The original Yankee Stadium opened 100 years ago this week, with Babe Ruth hitting a home run and the Yankees defeating the Red Sox, 4-1, before 65,000 fans.

John Trush outside Gate 2 at the old Yankee Stadium. Trush tried to spark a movement to save Yankee Stadium and failed. Now, he is trying to save part of it -- specifically, Gate 2.

The original Yankee Stadium opened 100 years ago this week, with Babe Ruth hitting a home run and the Yankees defeating the Red Sox, 4-1, before 65,000 fans.

At Yankee Stadium, Cleared for Takeoff. Is It the Wind, the Wall or a Certain Curse? By Keith B. Richburg. April 21, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Share. Add to your saved stories.

The original Yankee Stadium opened 100 years ago this week, with Babe Ruth hitting a home run and the Yankees defeating the Red Sox, 4-1, before 65,000 fans.

Yankee Stadium became known as “The House That Ruth Built,’’ but as Appel once wrote, it was first the home that Yankees owner Col. Jacob Ruppert envisioned and turned into reality. Not long after the ...