Review: A YANKEES MASTERPIECE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2012
If you watch MLB then you will know that the New York Yankees is the most famous ball club in the world. However, I am confident that you will not know all there is worth knowing about the Yankees. Well until now that is thanks to White's 101 Things You May Not Have Known About The New York Yankees. Did you know that on 18th April 1923, Yankee Stadium was officially opened in the Bronx, New York. The stadium was constructed for $2.4 million dollars (equal to $32,737,500 today) and on opening day a crowd in excess of 74,000 saw the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Fittingly the Sultan of Swat himself, Babe Ruth, smacked the stadium's first home run whilst many people refer to the stadium as "The House That Ruth Built". Babe Ruth's prime years coincided with the opening of the stadium and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. Yankee Stadium did not see its first night game until 28th May 1946, a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators in front of almost 50,000 fans. Yankee Stadium was home to the New York Yankees from 1923-73 & 1976-2008 and hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. By the early 1970s the condition of the stadium was in a state of disrepair and so from 1974-75 it closed for renovation. During the reconstruction period the Yankees played their home games at Shea Stadium, home to the New York Mets. Well you know it now and this is just one of 101 fascinating stories covering the entire history of the New York Yankees.  And all this for just $5.00.