deep copper facade. 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. In 1923, the Old Yankee Stadium opened up for the New York Yankees for their first game. The exterior is grand, and the field evokes the old park, with the shorter right-field distance and the wider but not nearly as wide as in the old days left-center field. 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. The 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1980 games were played at Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium has four gate locations for entry and exit: Gate 2, adjacent to left field: Enter via Jerome Avenue and East 164th Street Gate 4, behind home plate: Enter via East 161st Street and Macombs Dam Bridge Gate 6, adjacent to right field: Enter via East 161st Street and River Avenue Sheppard was also the public-address announcer for the football Giants from 1956 through 2005, first at Yankee Stadium and then at Giants Stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands. GPS coordinates of Yankee Stadium (1923), United States Visit iconic locations such as Monument Park, where the Bronx Bombers' greatest legends are enshrined. ", "Longer Right Field at Yankee Stadium Blow to Babe Ruth", "Bob Sheppard, Voice of the Yankees, Dies at 99", "Bob Sheppard Not Able to Be at All-Star Game", "Sheppard Gives Thanks for Place in History", "Metro-North to start service direct to Yankee Stadium", "American League No Hitters by Baseball Almanac", "Eight memorable moments from the final season at Old Yankee Stadium in 2008", "Jose Molina Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com", "Baltimore vs. NY YankeesSeptember 21, 2008", "When women were persona non grata at Yankee Stadium", "Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game A look back at the past forty years", "Twelve Legends to be inducted into CCBL Hall of Fame", "Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers", "Football Games at Yankee Stadium (College and amateur, High School games omitted)", "Where Are They Now: C/LB Chuck Bednarik", Yankee Stadium, Like Its Predecessor, Is a Home to Soccer, "Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 1: Ballpark has a great soccer legacy", "Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 2: The busy Sixties", "Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 3: The King makes a home", "Blackhawks to host next season's Winter Classic", "Yankee Stadium History | New York Yankees", "100,000 fill Yankee Stadium to hear Graham", "Derek Jeter finally admits stealing part of old Yankee Stadium - Big League Stew - MLBBlog - Yahoo!
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