And the Bronx Cheered

April 18, 1923

And the Bronx Cheered
On April 18, 1923, 74,200 people filled a new Yankee Stadium. The 74,000 people toppled the 1916 World Series game in Boston of 42,000 people. It was also that day in which Babe Ruth smashed a savage home run into the right-field bleachers, hence to many, "christening" the stadium.