List of Events at Yankee Stadium (1923) - 1990s

1990s

• June 21, 1990: Nelson Mandela is welcomed by 80,000 people at the end of an 11 day tour of the United States, after being released from prison in South Africa.
• June 22, 1990: Billy Joel becomes the first artist to perform a rock concert at Yankee Stadium.
• August 29, 1992: U2 perform in concert on their Zoo TV Tour, with select footage from the performance appearing in the band's music video "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses".
• September 4, 1993: Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott throws a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.
• June 10-11: 1994: Pink Floyd perform in concert for two shows, the final concerts at the stadium.
• May 14, 1996: Yankees pitcher Dwight Gooden throws a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners.
• October 9, 1996: in Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, Derek Jeter hits a controversial home run. Jeter hit a fly ball to right field towards Orioles outfielder Tony Tarasco, but a fan named Jeffrey Maier reached over the outfield fence to catch the ball, interfering with Tarasco's ability to catch it. The umpires ruled it to be a home run, which tied the game. Bernie Williams would later hit a "walk-off" home run in the eleventh inning to win the game for the Yankees, 5–4.
• October 26, 1996: the Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves 3–2 to win the 1996 World Series, four games to two. The title is the Yankees' first since 1978.
• May 17, 1998: Yankees pitcher David Wells throws a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins.
• July 18, 1999: Yankees pitcher David Cone throws a perfect game against the Montreal Expos; the first interleague perfect game since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Coincidentally, it occurs on "Yogi Berra Day", with a pregame ceremony featuring Don Larsen throwing out the first ball, with Berra catching; Berra caught Larsen's perfect game in 1956.
• October 27, 1999: the Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves 4–1 to win the 1999 World Series, four games to none. It is the second consecutive title the Yankees have swept and overall, dating back to the 1996 World Series, the twelfth straight World Series game the Yankees have won.