The first Yankee Stadium opened in 1923.
No, Yankee Stadium is open.
Yankee Stadium was the name of the first stadium as well as the current stadium.
Technically it is, but it isn't used for that.
April 18 1923The first game at Yankee Stadium was played on April 18, 1923, Babe Ruth hit the first home run at the Stadium as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-1.
The Yankees played their first regular season home game in the original Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923.
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It is still named Yankee Stadium.
The first game played at Yankee Stadium I, was played on April 18, 1923. The first game played at Yankee Stadium II, was played on April 16, 2009.
On April 16, 2009, Johnny Damon singled to center, for the first hit at the new Yankee Stadium.
The original Yankee Stadium was built in 1923, opening day was April 18.
Yankee Stadium opened first. Yankee Stadium opened on April 18, 1923 and the Los Angeles Coliseum opened on May 1, 1923.
The new Yankee Stadium was built in 2008-2009 and open for the 2009 season. The old Yankee Stadium (the house that Ruth built) was dedicated in 1923. Prior to that, the Yankees (known as the Highlanders then) played at Hilltop Park, in 1913 the Yankees moved to the Polo Grounds (also home to the New York Giants) and played there until Yankee Stadium was built in 1923.