ESPN to Televise Vignettes “Remembering the House that Ruth Built,” The Final Season of Yankee Stadium

March 6, 2008 -- ESPN will produce and televise 30 vignettes “Remembering the House that Ruth Built,” a season-long initiative to commemorate the most memorable events which occurred at Yankee Stadium since its debut April 18, 1923. The vignettes (one per day) will lead up to three significant moments during the 2008 Major League Baseball season: 10 preceding Opening Day, 10 in advance of the All-Star Game (which will be held at Yankee Stadium), and 10 prior to the Yankees’ final regular-season home game.

The “Remembering the House that Ruth Built” vignettes will include brief video clips and/or still photography capturing some of the greatest events in Yankee Stadium history. The first wave of vignettes will begin airing (one per day) March 22 on a wide variety of ESPN platforms. The first 10 Yankee Stadium moments (which will be narrated by ESPN Baseball Tonight host Karl Ravech):

* April 18, 1923 – the inaugural game at Yankee Stadium, in which the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1 behind a three-run home run by Babe Ruth;
* Sept. 30, 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his record 60th home run of the season;
* Nov. 10, 1928 – Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne makes his famous “Win One for the Gipper” speech as his team defeats Army 12-6;
* June 19, 1936 – German Max Schmeling upsets Joe Louis in a bout with worldwide interest due to their nationalities; June 22, 1938 – Louis avenges his defeat with a first-round KO of Schmeling;
* July 4, 1939 – Lou Gehrig delivers his famous speech on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day;
* Nov. 9, 1946 – Army and Notre Dame take the field, both undefeated and ranked #1 and #2, respectively, and compete to a scoreless tie;
* June 13, 1948 – Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance in a Yankees uniform during Silver Anniversary Day;
* Aug. 17, 1948 – more than 100,000 mourners pay their respects to Babe Ruth, whose body lay in state at the main entrance to Yankee Stadium for two days following his death;
* June 25, 1952 – Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joe Maxim after collapsing due to heat exhaustion in 104 degree heat.
* Oct. 4, 1955 – Johnny Podres tosses an eight-hit shutout and Gil Hodges knocks in both runs as the Dodgers win their only World Series Championship while playing in Brooklyn.

The next series of 10 vignettes will be announced in advance of their July debut.

Source: ESPN

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