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The House that Ruth Built: The Story of the Old Yankee Stadium
In the 1920 season, Babe Ruth's home run hits drew 1.3 million fans to see the New York Yankees play at their home park, Polo Grounds. Despite breaking the million season record, this posed a problem to the Yankees, as the stadium was owned by their fierce rivals, the Giants. After a notice of eviction and the fiery 1921 World Series game between the teams, the Giants' owner Charles Stoneham and manager John McGraw made it clear: the Yankees had to go.Much to the Giants' dismay, the Ya...
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