Over 90,000 people crammed into the Stadium to see Pope Paul VI celebrated the first Papal Mass on American soil.The visit was a huge moment for New York Catholics...

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 11

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    The doors opened to Yankee Stadium and 74,200 piled in to see the Yankees New York Yankees face the Red Sox, and Babe Ruth made sure they got their money's worth...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 12

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    It may have been the most bizarre chapter in Yankee Stadium history. George Brett homered to give the Royals a victory, then had that home run taken away...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 13

    BABE BASHES RECORD

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    The most famous halftime speech in college football history came in this game between unbeaten Army and Notre Dame. With the game tied 0-0 at halftime...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 14

    WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    The most famous halftime speech in college football history came in this game between unbeaten Army and Notre Dame. With the game tied 0-0 at halftime...more >

  • HARD ROCK CAFE AT YANKEE STADIUM

    By BRETT CYRGALIS

    After this season, when the Yankees move out of the stadium they have called home since 1923 and into a high-tech luxury building across the street..more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 15

    BABE RUTH DAY

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    Thirteen years after last playing there, Babe Ruth returned to Yankee Stadium for "Babe Ruth Day." The 52-year-old Ruth had been stricken with throat cancer ...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 16

    GAMES 4 & 5, 2001 WORLD SERIES -- MARTINEZ & BROSIUS HOME RUNS

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    For the first time there was November baseball, and it turned out to be stranger than anyone imagined. The Yankees pulled out two improbable victories...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 17

    MUNSON FUNERAL GAME

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    Just hours after returning from Thurman Munson's funeral, Bobby Murcer paid tribute to his fallen friend by driving in all five runs in a 5-4 victory...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 18

    GAME 7, 2004 ALCS -- RED SOX COMPLETE COMEBACK

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    On this night, the curse may not have died, but it officially could be placed on life support. The Red Sox completed their unprecedented comeback...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 19

    DAVID CONE'S PERFECT GAME

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    With Don Larsen watching, David Cone pitched the 14th perfect game in modern baseball history, baffling the Montreal Expos...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 20

    ARMY, NOTRE DAME 0-0 TIE

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    Many college football followers view this 0-0 tie as the greatest game ever played. Two titans of the sport met and walked away too evenly matched to determine a winner...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 21

    GAME 6, 1996 WORLD SERIES -- YANKEES WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    Baseball's world championship trophy returned to The Bronx on this night after an 18-year drought. The Yankees beat the Braves 3-2 in Game 6 of the World Series...more >

  • 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 22

    GAME 1, 1996 ALCS -- JEFFREY MAIER

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    The Yankees New York Yankees trailed the Orioles 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 1 of the ALCS when a 12-year-old from New Jersey earned himself a spot in Stadium lore...more >

  • 25 BEST MOMENTS AT YANKEE STADIUM: NO. 23

    DAVID WELLS' PERFECT GAME

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    In one of the most unlikely events ever at Yankee Stadium, David Wells threw the 15th perfect game in major-league history. The portly pitcher was playing for his fifth...more >

  • 25 BEST MOMENTS AT YANKEE STADIUM: NO. 24

    PAT SUMMERALL'S KICK

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    The Giants and Browns met with the Eastern Conference title in the NFL in the balance. Cleveland held a one-game lead in the standings going into this game. The Giants needed to win to force a playoff game. ...more >

  • HIGH'JINX' HITS YANKEES

    By JOHN DOYLE, CHUCK BENNETT and JEREMY OLSHAN

    The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed! A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the 1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction workers told The Post yesterday...more >

  • IT ALL STARTED WITH A BANG

    By ROBERT F. KELLEY

    New York Evening Post Wednesday, April 18, 1923 The biggest crowd that has ever seen a baseball game in New York was in the new Yankee Stadium at 1:30 this afternoon, an hour and a half after...more >

  • 25 BEST MOMENTS AT YANKEE STADIUM: NO. 25

    GAME 7, 1926 WORLD SERIES -- ALEXANDER FANS LAZZERI

    By BRIAN COSTELLO

    Grover Cleveland Alexander already had pitched two complete-game victories for the Cardinals in the Series when manager Rogers Hornsby called for him to come in from the bullpen in the seventh inning of this one...more >

  • CHEERS & TEARS FOR A LEGEND

    By JIMMY CANNON

    BABE RUTH DAY Sunday, April 27, 1947 This account by the legendary columnist appeared in The Post on April 28, 1947: You reach the dugout of the Yankees by walking though damp white-washed...more >

  • NUTS & BOLTS

    A look at some of the specs, costs and quantities of materials used to build the original Yankee Stadium: Size of lot: 10 acres Construction time: 284 days Rebar: 800 tons Mechanical steel: 2,300...more >

  • FANS COULD BE CAUGHT STEALING AT FINAL GAMES

    By JEREMY OLSHAN

    Pillaging fans will try to steal the bases - and anything else not nailed down - when the last games are played at Yankee and Shea stadiums, the clubs were warned yesterday. The two teams are...more >

  • IT LUXE LIKE A WINNER

    $ITTING PRETTY AT THE NEW STADIUM

    By ANDY GELLER and ED ROBINSON

    Here's the first look at some of the sights and amenities baseball fans will be treated to at the new Yankee Stadium. The $1.3 billion stadium, which opens in 2009, will in many ways...more >

  • YANKEES & METS WANT THEIR CUT$

    By JEREMY OLSHAN

    The Yankees and Mets are in secret talks with the city to buy their old ballparks before the wrecking balls hit - so they can plunder them...more >

  • $2,500 FOR YANK BOX SEATS COMING!

    AP

    Those $250 box seats at Yankee Stadium will seem inexpensive in 2009. The Yankees will charge $500 to $2,500 for seats near home plate in the first five to eight rows of their new...more >

  • SIGN-ING UP

    NAME SET AT YANKS' NEW PARK

    By BILL SANDERSON

    The House That Jeter Built has a new sign that unmistakably promises great baseball will be played there. The words "Yankee Stadium," solidly etched in gold-leafed stone, were hoisted by...more >

PHOTO GALLERIES

Back To Back

Tino Martinez greeted at the dugout after hitting a 2-run homerun.

Kick The Curse

The Red Sox celebrate their victory over the Yanks.

Cone Ices Expos

Cone's teammates carry him off the field after he pitches a perfect game.