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Wide World of Sports Venues-April 21

time has come for another fresh edition of the Wide World of Sports Venues!


Old Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York City, NY
Opened: April 18, 1923, reopened April 15, 1976

Closed: September 30, 1973 (renovations), September 21, 2008 (final game)

Demolished: 2009-2010 (estimated)

Surface: Grass

Construction Cost: $2.4 Million (1923), $167 Million (1976)

Capacity: 58,000 (1923), 82,000 (1927), 62,000 (1929), 71,699 (1937), 70,000 (1942), 67,000 (1948), 67,205 (1958), 67,337 (1961), 67,000 (1965), 65,010 (1971), 54,028 (1976), 57,145 (1977), 57,545 (1980), 56,936 (2008)

Field Dimensions: Left Field-318 feet, Left Center-399 feet, Center Field-408 feet, Right Center-385 feet, ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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