Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
In 1921 the Yankees purchased 10 acres of property in the west Bronx directly across the Harlem River from the Polo Grounds. The stadium opened in 1923 and the first night game was played in 1946. The original seating capacity of 58,000 was increased up to 57,545 in 1980. From 1958 through 1961, this was the only place to go to watch Major League Baseball in New York City. The stadium was renovated in 1976 and the Yankees appeared in the World Series in each of the next three years, winning the fall classic twice. The New York Yankees have played in six World Series and won four of them since the stadium was renovated.
Through 2004 the American Baseball League has won fifty-eight World Championships, the National League has won forty-two World Championships, there have been three tie games, one-hundred seven shutouts, one perfect game and eleven instances where a team lost the first two games yet rallied to win the world Championship.