Old Yankee Stadium Facts

Original Yankee Stadium

1. The old stadium was called, "The House that Ruth Built."
2. Players names were placed in white chalk above the lockers.
3. Took 500 workers 185 days to complete the construction of the stadium.
4. After Ruth died in 1948 they held a viewing where more than 100,000 fans showed up.
5. When Negro League teams played at the Stadium, they were not allowed to use the Yankee dressing rooms. Instead they used the visitor dressing rooms.
6. The last homerun at Old Yankee Stadium was on September 30, 1973 was Duke Sims.

Severino gets the go-ahead in today's game, still searching for his first win against Hill and the Athletics. Game time is at 7:05 p.m.