When was Yankee Stadium first built?

Yankee Stadium was the first three-tiered sports facility in the United States and one of the first baseball parks to be given the lasting title of stadium. Baseball teams typically played in a park or a field. read more

The remodeled Yankee Stadium opened on April 15, 1976 with the Yankees topping Minnesota 11-4 and, like its predecessor, would host the World Series in its inaugural season. The Stadium, in fact, hosted the Fall Classic in its first three seasons with the Yankees winning back-to-back World titles in 1977 and 1978. read more

The Original Yankee Stadium also received a renovation requiring two baseball seasons to complete. Construction crews gutted the original stadium after the 1973 season, re-working the entire upper deck, removing the iconic "arch facades" and placing them in the outfield. read more