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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium is in The Bronx, New York. It is on the intersection of 161st Street and which Avenue? | Yankee Stadium
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River Avenue . If you go by Subway, take the #4 to 161st St/Yankee Stadium. The station is right by the Stadium. The trip from central Manhattan takes less than 20 minutes.
April 18, 1923. On February 6, 1921, the Yankees announced that they had purchased ten acres of land in the Bronx, on which they planned to build a new stadium. Prior to that they had been sharing the Polo Grounds, across the river, with the NL team New York Giants.
The new stadium hosted the World Series in its first year of existence, with the Yankees beating the Giants.
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The inaugural game was held against Babe Ruth's old team. The attendance was 74,200. Babe Ruth hit a three-run homer in the third inning, on the way to a 4-1 Yankee win.
| The stadium was relatively unchanged from its opening day until the 1960s. In 1946, electric lights were added to allow for night games. In 1959 another major feature was changed. What was it? | Yankee Stadium
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first electronic scoreboard. There were always three tiers of seats, although initially they were not as extensive as they are now. The exterior was changed to white (from brown) in the 1966-67 revamp, the same time that the seat colors were changed.
| At the end of the 1973 season, the Yankees moved out of their stadium, and went temporarily to Shea Stadium. During this time, Yankee Stadium was revamped and improved. What changes were made? | Yankee Stadium
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all of these improvements were made (obstructive steel columns were removed, escalators were added, slope was removed from playing field). The original field had a slope in the outfield running up towards the bleachers. By lowering this, and cantilevering the upper decks, sight lines for fans were improved. The famous facade of the stadium was lost forever, though it was remembered in the replica (the instantly recognisable white arches) along the rear of the park.
| Outside Yankee Stadium there is a 120 foot high baseball bat, painted with Babe Ruth's signature and the famous 'Louisville Slugger' logo. What is its purpose? | Yankee Stadium
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boiler vent. The Bat is visible from the nearby Major Deegan Expressway, and from the trains that carry commuters into Manhattan.
| In 1932, the Yankees opened Monument Park. Situated behind the bullpens, just off left field. What does it contain? | Yankee Stadium
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Retired numbers, monuments to former players, and monuments to other people. There is a walkway, bordered by the numbers that have been retired in honor of players (and others who have played major roles in Yankee history). There are also the plaques in honor of players, managers, and announcers of the past. Most recently the Yankees unveiled a plaque in memory of those who died in the September 11th attacks.
April 18, 1923. The Yankees played their first game there versus the Boston Red Sox, which they won by a score of 4-1.
408. It is 318 to left, 399 in left center, 408 to center, 385 to right center, and 314 to right.
Bob Sheppard. Sheppard began as the Yankees' PA announcer in 1951.
Mel Allen. Allen announced Yankee games from 1940-1942, and 1946-1964. One of his famous sayings was, "How about that".
1974 and 1975. While this was happening, they played at Shea Stadium, the home of the Mets.
| While major renovations were going on at Yankee Stadium in the 1970s, what stadium did the Yankees play at? | About Yankee Stadium
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Shea Stadium. This was a bad thing for Yankees power-hitters, as they could not use the short porch in right field that they had at Yankee Stadium.
| Who threw out the first ceremonial first pitch at the first Yankee game in the stadium? | About Yankee Stadium
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Al Smith. At the time, Smith was the governor of New York.
River Ave. It is located at River Avenue and 161 St by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
| Who hit the game-winning home run in game five of the 1976 ALCS versus the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium? | About Yankee Stadium
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Chris Chambliss. After the home run was hit versus the then rivals, fans swarmed the field after Chambliss, and it was basically imposible for him to round the bases.
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