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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is baseball's most storied and greatest ballpark.  It has been the setting for America's most immortal athletes and storied competition.  It is not only a New York institution, but an American one as well.

STADIUM FEATURES

Capacity

57,746

Left field

318'

Center field

408'

Right field

314'

Opened

April 18, 1923

Ground Rules:   Yankee Stadium

bulletFoul poles are outside the playing field. Any batted ball hitting foul pole above fence line is a home run. Bat racks are within the dugout.
bulletAny thrown ball hitting dugout railing or foundation and rebounding on field is in play.
bulletAny ball going into dugout or hitting other parts of dugout is out of play.

About the Stadium:

bulletQuotes about Yankee Stadium
bulletNo Hitters at Yankee Stadium
bulletChampionship Fights at Yankee Stadium
bulletNon Baseball Milestones at the Stadium

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This Webpage was designed by Carol in November, 1999. It is certainly not perfect - nor complete and will be updated and modified as needed and time allows.   Please feel free to email me and offer your comments and suggestions on information you would like to see included in this site.
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This website is meant for private, non-commercial use. This site and their creator are not endorsed by the New York Yankees , Major League Baseball, or any other OFFICIALLY registered site. The creator and maintainer of this web site takes NO responsibility for the information provided herein. All products, brand names, and logos mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The use of such material falls under Fair use provisions. The information provided, and its compilation, is a result of years of reading and collecting information. Links are provided for convenience. Where appropriate, proper credit is given to the site being directed/linked to. My intention is to help navigate the internet for relevant topics, articles, information, pages, and pictures. In every case, no violations of privacy, copyrights or infringement of any kind is intended.  All opinions stated within these pages are solely those of the author of these pages, except where otherwise stated. 1999 - Carol Dowdy