The original stadium opened April 18, 1923, with Babe Ruth hitting the first home run in a 4-1 win over Boston before 74,200, at the time called the largest crowd to see a baseball game.
"Ruth's circuit," The Associated Press wrote, "added the one touch needed to complete the most picturesque drama in diamond annals."
Yankee Stadium was built at a cost of $2.5 million, astronomical then but the salary of a backup middle infielder these days. Even after a 1974-75 renovation eliminated obstructed seats but caused the loss of many original elements, a game there remained an aspiration for many players and fans. When fans filled the stadium for the first game, preceded by John Philip Sousa leading a band, they saw a short porch in right field with its low fence and the vast expanse of grass in left-center that became known as Death Valley. The famous facade topped the upper deck, which would become known around the country for the shadows it cast as it crept from foul territory on the first-base side and across the infield during many a World Series.
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