It has only ever happened once...

[Yoda]

I believe that the first HR in the old Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Casey Stengel and it was an inside the park dinger.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Yoda

I believe that the first HR in the old Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Casey Stengel and it was an inside the park dinger.

Wrong you are.

Not Stengel it was.

Ruth it was.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Yoda

I believe that the first HR in the old Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Casey Stengel and it was an inside the park dinger.

"...He did so in Game One of the 1923 Series, in the ninth inning, to give the New York Giants the victory over the Yankees. This gave Stengel the distinction of having hit the first postseason home run in the new Yankee Stadium..."

As Casey would have said, "you can look it up."

Source: sabr.org

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-...gainst-braves/

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Eric72

"...He did so in Game One of the 1923 Series, in the ninth inning, to give the New York Giants the victory over the Yankees. This gave Stengel the distinction of having hit the first postseason home run in the new Yankee Stadium..."

As Casey would have said, "you can look it up."

Look it up you could

[LeftHandedDane]

Not sure if its ever been done again but Bruce Sutter blew a save twice in the same game (the famous Ryne Sandberg game in 1984), giving up game-tying HR's to Ryno in the 9th and 10th innings.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedDane

Not sure if its ever been done again but Bruce Sutter blew a save twice in the same game (the famous Ryne Sandberg game in 1984), giving up game-tying HR's to Ryno in the 9th and 10th innings.

Is that possible? I would think after having blown a save, if his team then came back to take the lead, Sutter was now in line not for a save, but for a win. So, if he blew the lead a second time, I would think that gives him a loss, not another blown save.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Yoda

I believe that the first HR in the old Yankee Stadium was hit by none other than Casey Stengel and it was an inside the park dinger.

John

You are partially correct.

In 1923, Stengel played with the N.Y. Giants....and, he did hit the 1st HR in Yankee Stadium....in the World Series that year.





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[tedzan]

The NUMBERS on the auxiliary Scoreboard in this picture tells the whole story......






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