WELCOME
"The New York Yankees take great pride in welcoming you to the 'new' Yankee Stadium. This magnificent park, reconstructed between October 1973 and April 1976 can now boast of the greatest features in comfort and enjoyment for fans, while still retaining the historic character which makes it the most famous sports arena in America.
Yankee Stadium first opened in 1923, and the Yankees went on to win the first of 20 World Championships that year. Scores of great ballplayers have worn the Yankee uniform over the years, with the legendary Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig-Joe DiMaggio-Mickey Mantle link forming a tradition of greatness.
Today's Yankees proudly wear the same uniforms and are now back in the same ballpark - with the added benefit of playing in a park built for the fans' comfort.
We welcome you today to the 74th season of Yankee baseball ... back home where we belong."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
OLD TIMERS' DAY
"Nearly a dozen major league teams celebrate Old Timers Day now, but the granddaddy of them all is the Yankee' affair - this year celebrating the 30th reunion of old-time players. The first Yankee Old Timers' Day was the famous 1939 tribute to Lou Gehrig, which reunited his 1927 teammates. In 1947, Larry MacPhail instituted the event on an annual basis, and it's been a highlight of the summer in New York ever since.
This year's event is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, August 7, when the Yankees face Baltimore in the regularly scheduled game. The festivities will begin at 1:15 P.M. and the theme, of course, is a celebration of the new Yankee Stadium. Men who participated in great moments in the old Yankee Stadium will be invited back - for the enjoyment of the fans and for an opportunity to view the new park. It's a day which figures to be equally enjoyed by fans and participants. The guest list, as always, will begin to be announced in July.
Regular ticket prices are in effect for the game and ceremonies, and tickets are available at all Yankee ticket outlets."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
SENIOR CITIZENS DAYS
"The Yankees have scheduled the following Senior Citizens Days for 1976: Tuesday, April 20 (Chicago), Saturday, April 24 (Kansas City), Saturday, May 15 (Baltimore), Saturday, June 26 (Milwaukee), Thursday, July 22 (Oakland) and Saturday, September 11 (Detroit).
Fans over 62 years of age showing proper identification will be admitted to the park for a 50 cents service charge."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
TICKET INFORMATION
"Tickets for Yankee home games are on sale throughout the season at the Yankee Stadium Advance Ticket Windows from 9-5 Monday-Saturday, from 10-5 on Sunday, and through the conclusion of all night games.
Tickets are also available at more than 100 Ticketron locations throughout the metropolitan area, including the Yankee Ticketron office at Grand Central Station (on the mezzanine level), weekdays from 9-5:30 and Saturday from 10-4.
You may also purchase tickets at the North Jersey Auto Club in Oradell, Paterson and Jersey City; through Westchester Tours at Depot Plaza in White Plains; at branches of the Bank of Smithtown on Long Island; at the office of the Bergen News in Palisades Park, New Jersey; at Welcome Aboard Vacations Centers in Meriden and New Britain, Connecticut, and through the Globe Travel Service in Bristol, Connecticut.
Fans in the Capital District may again reserve Yankee tickets through Art Fleahman at the Center Inn, Route 9W, Glenmont, New York."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
CURACAO
"An untapped source of new talent? The Yankees are broadening their horizons in the scouting area, and this spring they invited two prospects to the minor league camp from the island of Curacao, off the northeast coast of South America. The Yankees are intent on going anywhere at any time to sign good young talent."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
CATFISH AND EASTER SEAL
"The Yankees' own Jim 'Catfish' Hunter is the National Sports Chairman for the 1976 Easter Seal Campaign. On behalf of the nation's handicapped children and adults, Jim is participating in a program urging support of the annual Easter Seal appeal which provides funds for rehabilitation services."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
YANKEE STADIUM STEEL
"There's a lot of steel in Yankee Stadium - 1,600 tons of reinforced steel, and 2,800 tons of spot-welded steel decking, representing the main, canopy and scoreboard roofs. It was the entry of structural steel box columns installed behind the seating area that made possible the removal of the old interior columns."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
YANKEE SCOREBOARD
"To help you enjoy today's game, you certainly can't miss the show put on by the new Yankee Stadium scoreboard. It's 560 feet long and 24 feet high, except for the dramatic Telescreen in the center which reaches a height of 40 feet.
Designed by Conrac Corporation, the board is the most modern, up-to-date facility in any stadium in the country. And while capturing the new, the board - like Yankee Stadium itself - holds onto the proud Yankee history, with the famous facade gracing the top of the board.
The Telescreen is your message board. It will provide you with lineups, out-of-town scores, bulletins, messages, information - and animation. The board also has instant replay capability, which provides a 40-foot television picture of play on the field.
The entire scoreboard is operated by a team working out of the press box.
Flanking the Telescreen are the games in progress board and the official Seiko clocks.
The board is designed to add to your total enjoyment of the game, without forgetting that the field of play is where all the action originates!"
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Magazine
YANKEE STADIUM GROUND RULES
"Foul poles are outside the playing field. Any batted ball hitting a foul pole above the fence is a home run. A ball sticking in or going through the wire screen in front of the bleachers - two bases. Bat racks are within the dugouts.
Any thrown ball hitting the railing or the dugout foundation and rebounding onto the field is in play. Any ball going into the dugout or hitting other parts of the dugout - out of play."
-1976 New York Yankees Scorebook & Official Program
AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRES
1 Chylak
2 Haller
3 DiMuro
4 Springstead
5 Neudecker
6 Goetz
7 Kunkel
8 Barnett
9 Denkinger
10 Frantz
11 Luciano
12 Maloney
13 McCoy
14 Deegan
15 Phillips
16 Evans
17 Brinkman
18 Bremigan
19 McKean
20 Cooney
21 Garcia
22 Ford
23 Clark
24 Kosc
WHERE THE YANKEES STAY OF THE ROAD
Baltimore: Lord Baltimore
Boston: Sheraton Boston
California (Anaheim): Royal Inn
Chicago: Executive House
Cleveland: Hollenden House
Detroit: Pontchartrain
Kansas City: Plaza Inn
Milwaukee: Pfister Towers
Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul): Leamington
Oakland: Edgewater Hyatt House
Texas (Arlington): Inn of the 6 Flags
VISITING CLUBS IN NEW YORK HOTELS
Detroit: Roosevelt
Minnesota: Essex House
All Others at Sheraton
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