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1923–1973. The raising of the American flag on Opening Day in 1923. Yankee Stadium officially opened on Wednesday, April 18, 1923, with the Yankees' first home game, against the Boston Red Sox. According to the New York Evening Telegram, "everything smelled of ... fresh paint, fresh plaster and fresh grass".
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- Osborn Engineering Corporation (1923), Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury (1976)
Approximately 2 ⁄ 3 of the stadium's seating is in the lower bowl, the inverse from the original Yankee Stadium. [41] 50,287 fans can be seated, with a standing room capacity of 52,325. [42] The new stadium's seating is spaced outward in a bowl, unlike the stacked-tiers design at the old stadium.
- US$2.3 billion
- April 18, 1923
- 56,886
- 29.5 inches (75 cm)
The upper deck contained 10,712 seats, the mezzanine held 6,637 seats, and the lower grandstand held 17,349 seats. (Note: Author Harvey Frommer stated that the lower grandstand held 14,543 seats). When the stadium opened in 1923, the stadium also contained "box seats". These "boxes" contained 1, 200 wooden seats.
Apr 18, 2023 · The seating capacity of 58,000 puts Yankee Stadium far above its peers of the day. It will remain the largest major-league baseball venue until Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens in 1931.
- Dayn Perry
Yankee Stadium - Interactive concert Seating Chart. *This is the most common end-stage configuration here. Your concert may have a different floor layout. Yankee Stadium seating charts for all events including concert. Seating charts for New York City FC, New York Yankees.
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Yankee Stadium also hosted All-Star Games in 1939, 1960, 1977, and 2008. The Yankee teams lined up in 1927, 1939, 1961, and 1998 at the stadium were nicknamed “Murderers’ Row” and considered among the greatest baseball teams ever played. The End of An Era. In the early 90s, Yankees began to look for a new stadium.
Mar 19, 2023 · Using concert footage, Live at Yankee Stadium, Volumes 1 & 2 was released in 1975.14 It was reissued by Fania Records in 2019.15 Mongo Santamaria Live at Yankee Stadium was released in 1974.16. SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1988: THE BEACH BOYS. The Yankees staged a promotion that hadn’t been seen at Yankee Stadium in almost 20 years.
