Lesser-Known Yankee Stadium Moments
In its 85 years, Yankee Stadium saw more than its share of history made, but there was more to the Cathedral of Baseball than championships and record-setting:
1923: On the pitch before hitting the first home run ever at Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth sneezes mid-swing and hits a foul ball right into his crotch
1926: Babe Ruth hits a meaningless home run, marking the first and last time Yankees fans don't attach sentimental value to every little thing that happens
1938: Boxer Joe Louis becomes the first person to hit a man out of Yankee Stadium
1974–1975: Stadium undergoes massive renovations to remove all traces of anything aesthetically interesting
1994: In what most agree is a failed experiment, a deafened crowd watches in amazement and terror as Jeff Gordon wins the inaugural, and thus far only, Yankee Stadium 500
1995: Stadium owners lose to rival Los Angeles County Superior Court in battle to host the O.J. Simpson murder trial
2005: Mark Bellhorn and Derek Jeter turn one of their crisper double plays
2008: After trying his entire career to hit the last home run ever at Yankee Stadium, José Molina does so
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