Yankee Stadium (1923) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Hammond Organ=== The [[Hammond Organ]] was installed at Yankee Stadium in 1967 and was primarily played by [[Eddie Layton]] from its introduction until his retirement after the 2003 season. The playing of the organ has added to the character of the stadium for many years, playing before games, introducing players, during the national anthem and the rendition of "[[Take me out to the ball game]]" during the [[seventh-inning stretch]]. After Layton's retirement, he got to pick his replacement, Paul Cartier.<ref>[http://ultimateyankees.com/eddielaytonbiography.htm Yankee Player Photo Template] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831132352/http://www.ultimateyankees.com/eddielaytonbiography.htm |date=August 31, 2006 }}</ref> In recent years, the use of the organ has been decreased in favor of recorded music between innings and introducing players. Since the 2004 season, the national anthem has rarely been performed by the organists, opting for military recordings of the Star Spangled Banner. In 2005, a new Hammond Elegante was installed replacing the original Hammond Colonnade. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page