List of Events at Yankee Stadium (1923) - 1940s

1940s

  • May 15, 1941: Joe DiMaggio begins his Major League record 56-game hitting streak with a single off of Eddie Smith of the Chicago White Sox.
  • October 5, 1942: the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Yankees 4–2 to win the 1942 World Series, four games to one.
  • April 30, 1946: Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller throws a no-hitter against the Yankees.
  • May 28, 1946: First night game at Yankee Stadium; Washington Senators defeat the Yankees 2–1.
  • October 6, 1947: the Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5–2 to win the 1947 World Series, four games to three.
  • June 13, 1948: the Yankees hold a tribute to Babe Ruth and the 25th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium; the event yields a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a dying Ruth, from behind, facing right field and using a bat as a cane.
  • August 17-18, 1948: Babe Ruth lies in repose at Yankee Stadium following his death on August 16.

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