Yesterday we arrived at Yankee Stadium two hours before game time, early enough to visit Monument Park, a tribute to the great Yankee ballplayers of yesteryear. To a very significant extent, the history of the New York Yankees is the history of baseball.
Note: This blog has a variety of posts about baseball in general and about the New York Yankees in particular.
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| We entered through Gate 2 and were greeted by the Mickey Mouse MLB statue for the New York Yankees. |
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| From the 2008 All-Star Game Statues on Parade series, this is the New York Yankees Statue of Liberty |
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| New York Yankees piggy bank and apple statues |
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| Monument Park is located behind the Center Field wall in Yankee Stadium. It closes about 45 minutes before game time, but the line to enter it closes much earlier. |
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| Welcome to Monument Park |
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| Nelson Mandela plaque, April 15, 2014
Image added September 23, 2014
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| Jackie Robinson, 42, whose uniform number was universally retired in 1997 across all major league teams "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." |
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| Lou Gehrig, 4, uniform number retired 1939 |
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| Babe Ruth, 3, uniform number retired 1948 |
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| Mickey Mantle, 7, uniform number retired 1969 |
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| Casey Stengel, 37, uniform number retired 1970 |
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| Thurman Munson, 15, uniform number retired 1979 |
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| To the memory of Jacob Ruppert, 1867-1939 |
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| Whitey Ford, 16, uniform number retired 1974 |
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| Joe DiMaggio, 5, uniform number retired 1952 |
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| Yogi Berra, 8, uniform number retired 1972 |
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| Bill Dickey, also 8, uniform number also retired 1972 |
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| Roger Maris, 9, uniform number retired 1984 |
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| Lou Gehrig memorial plaque, July 4, 1941 |
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| Babe Ruth plaque, April 19, 1949 |
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| Phil Rizzuto, 10, uniform number retired 1985 |
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| Miller Huggins plaque, May 30, 1932 |
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| Edward Grant Barrow, 1868-1953 |
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| Ron Guidry, 49, uniform number retired 2003 |
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| Plaque commemorating the Solemn Mass for Peace, Pope Paul VI, October 4, 1965 |
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| Plaque commemorating the Mass for World Justice and Peace, Pope John Paul II, October 2, 1979 |
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| Plaque commemorating the Mass marking the bicentennial of the Archdiocese of New York, Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2008 |
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| Mariano Rivera, 42, uniform number retired 1997 throughout baseball |
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| Don Mattingly, 23, uniform number retired 1997 |
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| Joe Torre, 6, uniform number retired 2014 |
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| Joe Torre plaque, August 23, 2014 |
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| Yogi Berra plaque, August 21, 1988 |
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| Reggie Jackson plaque, July 6, 2002 |
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| Thurman Munson plaque, September 20, 1980 |
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| Goose Gossage plaque, June 22, 2014 |
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| Joe DiMaggio plaque, April 25, 1999 |
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| Plaque honoring George Steinbrenner, "The Boss," September 20, 2010 |
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| Mickey Mantle plaque, August 25, 1996 |
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| Roger Maris plaque, July 21, 1984 |
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| Ron Guidry plaque, August 23, 2003 |
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| Bill Dickey plaque, August 21, 1988 |
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| Casey Stengel plaque, July 30, 1976 |
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| Tino Martinez plaque, June 21, 2014 |
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| Plaque for Mel Allen, "The Voice of the Yankees," July 25, 1998 |
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| Paul O'Neill plaque, August 9, 2014 |
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| Whitey Ford plaque, August 2, 1987 |
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| Billy Martin plaque, August 10, 1986 |
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| Phil Rizzuto plaque, August 4, 1985 |
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| Don Mattingly plaque, August 31, 1997 |
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| We Remember 9/11 memorial plaque, September 11, 2002 |
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| Batting practice for the Toronto Blue Jays, September 20, 2014 |
Note: This blog has a variety of posts about baseball in general and about the New York Yankees in particular.
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