Yankee Stadium (1923)

===Bob Sheppard===
From 1951 through 2007, [[Bob Sheppard]] was the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium. His distinctive voice (Yankee legend [[Reggie Jackson]] has called him "the Voice of God") and the way he announced players for over half a century made him a part of the lore of the stadium and the team. Before a player's first at-bat of the game, Sheppard announced his position, his uniform number, his name, and his uniform number again. Example: "Now batting for the Yankees, the shortstop, number 2, Derek Jeter, Number 2." For each following at-bat, Sheppard announced just the position and name: "The shortstop, Derek Jeter." Due to health reasons, 96-year-old Sheppard announced his last game on September 5, 2007.<ref>[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nyy&m=9&y=2007 Yankees 2007 Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527021109/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nyy&m=9&y=2007 |date=May 27, 2008 }} Retrieved July 20, 2010.</ref> He did sign a new two-year contract with the Yankees in March 2008 but lacked the strength necessary to do the job and missed the entire 2008 season,<ref name="nyt-2010-07-11">{{cite news |title=Bob Sheppard, Voice of the Yankees, Dies at 99|first=Richard|last=Goldstein|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/sports/baseball/12sheppard.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 11, 2010|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> including the [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008 All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Sheppard Not Able to Be at All-Star Game|first=Steve|last=Politi|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/07/bob_sheppard_not_able_to_be_at.html|newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]]|location=Newark|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> which was played at Yankee Stadium. He could not announce the final game at the old stadium in September 2008, but recorded a video address that was played during the pregame ceremonies and also recorded the lineups for the game. He officially announced his retirement after the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheppard Gives Thanks for Place in History|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091125&content_id=7717078&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=November 26, 2009|access-date=July 27, 2010|archive-date=November 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129124400/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091125&content_id=7717078&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sheppard died in July 2010.<ref name="nyt-2010-07-11"/>