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Old 11-16-2023, 06:10 PM
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Default T206 REFERENCE / REFLECTIONS.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

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Originally Posted by cgjackson222 View Post
Yes, the first Home Run at Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Babe Ruth on opening day of the stadium (4/18/1923).

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smith...ilt-180981888/
I should have qualified it....Stengel hit the 1st HR in the World Series at Yankee Stadium batting for the Giants.

SABR quote......
"Stengel’s inside-the-park home run in the ninth inning won Game One for McGraw’s Giants. The moment was
immortalized by a Damon Runyon column which began “This is the way old Casey Stengel ran yesterday.” Two
days later, Casey hit another home run in Game Three, giving the Giants a 1-0 victory."



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