in 1923, Babe Ruth hits the first home run at Yankee Stadium’s opening in front of over 72,000 fans. The two-run shot off Red Sox hurler Howard Ehmke helps beat Boston, 4-1. The ballpark cost $2.5 million, the price of a lousy utility player these days.
With the closing of the ballpark after this season, everyone and his uncle is coming out or re-releasing a book about YS memories, including non-baseball events such as prize fights, football Giants’ games, and visits from rock bands and popes. I’ll be addressing these books in more detail in a future post.
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