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Owner: New York Yankees (AL)
Opened: April 18, 1923
Closed: September 30, 1973
Reopened: April 15, 1976
First night game: May 28, 1946
Surface: Merion Bluegrass
Capacity: 57,545 (since 1980)
Location:River Avenue and East 161st street
The Bronx, NY 10451 |
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The Yankees' history of ballbarks
Years | Ballpark | Capacity | 1976 - Present | Yankee Stadium* | 57,746 | 1974-1975 | Shea Stadium | 55,101 | 1923-1973 | Yankee Stadium | 67,224 | 1913-1922 | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | 1903-1912 | Hilltop Park | NA | 1901-1902 | Oriole Park | NA | *The remodeled Yankee Stadium
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