Yankee Stadium’s 100th anniversary to be marked Tuesday

By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium. The ballpark opened April 18, 1923, with Babe Ruth hitting the first home run in a 4-1 win over Boston before 74,200, at the time called the largest crowd to see a baseball game. It was America’s first three-deck stadium and became synonymous with the World Series. The Yankees won 26 titles by the time it was torn down after the 2008 season and replaced by a more modern version across 161st St.