when is was built yankee stadium
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Yankee Stadium (1923) The stadium was built from 1922 to 1923 for $2.4 million ($32 million in 2014 dollars). The stadium's construction was paid for entirely by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who was eager to have his own stadium after sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants baseball team the previous 10 years.ankee Stadium closed following the 2008 baseball season and the new stadium opened in 2009, adopting the Yankee Stadium moniker. Yankee Stadium was demolished in 2010, two years after it closed.
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- Year in Review. MLB.com takes a look back at the season that was, with multimedia, team coverage, special features and the major events that highlighted each campaign. This Day in Baseball History. April 17, 1956 > Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hits a pair of tape measure home runs against Camilo Pascual at Griffith Stadium. Both long balls are estimated at over 500 feet. The Yankees and Washington Senators combine for six home runs in New York's 10-4 Opening Day victory.
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Throgs Neck Bridge $4.76. Opened in 1961, the Throgs Neck Bridge was built between the Bronx and Queens to ease congestion on the Bronx Whitestone Bridge. Traffic on each of these bridges now exceeds the number of vehicles carried by just the Bronx Whitestone when it stood alone.
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John F. Kennedy Stadium Originally known as Sesquicentennial Stadium when it opened April 15, 1926, the structure was renamed Philadelphia Municipal Stadium after the Exposition's closing ceremonies. In 1964 it was renamed John F. Kennedy Stadium in memory of the 35th President of the United States who had been assassinated the year before.
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- Address. One East 161st Street. Bronx, NY 10451. New York City’s Bronx are home to what is arguably the heart of baseball in America. Yankee Stadium has stood in almost most the same spot for almost 90 years, only moving once in 2009 and then just across the street.The finest team in the game deserves the finest legacy and the finest venue, they have those things.The current arena was built at a staggering cost of $1.5 billion.ankee Stadium has stood in almost most the same spot for almost 90 years, only moving once in 2009 and then just across the street. The finest team in the game deserves the finest legacy and the finest venue, they have those things. The current arena was built at a staggering cost of $1.5 billion.
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CITI FIELD For 44 seasons the Mets played at Shea Stadium. Opening in 1964 it was a multipurpose stadium that fans both loved and hated. Throughout the mid 1990s and 2000s the Mets sought to have a new ballpark constructed as Shea Stadium lacked the modern amenities found in new ballparks built.
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- New York City’s Bronx are home to what is arguably the heart of baseball in America. Yankee Stadium has stood in almost most the same spot for almost 90 years, only moving once in 2009 and then just across the street. The finest team in the game deserves the finest legacy and the finest venue, they have those things. The current arena was built at a staggering cost of $1.5 billion.
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- 1:3000 scale miniature paper model. The ballpark opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park, home of the short-lived Chicago Federals. The Cubs first played here in 1916 and the park was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926. The ivy-covered outfield and hand-operated ­score­board were added in 1937. The structure has been ­modified extensively over the years to accommodate more fans with additional seating sections, an upper deck, box seating, and underground concessions.
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ARLINGTON STADIUM In the 1980s the Rangers began looking to build a new stadium. A site near Arlington Stadium was chosen and the Rangers new ballpark, the Globe Life Park was built. The Texas Rangers played their last game at Arlington Stadium on October 3, 1993 against the Kansas City Royals. The following year Arlington Stadium was demolished.
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Yankee Stadium History Yankee Stadium's exterior changed dramatically, too, as three escalator towers were added, one at each of the Stadium's three entrances. And, with 10 additional rows of seats added to the upper deck, the already-grand Stadium would have an even more majestic look.
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- Oct. 5, 1953: The Yankees win a record fifth consecutive World Championship. Oct. 8, 1956: Don Larsen hurls the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2-0 win over Brooklyn in Game Five at Yankee Stadium.
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- It was built between 1914 and 1922. Construction began on February 12, 1914 and was completed in 1922, being dedicated on May 30, 1922. + 108 others found this useful.
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Soccer In The Bronx: NYCFC Opens At Yankee Stadium With Big Crowd And Big Win Soccer In The Bronx: NYCFC Opens At Yankee Stadium With Big Crowd And Big Win. After nearly two years of anticipation (and hand-wringing), New York City FC took to Yankee Stadium Sunday for their first ever home match.
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A Closer Look Inside The United Center A Closer Look Inside The United Center. United Center: the new home of the Bulls and Blackhawks, was completed in Mid-August. The $175 million state-of-the-art stadium replaces Chicago Stadium, which was built in 1929. United Center will be the site of the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
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NEW ERA FIELD War Memorial Stadium, a 47,000 seat stadium built in the 1930s, was constructed to host numerous events. When the Bills became a part of the NFL in 1970, it was apparent that a larger stadium was needed for the team. Owner Ralph Wilson sought a new dome stadium in Buffalo but was unable to gain support.
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- Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees, one of the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008.
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KAUFFMAN STADIUM The new club in Kansas City was named the Royals. Construction on the Truman Sports Complex that included the Royals stadium and the Chiefs stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, began on July 11, 1968. Originally known as Royals Stadium, the Royals played their first game at the stadium on April 10, 1973.
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Fans in Mourning as Sun Sets on the Old Yankee Stadium In April, the Yankees will move into the new stadium. The old one will be torn down. The mood among many fans was sentimental, emotional, philosophical. One man said they should have called the new stadium something different, anything but Yankee Stadium.
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- The Citi Field project is developed by Queens Ballpark Company, L.L.C. and has been designed by the internationally renowned architects of HOK Sport. HOK Sport has designed and renovated 13 of the 30 major league ballparks in use today and seven of the last eight to open in Major League Baseball.
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- Kinnick Stadium has 20 miles of bleacher seats and is 79 rows high on each side. Construction on the stadium was completed October 5, 1929 at a cost of $497,151,42. Original construction took six months, but it has undergone several facelifts since.
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Throgs Neck Bridge Opened in 1961, the Throgs Neck Bridge was built between the Bronx and Queens to ease congestion on the Bronx Whitestone Bridge. Traffic on each of these bridges now exceeds the number of vehicles carried by just the Bronx Whitestone when it stood alone.
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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field /ˈrɪɡli/ is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales.The Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in eleven innings.In November 1918, Weeghman resigned as team president.eeghman Park's first tenant was the Federal League team, the Chicago Whales, from 1914 to 1915. Weeghman Park / Cubs Park / Wrigley Field has served as the home baseball park for Major League Baseball 's Chicago Cubs franchise since 1916.
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- As the Project Executive for Turner Construction=Sports, Byrne oversees the construction of the new Yankee Stadium. And for a self-described 30 to 40 game-a-year New York Yankees fan from Throggs Neck, this is the job of dreams.
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- When the Sox finally took the field for the first official game on April 20, 1912, some 27,000 fans saw the Red Sox prevail in a 7-6, extra-innings victory over the New York Highlanders (renamed the Yankees in 1913).
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George M. Steinbrenner Field George M. Steinbrenner Field. Built in 1996, George M. Steinbrenner Field is a 31-acre complex centrally located in Tampa, Florida and serves as spring home to the New York Yankees, and summer home to the Yankees class A affiliate Tampa Yankees. Steinbrenner Field is also a year round special events facility hosting concerts, baseball tournaments, corporate events, and more.
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- A marble-lined rotunda, with floor tiles that looked like the stitches on a baseball and chandeliers that looked to be made up of baseball bats holding baseball-shaped globes, greeted fans when they entered. Upon its opening in 1913, the stadium capacity was 25,000 people. This would be increased to 32,000 in 1932.