The original Yankee Stadium, “The House that Ruth Built,” was constructed one-hundred years ago for the opening of the 1923 season. The Yankees had been playing their games at the Polo Grounds, home of the New York Giants.
Initially, the two teams were compatible with the arrangement, but the Yankees’ popularity with New Yorkers got under the skin of Giants manager John McGraw, ...
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