Jewel Box Parks

Jewel Box Parks
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Published on 2013-09 by University-Press.org

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 79. Chapters: Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Tiger Stadium, Comiskey Park, Forbes Field, Polo Grounds, Crosley Field, Shibe Park, Ebbets Field, Baker Bowl, Sportsman's Park, League Park, Griffith Stadium, Braves Field, List of jewel box baseball parks. Excerpt: Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home baseball park of the New York Yankees, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York Giants football team. The stadium's nickname, |The House That Ruth Built,| is derived from Babe Ruth, the iconic baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the stadium's opening and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. The venue was constructed for $2.4 million dollars (equal to $30,894,716 today) between 1922-1923 specifically for the Yankees, who had been sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants baseball team for 10 years. Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, and at the time, it was hailed as a one-of-a-kind facility in the country for its size. Over the course of its history, it became one of the most famous venues in the United States, having hosted a variety of events and historic moments during its existence. While many of these moments were baseball-related-including World Series games, no-hitters, perfect games, and historic home runs-the stadium also hosted boxing matches, concerts, and three Papal Masses. The stadium went through many alterations and playing surface configurations over the years. The condition of the facility worsened in the 1960s and 1970s, prompting its closing for renovation from 1974-1975. The renovation significantly altered the appearance of the...

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