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Yes. The old Yankee Stadium had a seating capacity of 56,936.
The seats at the new Yankee Stadium are Navy blue. The old stadium seats were Royal blue.
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The old Yankee Stadium seating capacity was 56,936.
The old Yankee Stadium, from 1923-2008, was always named Yankee Stadium.
The New York Yankees new stadium has almost the exact same dimensions as the last. I'm not sure as to how many seats exactly but I'm almost sure it will be right around as many as it has now. The Stadium is costing an estimated 1.5 Billion dollars to complete, but seeing as its the same size, I would assume that the extra money would go into dealing with the luxury department and not expanding the seating capacity. The new Yankee Stadium has 50,086 seats and with standing room the stadium holds 52,325. The seating capacity in the old Yankee Stadium for 2008 was 56,936.
"Old Yankee Stadium" or Yankee Stadium I, was home to the New York Yankees from 1923 - 2008 . Yankee Stadium was also known as "The House that Ruth Built."
Derek Jeter holds the record with 1,274 hits at the old Yankee Stadium.
The old New York Yankee Stadium closed in 2008 and they ended up building the new stadium right across the street from the old Yankee Stadium.
The old Yankee Stadium opened on April 18, 1923.
No, it is not. The new Yankee Stadium, like the old stadium, is natural grass.