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Old 02-03-2023, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoda View Post
I believe that the first HR in the old Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Casey Stengel and it was an inside the park dinger.
"...He did so in Game One of the 1923 Series, in the ninth inning, to give the New York Giants the victory over the Yankees. This gave Stengel the distinction of having hit the first postseason home run in the new Yankee Stadium..."

As Casey would have said, "you can look it up."

Source: sabr.org

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-...gainst-braves/
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