The Yankees first game at Yankee Stadium was April 18, 1923 against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees won 4-1.
The first Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009.
Construction began on the original Yankee Stadium on May 5, 1922 and opened less than a year later. The Yankees first game was on April 18, 1923.
The new Yankee Stadium was opened in 2009.
The new Yankee Stadium opened for the first time on April 2, 2009.
The first game ever played at the old Yankee Stadium was on April 18, 1923. The Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1.
The old Yankee Stadium opened on April 18, 1923.
The Yankees played their first regular season home game in the original Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923.
The first Yankee Stadium opened in 1923.
The new Yankee Stadium was opened in 2009.
Two Yankees StadiumsWhen the Yankees first moved to New York in 1903 they played at Hilltop Park in Manhattan. The team was then called the Highlanders. The Highlanders moved to the Polo Grounds in 1913 and the team name was changed to the Yankees. The Yankees would share the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants until 1922. In 1923 Yankee Stadium was opened, and the Yankees would play there until 2009 when the New Yankee Stadium was built.
The construction on the old Yankee Stadium began on May 5, 1922, the stadium officially opened in 1923. With the new Yankee Stadium, groundbreaking began on August 16, 2006 and the official opening was in 2009.
Warren G. Harding was president of the United States when Yankee Stadium opened in 1923.