Yankee Stadium (1923)

==Stadium usage==
{{see also|List of events at Yankee Stadium (1923)}}

===Baseball===
In its 86 years of existence, Yankee Stadium hosted 6,581 regular season home games for the Yankees. Only [[Fenway Park]] (Boston), [[Wrigley Field]] (Chicago), [[Sportsman's Park]] (St. Louis), and [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] (Detroit) have hosted more games. Due to the Yankees' frequent appearances in the [[World Series]], Yankee Stadium played host to 161 postseason games, more than any other stadium in baseball history. The Stadium hosted 37 of the 83 possible World Series during its existence (not counting 1974–75, and the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|1994 strike]]), with the Yankees winning 26 of them. In total, the venue hosted 100 World Series games.

16 of the 17 World Series won in the Bronx were clinched at the 1923 Yankee Stadium, nine by the Yankees and seven by their opponents:
*Yankees, in {{wsy|1927}}, {{wsy|1938}}, {{wsy|1947}}, {{wsy|1950}}, {{wsy|1951}}, {{wsy|1953}}, {{wsy|1977}}, {{wsy|1996}} and {{wsy|1999}}
*[[St. Louis Cardinals]], in {{wsy|1926}} and {{wsy|1942}}
*[[1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]], in {{wsy|1955}}, the only World Championship won by the Dodgers before moving to Los Angeles.
*[[1957 Milwaukee Braves season|Milwaukee Braves]], in {{wsy|1957}}, the only World Series won by a [[Milwaukee]] team.
*[[1978 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]], in {{wsy|1976}}
*[[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]], in {{wsy|1981}}
*[[2003 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]], in {{wsy|2003}}

The Yankees won their first 26 World Series championships while playing in Yankee Stadium, with their 27th coming in the first year of playing at its namesake replacement ({{wsy|2009}}).

Perhaps the most memorable moment in the venue's history came on July 4, 1939, designated as "[[Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day]]". [[Lou Gehrig|Gehrig]], forced out of action permanently by [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) and facing his impending death, gave a legendary farewell speech thanking his fans and colleagues for making him "the luckiest man on the face of the earth".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lougehrigfarewelltobaseball.htm|title=American Rhetoric|access-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref>

Many memorable and historic games have been played at Yankee Stadium. Three out of the four [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect games]] thrown by Yankee pitchers have occurred at the Stadium. [[Don Larsen]] threw a perfect game on October 8, 1956, in the fifth game of the [[1956 World Series|World Series]], while [[David Wells]] and [[David Cone]] threw theirs on May 17, 1998, and July 18, 1999, respectively.  ([[Domingo Germán]] threw his June 28, 2023 perfect game in Oakland.) [[No-hitter]]s were thrown by [[Monte Pearson]], [[Bob Feller]], [[Allie Reynolds]], [[Virgil Trucks]], [[Dave Righetti]], [[Jim Abbott]], [[Dwight Gooden]] and a combination of six [[Houston Astros]] pitchers in one game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit1.shtml |title=American League No Hitters by Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=September 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804010225/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit1.shtml |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Stadium was the site of a nationally televised game on August 6, 1979, the same day as the funeral for departed Yankees captain [[Thurman Munson]]. The team attended the funeral in [[Canton, Ohio]] earlier in the day and flew to New York for an emotional game. [[Bobby Murcer]] drove in all five runs for the Yankees, including a game winning two-run single that defeated the [[Baltimore Orioles]] 5–4.

Many historic home runs have been hit at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit the ballpark's first home run on its Opening Day in 1923.<ref>[http://www.famoussportspeople.com/babe-ruth Babe Ruth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504081151/http://www.famoussportspeople.com/babe-ruth/ |date=May 4, 2016 }} Famous Sports People</ref> Ruth also set the then-league record for most home runs in a single season by hitting his 60th home run in 1927. [[Roger Maris]] would later break this record in 1961 at Yankee Stadium on the final day of the season by hitting his 61st home run. In 1967, [[Mickey Mantle]] slugged his 500th career home run. [[Chris Chambliss]] won the [[1976 American League Championship Series|1976 ALCS]] by hitting a "walk-off" home run in which thousands of fans ran onto the field as Chambliss circled the bases. A year later, in the [[1977 World Series]], [[Reggie Jackson]] hit three home runs on three consecutive pitches in the championship-clinching Game 6. In 1983, the [[Pine Tar Incident]] involving [[George Brett]] occurred; Brett's go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of the game was overturned for his bat having too much pine tar, resulting in him furiously charging out of the dugout. In Game 1 of the [[1996 American League Championship Series|1996 ALCS]], [[Derek Jeter]] hit a fly ball to right-field that was interfered with by fan [[Jeffrey Maier]] but ruled a home run. In Game 7 of the [[2003 American League Championship Series|2003 ALCS]], [[Aaron Boone]] hit an extra-inning "walk-off" home run to send the Yankees to the World Series. The Red Sox would get revenge coming back from [[2004 American League Championship Series|3-0]] and beating their rivals in Yankee Stadium the following year. On August 6, 2007, Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run against the [[2007 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] at the Stadium. [[José Molina (baseball)|José Molina]] hit the ballpark's last home run in its final game on September 21, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150921&content_id=150814866&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|title=Eight memorable moments from the final season at Old Yankee Stadium in 2008|website=yesnetwork.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2001, six weeks after the [[September 11 attacks]], Yankee Stadium hosted an emotional three games in the [[2001 World Series|World Series]]. For Game 3, President [[George W. Bush]] hurled the ceremonial first pitch, throwing a strike. In Game 4, [[Tino Martinez]] hit a game-tying home run off [[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]] closer [[Byung-hyun Kim]] with two outs in the ninth inning. Derek Jeter hit the winning "walk-off" home run in extra innings off Kim, earning himself the nickname "Mr. November". The following night in Game 5, the Yankees replicated their heroics from the previous night; [[Scott Brosius]] hit a game-tying home run off Kim with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning en route to a win.

====All-Star Games====
On July 11, 1939, Major League Baseball held its [[1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|seventh]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] at Yankee Stadium, in concert with the [[1939 New York World's Fair|World's Fair]] being held at [[Flushing Meadows-Corona Park|Flushing-Meadows]] in Queens. Yankees manager [[Joe McCarthy (manager)|Joe McCarthy]] loaded his American League team with pinstripes: [[Bill Dickey]] (catcher), [[Joe DiMaggio]] (outfield), [[Joe Gordon]] (second base), [[Red Rolfe]] (third base), [[George Selkirk]] (outfield) and [[Red Ruffing]] (pitcher) were all in the starting lineup. Reserve players included [[Frank Crosetti]] (shortstop), [[Lou Gehrig]] (first base), [[Lefty Gomez]] (pitcher) and [[Johnny Murphy]] (pitcher). The American League won, 3–1, behind a home run by DiMaggio, in front of more than 62,000. This was the second All-Star Game held in New York; the Polo Grounds had hosted the event in [[1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1934]].

From 1959 to 1962, Major League Baseball held two All-Star Games each year. On July 13, 1960, Yankee Stadium hosted baseball's [[1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|second All-Star Game]] in three days. The National League won both games. In the latter game, [[Whitey Ford]] was the starting pitcher. [[Yogi Berra]] (catcher), Mickey Mantle (outfield), [[Roger Maris]] (outfield) and [[Bill Skowron]] (first base) were in the starting lineup; [[Jim Coates]] (pitcher) and [[Elston Howard]] (catcher) were reserves. The National League won the Yankee Stadium game, 6–0, tying a record with four home runs, including one by hometown favorite [[Willie Mays]]. The 38,000 fans who attended the game also saw the Red Sox' [[Ted Williams]] in his final All-Star appearance.

Showcasing its new renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted the [[1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] on July 19, 1977. With the Yankees defending their 1976 pennant, [[Billy Martin]] managed the American League team on his home field. The National League won its sixth consecutive All-Star Game, 7–5, in front of more than 56,000 fans; the senior circuit's streak would reach 11. Reggie Jackson (outfield) and [[Willie Randolph]] (second base) started for the American League; [[Sparky Lyle]] (pitcher), [[Thurman Munson]] (catcher) and [[Graig Nettles]] (third base) also made the team. [[Jim Palmer]] was the game's starting pitcher because [[Nolan Ryan]] refused to play when Martin asked him.

In honor of its final year of existence, in July 2008, Yankee Stadium hosted [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008 All-Star Game]] festivities. The Yankees were represented by [[Derek Jeter]], [[Alex Rodriguez]] and [[Mariano Rivera]]. In the [[2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|Home Run Derby]], [[Josh Hamilton]] set a single-round record with 28 home runs in the first round. At one point, he hit 13 straight home runs, many of which landed in the stadium's upper deck and deep into the right field bleachers, spurring the crowd to chant his name. [[Minnesota Twins]] first baseman [[Justin Morneau]] won the competition defeating Hamilton in the final round. The following evening, the American League won the 2008 All-Star Game 4–3 in 15 innings. [[Michael Young (baseball)|Michael Young]] hit the game winning sacrifice fly in the 15th inning off [[Brad Lidge]]. The game was the longest in All-Star Game history by time, lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes and tied for the longest in history by innings, tied with the [[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1967 All-Star Game]] and was played in front of 55,632 people. [[J. D. Drew]] was named game MVP going 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs.

====Final game, 2008====
[[File:Final Yankees Game.jpg|thumb|right|Yankee Stadium after the last game was played on September 21, 2008.]]
Yankee Stadium hosted its final baseball game on September 21, 2008. The ceremonies for the final game at Yankee Stadium began with the opening of Monument Park, as well as allowing Yankee fans to walk on the warning track around the field. Many former Yankee greats, including [[Yogi Berra]], [[Whitey Ford]], [[Reggie Jackson]], [[Bernie Williams]], [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]], [[Willie Randolph]], [[Roy White]] and [[Chris Chambliss]] took their positions in the playing field as their names were announced by the legendary Bob Sheppard. [[Julia Ruth Stevens]], daughter of Babe Ruth, threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the final game in "The House That Ruth Built".

With [[Andy Pettitte]] as the starting pitcher, the Yankees played their final game at Yankee Stadium against the [[2008 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]], recording the final out at 11:43&nbsp;pm EDT in a 7–3 Yankee victory. Among many lasts to be recorded, a long-time standing question was answered. It was first wondered by Babe Ruth after he hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium on its opening day of April 18, 1923:
{{blockquote|I was glad to have hit the first home run in this park. God only knows who will hit the last.}}

That player turned out to be Yankees backup catcher [[José Molina (baseball)|José Molina]], as he hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning two-run home run in the fourth inning.<ref name="baseball-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/molinjo01.shtml |title=Jose Molina Statistics and History &#124; Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=baseball-reference.com|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>

Other lasts were [[Jason Giambi]] recording the last hit in Yankee Stadium, driving in [[Brett Gardner]], who scored the last run in Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera made the final pitch in the stadium with [[Cody Ransom]] recording the final out at first base. In the eighth inning, Derek Jeter became the final Yankee to bat in Yankee Stadium.

After the game was over, captain Derek Jeter delivered a speech on the field surrounded by his teammates. In the unplanned speech, Jeter thanked and saluted the fans:
{{blockquote|For all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play. And every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for eighty-five years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history, and a lot of memories.

Now the great thing about memories is you're able to pass it along from generation to generation. And although things are going to change next year, we're going to move across the street, there are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change— its pride, its tradition, and most of all, we have the [[Yankee Universe|greatest fans]] in the world.

And we are relying on you to take the memories from this stadium, add them to the new memories that come at the new Yankee Stadium, and continue to pass them on from generation to generation. So on behalf of the entire organization, we just want to take this moment to salute you, the greatest fans in the world.}}

Afterwards, the team circled the stadium on the warning track waving to fans and wishing the stadium goodbye.

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====Collegiate baseball====
From 1970 to 1987, the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL) played its annual all-star game at various major league stadiums. The games were interleague contests between the CCBL and the [[Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League]] (ACBL). The 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1980 games were played at Yankee Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|author=Al Harvin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/21/archives/cape-cod-tops-atlantic-collegians-63.html |title=Cape Cod Tops Atlantic Collegians, 6-3 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 21, 1970 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Judy Walden Scarafile |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20080725/News/307259531 |title=When women were persona non grata at Yankee Stadium |publisher=wickedlocal.com |date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/asgnews/index.html?article_id=193 |title=Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game A look back at the past forty years |publisher=capecodbaseball.com |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> The star of the 1973 contest was game MVP and future major league manager [[Jim Riggleman]]. The 1980 game starred future New York Mets all-star pitcher [[Ron Darling]] of [[Yale University]]. In the game, Darling singled, doubled and homered as the CCBL left fielder, then came on in the final inning to pitch in relief, preserving the CCBL's one-run victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/hofnews/?article_id=241 |title=Twelve Legends to be inducted into CCBL Hall of Fame |publisher=capecodbaseball.com |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Boxing===
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[[File:Yankee Stadium setup for Joe Louis v Billy Conn.jpg|thumb|250px|Yankee Stadium being prepared for the boxing match between [[Joe Louis]] and [[Billy Conn]] in June 1946.]]
When Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the Polo Grounds continued to host boxing matches; however, Yankee Stadium was home to prizefighting beginning in its first few months. Benny Leonard retained the lightweight championship in a 15-round decision over Lew Tendler on July 24, 1923, in front of more than 58,000 fans. It was the first of 30 championship bouts to be held at the Stadium. (This excludes dozens of non-title fights.) The boxing ring was placed over second base; a {{convert|15|ft|m|adj=on}} vault contained electrical, telegraph and telephone connections. In July 1927, the aging former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey came from behind to defeat heavily favored Jack Sharkey by delivering several questionable punches that were deemed illegal. Sharkey had similarly bad luck in a July 1930 heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium, when his knockout punch to [[Max Schmeling]] was ruled illegal; Schmeling won by default. In July 1928, [[Gene Tunney]] upheld the heavyweight title against [[Tom Heeney]] at Yankee Stadium, and then retired as champion.

Perhaps the most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was on June 22, 1938, when [[Joe Louis]], an African-American, squared off against Schmeling, a German. [[Adolf Hitler]] followed the rematch carefully, imploring Schmeling to defeat Louis, whom Hitler publicly berated. This left some with what they perceived as a moral predicament: root for the black fighter, or for the Nazi. Schmeling had defeated Louis in 1936, but in defense of his title, Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round. This was one of eight championship fights the "Brown Bomber" fought at Yankee Stadium.

On July 1, 1939, Max Baer defeated Lou Nova at Yankee Stadium, in the first [[televised]] boxing match in the United States. The event was broadcast by television station W2XBS, forerunner of [[WNBC-TV]]. (The World Series was not televised until 1947.) On September 27, 1946, [[Tony Zale]] knocked out New York native [[Rocky Graziano]] for the middleweight crown; it was the first of three bouts between Zale and Graziano.

On June 25, 1952, middleweight champion [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] sought his third title against light-heavyweight champ Joey Maxim at Yankee Stadium. More than 47,000 saw Robinson outfight Maxim but lose due to heat exhaustion in round 14 (due to the weather that topped {{convert|104|F|C}}). The referee who declared Maxim the winner was the second that night; the first had left the fight due to heat exhaustion.

On June 26, 1959, 5-1 Swedish underdog [[Ingemar Johansson]] defeated [[Floyd Patterson]] at the stadium by stoppage in the third round to become world heavyweight champion.

After its 1970s renovation, Yankee Stadium hosted only one championship fight. On September 28, 1976, a declining [[Muhammad Ali]] defended his heavyweight crown against [[Ken Norton]]. To that point, Norton was one of only two boxers who had beaten Ali (in 1973); this was their third and final, meeting. Norton led for most of the fight, but Ali improved in the later rounds to win by unanimous decision.

===College football===
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[[File:The Kick-off, Georgia Tech vs. Penn State, 1925.jpg|thumb|350x350px|[[1925 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team|Georgia Tech]] vs. [[1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] at Yankee Stadium, 1925]]
The first [[college football]] game played in Yankee Stadium was a 3-0 [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] victory over [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] on October 20, 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luckyshow.org/football/ys.htm|title=Football Games at Yankee Stadium|publisher=Lucky's Amazing Sports Lists|date=December 29, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> When an ill Ruth could not lead the Yankees to the World Series in 1925, college football took center stage at Yankee Stadium that fall. The fiercely competitive [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]–[[Army Black Knights football|Army]] game moved to Yankee Stadium, where it remained until 1947. In the 1928 game, with the score 0–0 at halftime, legendary Notre Dame coach [[Knute Rockne]] gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech (with reference to All-American halfback [[George Gipp]], who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to defeat Army, 12–6. The 1929 game between the two teams had the highest attendance in the series at 79,408.<ref>Notre Dame football media guide (PDF copy available at [http://und.cstv.com und.cstv.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226023556/http://und.cstv.com/ |date=February 26, 2009 }})</ref> The [[1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game]] at Yankee Stadium is regarded as one of the 20th century college football [[Game of the Century (college football)|Games of the Century]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Whittingham |first=Richard |title=Rites of autumn: the story of college football |year= 2001 |publisher=The Free Press |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2219-9 |pages=148–183 |chapter=6 |quote=It was surely the game of the year, and many have said it was the college football game of the century }}
</ref>

Notre Dame played 24 games at Yankee Stadium, going 15–6–3. Army played 38, compiling a 17–17–4 record (including the best-attended game, on December 1, 1928, when Army lost to [[Stanford University|Stanford]] 26–0 before 86,000 fans). [[New York University]] played more games there than any other school, 96, using it as a secondary home field from 1923 to 1948, with a record of 52–40–4. Nearby [[Fordham University]] played 19 games there, going 13–5–1.

Eight college football games were played at Yankee Stadium on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]], the first seven by [[New York University]]. Perhaps, the most famous Thanksgiving Day game was the first. Oregon State Agricultural College (now [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]]) was the first West Coast team to travel across the country and play an East Coast team. 8–1 NYU was a 3–1 favorite to beat 5–3 OSAC, but Oregon State upset the hometown favorites 25–13. Will Rogers lamented what the "Oregon apple knockers" had done to his "city slickers" in a column after the game. After the 1928 game, NYU beat Carnegie Tech (now [[Carnegie Mellon University]]) in 1931 and 1932, defeated Fordham in 1936, lost to Carnegie Tech in 1929 and lost to Fordham in 1934 and 1935. In the eighth game, in 1963, Syracuse beat Notre Dame, 14–7. This was a rematch following the teams' controversial 1961 game won by Notre Dame, 17–15.

The [[Gotham Bowl]] was scheduled to premiere at Yankee Stadium in 1960, but was canceled when no opponent could be found for [[Oregon State University]]. The 1961 game was moved to the [[Polo Grounds]], and when just 6,166 people came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the [[University of Nebraska]] defeated the [[University of Miami]], 36–34, the Gotham Bowl was never played again. The Miami-Nebraska game remains the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.

[[File:1969 Notre Dame - Army football Yankee Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] vs. [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] at Yankee Stadium, 1969.]]In 1969, Notre Dame and Army reprised their long series at the Stadium (1925–1946 except 1930) with one final game, which the Fighting Irish won, 45–0.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers|url=http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en}}</ref>  It was the final game at the stadium for either team.

Starting in 1971, the Stadium hosted the [[Whitney M. Young]] [[Urban League]] Classic, a game between [[historically black college]]s, often featuring [[Grambling State University]] of [[Louisiana]], coached by [[Eddie Robinson (football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], the first college coach to win 400 games. The Classic helped to spread the fame of Grambling and other similar schools. Yankee Stadium hosted its final Classic during the 1987 season, also the last time a football game was played there. Grambling lost to [[Central State University]] of Ohio, 37–21.<ref name="mindspring">{{cite web|url=http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/ys.htm|title=Football Games at Yankee Stadium (College and amateur, High School games omitted)|publisher=mindspring.com|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329071309/http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/ys.htm|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Classic has been held at [[Giants Stadium]] and [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[New Jersey]]'s [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] ever since, though the Yankees remain a supporter of the event.

====Games====
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Score
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Attendance
|-
| October 20, 1923 || '''[[1923 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 3-0 || [[1923 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || -
|-
| October 17, 1925 || '''[[1925 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 27-0 || [[1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || -
|-
| November 13, 1926 || '''[[1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1926 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 63,029
|-
| November 12, 1927 || '''[[1927 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 18-0 || [[1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 65,678
|-
| November 10, 1928 || '''[[1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 12-6 || [[1928 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,188
|-
| December 1, 1928 || '''[[1928 Stanford football team|Stanford]]''' || 26-0 || Army || 86,000
|-
| November 30, 1929 || '''[[1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1929 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 79,408
|-
| November 8, 1930 || '''[[1930 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 18-0 || [[1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] || -
|-
| December 13, 1930 || '''Army''' || 7-6 || [[1930 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || -
|-
| November 28, 1931 || '''[[1931 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 12-0 || [[1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 78,559
|-
| December 12, 1931 || '''Army''' || 17-7 || [[1931 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || -
|-
| November 26, 1932 || '''[[1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 21-0 || [[1932 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,115
|-
| December 2, 1933 || '''[[1933 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 21-0 || [[1933 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 73,594
|-
| November 24, 1934 || '''[[1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 12–6 || [[1934 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,757
|-
| November 16, 1935 || [[1935 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 6–6 || [[1935 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,114
|-
| November 14, 1936 || '''[[1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 20–6 || [[1936 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,423
|-
| November 13, 1937 || '''[[1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7–0 || [[1937 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 76,359
|-
| October 29, 1938 || '''[[1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 14–0 || [[1938 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 76,338
|-
| November 4, 1939 || '''[[1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 19–7 || [[1939 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,632
|-
| November 2, 1940 || '''[[1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1940 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,474
|-
| November 1, 1941 || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 0-0 || [[1941 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,226
|-
| November 7, 1942 || '''[[1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 13-0 || [[1942 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,946
|-
| November 21, 1942 || '''Army''' || 40–7 || [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]] || -
|-
| November 6, 1943 || '''[[1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 26-0 || [[1943 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,121
|-
| November 11, 1944 || '''[[1944 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 59-0 || [[1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 75,142
|-
| October 13, 1945 || '''[[1945 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 28–7 || [[1945 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 62,878
|-
| November 10, 1945 || '''Army''' || 48-0 || [[1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 74,621
|-
| November 9, 1946 || [[1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 0-0 || [[1946 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,121
|-
| October 11, 1947 || [[1947 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 0–0 || [[1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] || -
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| October 9, 1948 || '''[[1948 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 43–0 || [[1948 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] || -
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| October 14, 1950 || '''[[1950 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 27–6 || [[1950 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || -
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| November 3, 1951 || '''[[1951 USC Trojans football team|USC]]''' || 28-6 || [[1951 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| October 31, 1959 || [[1959 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 13-13 || [[1959 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] || -
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| November 5, 1960 || '''[[1960 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 9–6 || [[1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || -
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| November 18, 1961 || '''[[1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || 14-8 || [[1961 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| November 17, 1962 || '''[[1962 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]''' || 7-6 || [[1962 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| [[1962 Gotham Bowl|December 15, 1962]] || '''[[1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || 36-34 || [[1962 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]] || 6,166
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| November 28, 1963 || '''[[1963 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 14-7 || [[1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 56,972
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| November 7, 1964 || '''[[1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 27-15 || [[1964 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| October 11, 1969 || '''[[1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 45-0 || [[1969 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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===Professional football===
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In 1926, after negotiations failed with the fledgling NFL and the [[Chicago Bears]], [[Red Grange]] and his agent C.C. Pyle formed the [[American Football League (1926)|first American Football League]] and fielded a team called the [[New York Yankees (NFL)|New York Yankees]] based in Yankee Stadium. The league failed after only one year, but the team continued as a member of the NFL for two seasons before ceasing operations. A [[New York Yankees (1936 AFL)|second New York Yankees]] football team, not related to the first, split its home games between Yankee Stadium and [[Downing Stadium]] as it competed in the [[American Football League (1936)|second AFL]] in 1936 and 1937. A [[American Football League (1940)|third AFL]] [[New York Yankees (1940 AFL)|New York Yankees]] took the field in 1940 and became the New York Americans in 1941.

The [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] of the [[All-America Football Conference]] (AAFC) played their home games at Yankee Stadium from 1946 to 1949. The 1947 AAFC championship game was held at Yankee Stadium. Following the [[1949 NFL season|1949 season]], the NFL [[New York Bulldogs]] acquired many of the players from the 1949 Yankees. Using the name the [[New York Yanks]] they played two seasons at Yankee Stadium, [[1950 NFL season|1950]] and [[1951 NFL season|1951]].

The [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] played their home games at Yankee Stadium from [[1956 NFL season|1956]] to [[1973 NFL season|1973]]. On December 28, 1958, Yankee Stadium hosted the 1958 NFL championship game, frequently called "[[1958 NFL Championship Game|The Greatest Game Ever Played]]". The [[1958 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]] tied the [[1958 New York Giants season|Giants]], 17–17, on a field goal with seven seconds left. Led by quarterback [[Johnny Unitas]], the Colts won in overtime, 23–17. The game's dramatic ending is often cited as elevating professional football to one of the United States' major sports. The game was one of three NFL championships games that were played at Yankee Stadium; the [[1956 NFL Championship Game|1956]] and [[1962 NFL Championship Game|1962]] championship games were also played there.

In addition to the NFL championship games, one of the most notable plays in NFL history, sometimes referred to simply as [[The Hit (Chuck Bednarik)|The Hit]], occurred at Yankee Stadium on November 20, 1960.  In a game that day, the [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]' [[Chuck Bednarik]] forcefully tackled the [[1960 New York Giants season|Giants]]' [[Frank Gifford]] in the last minute of a close game, forcing a fumble recovered by the Eagles that clinched the victory for Philadelphia and ultimately helped the Eagles dethrone the two-time defending champion Giants as NFL Eastern Conference champions. The hit left Gifford with a concussion and forced his temporary retirement from football for the remainder of the [[1960 NFL season|1960 season]] and all of the [[1961 NFL season|1961 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Where Are They Now: C/LB Chuck Bednarik|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story-WhereAreTheyNow.asp?story_id=15075|publisher=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|access-date=March 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311014450/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story-WhereAreTheyNow.asp?story_id=15075|archive-date=March 11, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The Giants played their first two home games at Yankee Stadium in [[1973 NFL season|1973]], concluding their tenancy on September 23 with a 23–23 tie against the [[1973 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]. In October, they moved to the [[Yale Bowl]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], for the rest of the season.

In 1976, after the renovations, the [[New York Jets]] hosted 3 preseason games (Giants, Raiders, and Redskins) at Yankee Stadium. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/20/archives/jets-to-play-3-games-in-stadium-ii-jets-to-play-3-games-in-stadium.html]

===Soccer===
[[Celtic F.C.]] defeated [[New York Yankees (soccer)|New York Yankees]] in the first major soccer game to be played at the Stadium on June 28, 1931. In the coming three decades, a number of games between the Maccabbees - Jewish All-stars from [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and American all-stars were played.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/sports/soccer/yankee-stadium-as-its-predecessor-did-opens-its-doors-to-soccer.html Yankee Stadium, Like Its Predecessor, Is a Home to Soccer]</ref> European club exhibitions first came in 1952, when on June 14, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] drew 1–1 with [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]]. The next day, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] thrashed [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 7–1, just a year after United had taken over for Spurs as [[English football champions|champions of England]]. The following year, on June 8, the [[England national football team|English national team]] defeated the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] 6–3, in a rematch of the [[England v United States (1950)|Miracle on Grass]] match at the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15877 |title=Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 1: Ballpark has a great soccer legacy |publisher=Big Apple Soccer |date=September 19, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216024858/http://bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15877 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Major international clubs returned to the Stadium in 1966, with [[Pelé|Pele's]] [[Santos FC|Santos]] of Brazil beating [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] 4–1 on June 5. In 1967, [[C.A. Cerro]] of [[Uruguay]] played in the [[United Soccer Association]] during the summer months under the title "[[New York Skyliners]]". They played major games against [[Hibernian F.C.]] of [[Scotland]], renamed "[[Toronto City]]", [[Cagliari F.C.]] of Italy, renamed "[[Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)|Chicago Mustangs]]" and [[Bangu Atlético Clube]] of Brazil, renamed "[[Houston Stars]]". During the same year, the stadium also became home to the [[New York Generals]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]]. Upon the 1968 merger of the United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League, a new league was created known as the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]], where the Generals remained as the New York team. In 1968, in addition to league competition, the Generals took on Santos, winning 5–3 and [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], losing 4–1. That year, Santos also played and beat [[S.S.C. Napoli]] of Italy 4–2 at the Stadium, along with [[S.L. Benfica]] of Portugal, with whom they drew 3–3. The next year, four major international club games were played at the Stadium: [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] beat [[Juventus F.C|Juventus]] 3–2 on May 30, Inter Milan beat [[Sparta Prague]] 4–0 on June 27 and [[A.C. Milan]] defeated [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] 4–0 also on June 27. Finally, on June 29, Yankee Stadium hosted its own version of the [[Derby della Madonnina]], with A.C. Milan defeating Inter 6–4. The latter three games that year were all part of a three-day "United States Cup of Champions".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15889 |title=Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 2: The busy Sixties |publisher=Big Apple Soccer |date=September 20, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216024903/http://bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15889 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On September 15, 1968, the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national soccer team]] played an [[Exhibition game|international friendly]] against the [[Israel national football team|Israel national team]] at the Stadium. It was the first game for the U.S. in 15 months and 10,118 saw Israel and the U.S. draw 3-3.<ref>{{cite web  |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres60.html |title=Israel Official Games 1960–1969 |access-date=April 13, 2009 |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation }}</ref>

In 1971 and 1976, the [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]] played their home games at Yankee Stadium. During the 1971 season, they also hosted [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] from Scotland, and [[Apollon Kalamarias F.C.|Apollon Kalamarias]] of Greece. In 1976 the team's star attraction was [[Pelé]]. The Brazil native, known as "The King of Football", was considered the best player in the world. Also that year, in Yankee Stadium's final international match on May 28, [[England national football team|England]] defeated [[Italy national football team|Italy]] 3–2 as part of the [[1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament|Bicentennial Cup Tournament]]. Finally, on August 10, 1976, the last soccer game was played at Yankee Stadium, with the Cosmos thrashing the [[Miami Toros]] 8–2. The Cosmos moved to [[Giants Stadium]] for the 1977 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15934 |title=Yankee Stadium Farewell Part 3: The King makes a home |publisher=Big Apple Soccer |date=September 22, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216024908/http://bigapplesoccer.com/history/yankeestadium.php?article_id=15934 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==== International soccer matches ====
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{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
|-
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Result
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Competition
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Attendance
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 28, 1931 ||'''{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|4-1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Yankees (soccer)|New York Yankees]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 14, 1952 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F. C.|Liverpool]] ||style="text-align:center;"|1-1 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 15, 1952 ||'''{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|7-1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 8, 1953 ||'''{{fb|ENG}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|6–3|| {{fb|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 5, 1966 ||'''{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|4–1|| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 21, 1968 ||'''{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|4–2 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] || style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|43,002
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|style="text-align:center;"|July 12, 1968 ||'''{{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Generals]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|5-3 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|15,645 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|August 21, 1968||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|4–1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Generals]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|16,520
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|September 1, 1968 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]] ||style="text-align:center;"|3-3 || {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|36,904
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|September 15, 1968 || {{fb|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3-3 || {{fb|ISR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|10,118
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|May 30, 1969 ||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|3-2 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|June 27, 1969 ||'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|4–0 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Sparta Prague]] ||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|—
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''|| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|May 28, 1976 ||'''{{fb|ENG}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3-2 || {{fb|ITA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|[[1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament|Bicentennial Cup Tournament]] ||style="text-align:center;"|40,650
|}

===Ice hockey===
[[National Hockey League|National Hockey League (NHL)]] executives inquired about the possibility of using Yankee Stadium for an outdoor [[ice hockey]] match featuring the [[New York Rangers]] in the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]] after the successful reception of both the [[2003 Heritage Classic]] and the [[2008 NHL Winter Classic]] outdoor games. If approved, it would have been the final sporting event at the current stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Yankee Stadium game likely for Rangers |first=John |last=Dellapina |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/03/09/2008-03-09_yankee_stadium_game_likely_for_rangers.html |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=March 10, 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-date=September 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909163528/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/03/09/2008-03-09_yankee_stadium_game_likely_for_rangers.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The NHL, however, decided to hold the second [[2009 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] in Chicago, at [[Wrigley Field]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=239172 |title=Blackhawks to host next season's Winter Classic |publisher=TSN |date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601220625/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=239172 |archive-date=June 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>  The new Yankee Stadium would end up hosting two outdoor NHL games in [[2014 NHL Stadium Series#Yankee Stadium games|2014]].

===Concerts===
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The first concert ever held there was an ensemble [[R&B]] show on June 21, 1969, put together by the [[Live at Yankee Stadium|Isley Brothers]]; the first rock concert held at the stadium was on June 22, 1990, by [[Billy Joel]]. It was also the site of two dates of [[U2]]'s [[Zoo TV Tour]] in 1992. During one song, [[Bono]] paid tribute to the show's setting with the line "I dreamed I saw [[Joe DiMaggio]]/Dancing with [[Marilyn Monroe]]". [[Pink Floyd]] also performed two sold-out shows at this venue on their final North American tour in 1994 in support of their album ''[[The Division Bell]]''.

===Other events===
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Beginning in 1950, the stadium began holding religious conventions of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. The 1958 New York International Convention of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] attracted 253,922 people from all over the world, although many were at the nearby Polo Grounds, the Yankee Stadium total of 123,707 in a single day remains the biggest attendance ever for any event at Yankee Stadium and is commemorated by a historical marker in the sidewalk nearby.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/stadium_history.jsp |title=Yankee Stadium History &#124; New York Yankees |publisher=newyork.yankees.mlb.com |access-date=September 17, 2015 |archive-date=May 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520132204/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/stadium_history.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> These conventions would continue on until the late 1980s. When room ran out in the stands, the ladies were asked to remove their heels, and people were brought in to sit in the outfield. There was also a makeshift camp nearby where the program was broadcast for hundreds others to listen to.

On July 20, 1957, evangelist [[Billy Graham]] attracted a crowd of 100,000 to a televised "[[revival meeting|crusade]]" at Yankee Stadium. A ''New York Times'' article of the following day described the turnout as "the largest crowd in stadium history" to that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/07/06/reviews/graham-yankee.html |title=100,000 fill Yankee Stadium to hear Graham |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 21, 1957 |access-date=September 23, 2008}}</ref>

Cardinal [[Francis Spellman]] (1957), [[Pope Paul VI]] (1965), [[Pope John Paul II]] (1969 as a cardinal, 1979 as pope) and [[Pope Benedict XVI]] (2008) all celebrated [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] at the ballpark, along with numerous clergy. On June 21, 1990, a rally was held at Yankee Stadium for [[Nelson Mandela]] upon his release from prison. On September 23, 2001, Yankee Stadium hosted a memorial service for victims of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]] in New York City.

On March 10, 2006, Yankee Stadium saw its only wedding at home plate. Blind sportswriter [[Ed Lucas]], who has been a member of the Yankee family for over 40 years, got special permission from the Yankees, the City of New York and Major League Baseball to exchange vows with his fiancée, Allison Pfieffle, on the same spot where Lou Gehrig made his famous farewell speech, among the many notable events. Over 400 people, including present and former members of the Yankee family were in attendance to see the happy couple united, and the ceremony was broadcast on [[ESPN]], the YES Network, [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today Show]]'' and other national media outlets.