The 1927 Yankees - nicknamed \"Murderers Row\" for their powerful lineup - held the top three spots in the A.L. home run race. They were led by Ruth, who slugged a previously unthinkable 60 round-trippers, the last coming on Sept. 30, 1927. Ruth and teammate Lou Gehrig, who hit 47 homers, combined for more long balls than all but one major league team.
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He was called the \"Iron Horse\" for a durability that allowed him to play in 2,130 straight games, but by July 1939, Gehrig was dying of ALS. On July 4, the Yankees held Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, and 61,808 fans watched Gehrig become the first man in baseball history to have his number retired. Following the presentation, Gehrig spoke his famous words and received a two-minute standing ovation. He would die less than two years later.
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Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling wasn't a fight; it was a worldwide event. With Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany rising to power, many saw Louis as a symbolic counter-argument to the claims of Aryan Supremacy. The fight took place on June 22, 1938, and took all of two minutes and four seconds, as Louis battered Schmeling into a TKO victory before over 70,000 fans. Schmeling, who resisted Nazi propaganda, later befriended Louis, and the pair carried on a lifelong friendship.
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From the beginning, Joe DiMaggio showed once-in-a-lifetime talent, but in 1941, he did something that has never been equaled in baseball history, hitting in 56 consecutive games. He broke Willie Keeler's all-time record at Yankee Stadium on July 5, and would go on to win the league's MVP award.
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While Major League Baseball's color line would not be broken until 1947, the Yankees were one of few teams who hosted Negro League games at their Stadium, starting in 1930. Among the greats to play in Yankee Stadium included Satchel Paige (pictured), James \"Cool Papa\" Bell, as well as Josh Gibson, who is rumored to have been the only player ever to hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium.
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In 1946, both Army and Notre Dame were national football powerhouses, ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, and both averaging 30 points a game when they met at Yankee Stadium. It was the defenses, however, that shined, as the game ended in a scoreless tie. Notre Dame would go on to be named national champions.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/YankeeStadium/NotreDameArmyCFB.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "424", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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In 1947, Joe Louis won a controversial split decision over \"Jersey\" Joe Walcott after suffering a pair of knockdowns. The fight was close enough to warrant a rematch, which took place at Yankee Stadium. Louis was knocked down again in this fight, but picked himself off the canvas and knocked out Walcott in the 11th round to retain his heavyweight title.
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His body ravaged by cancer, Babe Ruth returned to Yankee Stadium on the 25th anniversary of its opening, and had his number retired. This photo, with Ruth using a bat as a cane, became circulated worldwide as news of his sickness spread. He died just two months later.
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It's never been done before or since, but on October 8, 1956, Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the postseason, accomplishing the feat in Game 5 of the World Series against the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. Larsen needed just 97 pitches and went to only one three-ball count. He also whiffed seven Dodgers en route to the immortal achievement.
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The rise of professional football to its current place atop the American sports landscape can be directly traced to 1958 NFL title game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. The epic back-and-forth battle marked the first time a title game required overtime, and was won when Colts' fullback Alan Ameche plunged into the end zone with the winning score.
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It was unthinkable. If his teammate Mickey Mantle hadn't done it, how could Roger Maris? But the soft-spoken outfielder had a season for the ages in 1961, breaking Babe Ruth's all-time single-season record when he blasted his 61st off Red Sox righty Tracy Stallard on the last day of the regular season.
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The term \"tape-measure\" home run was coined for the prodigious blasts that came off the bat of Yankees' centerfielder Mickey Mantle. Though no documented home run has ever been hit out of Yankee Stadium (some claim Negro Leaguer Josh Gibson accomplished the feat), Mantle came very close. On May 22, 1963, the slugger smashed a home run that hit the facade in right-centerfield 100 feet off the ground, just a few feet from leaving the park.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/YankeeStadium/MantleTapeMeasure.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "318", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope ever to visit the United States, and he chose to reach the biggest audience possible by celebrating mass at Yankee Stadium. Over 90,000 people jammed the field to participate.
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Though soccer has never caught on in America the way it has across the globe, one of the most famous players in the world called Yankee Stadium home for a season. In 1976, the Cosmos played their home games in the stadium, with Pele as one of the star attractions.
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Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and challenger Ken Norton had fought twice before, with each man winning once when they fought the rubber match on September 28, 1976. In a closely contested bout, Ali retained his title with a decision win in the 15-round fight.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/YankeeStadium/Ali.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "306", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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During the 1970s, the Yankees and Royals became serious rivals. In 1976, the teams played for the right to advance to the World Series. The series went to a deciding fifth game, and was tied in eighth on a George Brett home run. But in the bottom of the ninth, Chris Chambliss launched a dramatic, walkoff home run to give the Yanks the pennant.
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When Reggie Jackson led the Yankees into the 1977 World Series, the team hadn't won a World Series championship since 1962 - not a long stretch for most, but the Yankees were growing impatient. In game six, with the Yankees up three games to two, Reggie Jackson personally assured the drought was over, connecting for three home runs on three successive swings as the Yanks won their 21st World Championship. Jackson became the first man to homer three times in a World Series game in nearly 50 years, joining Babe Ruth.
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In 1978, Ron Guidry had one of the most dominant seasons in pitching history, with a 25-3 record and a 1.74 ERA. On June 17 of that year, he was at his finest, striking out a Yankee-record 18 batters in a win over the California Angels.
Guidry was a key to the Yankees erasing Boston's 14 1/2 game division lead, and ultimately led the team to the World Series championship.
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The Yankees faced tragedy in August 1979 when popular team captain Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. On August 6, the Yankees traveled to Canton, Ohio, to attend the funeral, where teammate Bobby Murcer delivered the eulogy. With heavy hearts, they returned to The Bronx later that night to play Baltimore. Murcer tied the game with a three-run, seventh-inning home run, and with the Yankees trailing in the ninth, he came through again, ripping a two-run, game-winning single.
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To celebrate the renovation and reopening of Yankee Stadium, Major League Baseball held the 1977 All-Star Game at the newly refurbished ballpark. Joe Morgan, Greg Luzinski and Steve Garvey all hit home runs as the NL won 7-5.
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Tom Seaver began his career across town in Queens, and returned back to New York to earn his milestone 300th victory, beating the Yanks with a complete-game on August 4, 1985.
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Following his release from a South African prison in 1990, anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela hosted a rally at Yankee Stadium. During it, then-New York Mayor David Dinkins presented Mandela with a Yankees jacket and hat. Mandela immediately put them on and said, \"You now know who I am. I am a Yankee.\"
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On May 17, 1998, David Wells became the 15th pitcher ever to reach perfection, retiring all 27 Minnesota Twins in order for a perfect game. Wells struck out 11 in the historic effort, and Bernie Williams added a home run in the 4-0 win.
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After being fired as Yanks manager by George Steinbrenner in 1985, Berra vowed never to return to Yankee Stadium while Steinbrenner was at the helm. The feud cooled off in '98 when Steinbrenner appeared at the opening of the Berra museum, and on July 18, 1999, the Yankees welcomed him home with open arms during Yogi Berra Day. The day would become memorable for more than one reason.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/YankeeStadium/YogiReturns.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Kathy Willens", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "369", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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With Yogi Berra back as part of the Yankees family on a day celebrating him, Don Larsen was in attendance to throw out the first pitch. The 1956
perfect game battery sat down to watch the game, and the Yankee Stadium mystique came out in full force, as Cone struck out 10 Montreal Expos in recreating the perfection that Larsen and Berra had experienced a half-century before. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/YankeeStadium/ConePerfect.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeff Zelevansky", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "298", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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After the tragic events of 9/11, New Yorkers were joined by people around the globe to mourn the fallen. On September 23, Yankee Stadium held an interfaith service for the victims of the terrorist attacks.
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The Yankees gave comfort to many New Yorkers in the aftermath of 9/11 with their run to the World Series. The first game of the Fall Classic was played on October 30, and President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the first game in New York. With the world watching, Bush fired in a perfect strike.
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The 2001 World Series, between the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks, is considered by many to be the greatest ever played, filled with drama and heroics. In both games four and five, the Yankees won in stunning fashion. In game four, Tino Martinez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth off Byung-Hyun Kim to tie the game before Derek Jeter won it with a walkoff blast.
In game five, it was Scott Brosius' turn to play hero, also hitting a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth against Kim. The Yankees held serve at home, but Arizona won the series with a ninth-inning comeback of its own in game seven.
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The longtime rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox began picking up steam in the late '90s, and in '03, the teams played for the AL pennant. In the eighth inning of game seven, the Red Sox led 5-2, but the Yankees rallied against Boston ace Pedro Martinez to tie the contest. The game went into tense extra innings, and in the 11th, Aaron Boone, who'd only entered the game as a pinch runner, hit a game-winning home run against Tim Wakefield to give New York the pennant. Also of note in the game, Mariano Rivera pitched three scoreless innings for the Yankees, a rarity for closers today.
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For the longest time, it seemed like the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry was quite one-sided. But if Boston was ever going to break the curse, it had to be done this way. In 2004, the Red Sox became the first team ever to overcome a 3-0 series deficit, romping over the Yankees in game seven on the strength of a Johnny Damon grand slam.
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The hallowed halls of Yankee Stadium had seemingly seen everything, but the famous ballpark had never hosted a wedding until 2006, when Ed Lucas, a longtime New York sportswriter and broadcaster who happens to be blind, was given permission to marry his longtime girlfriend, Allison. The couple exchanged vows at home plate, and the story made news worldwide. Lucas was introduced to his bride by his longtime friend and Yankees legend Phil Rizzuto.
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Yankee Stadium has seen plenty of milestones over the years, and Alex Rodriguez added to the list on August 4, 2007, when he became the youngest man in baseball history to reach 500 home runs. A-Rod reached the mark at age 32 years, 8 days, and hit the highlight blast off Kansas City's Kyle Davies.
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In April 2008, Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip to the United States since becoming pope. On the final day of his visit, he celebrated mass at Yankee Stadium before 60,000 people.
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During the 2008 Home Run Derby, Josh Hamilton put on a power display that would have made even Babe Ruth himself smile. The Rangers' slugger thrilled the New York crowd and national TV audience by launching 28 bombs in the first-round, three of which traveled over 500 feet.
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