On this day in 1923, the original Yankee Stadium opened with its first home game. (They beat the Red Sox, 4–1.)
From the exploits of the Babe to the Captain to Scooter to Donnie Baseball to the Greatest, here’s our chart of some of the unforgettable events that happened on this hallowed ground.
(To see it with zoom function, click here.)
It’s Opening Day, which means it’s time to dust off our favorite baseball-related infographics:
A Meticulous Metric of Baseball Team Names [print // $27]
A Bronx Baseball Breakdown [print // $20]
The Infinite Baseball Fields of America [print // $25]
Our “Meticulous Metric of Baseball Team Names” is 20% off today. The perfect gift for the baseball fan in your life.
Gifts for Sports Fans:
The Titanic Taxonomy of Wrestler Names | $27
A Bronx Baseball Breakdown | $20
The Infinite Baseball Fields of America
This print maps the foul lines of every major league stadium, letting them run to infinity.
A Meticulous Metric of Baseball Team Names
A thorough mapping of 482 team names from 1845 to the present, including Major League teams as well as minor, independent, and international leagues.
Mapping baseball history in The House That Ruth Built
From the magic of Mickey Mantle to the days of Derek Jeter, our “Bronx Baseball Breakdown” charts nearly a century of unforgettable events at 161st & River Avenue.
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