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1. Joe Louis annihilates Max Schmeling, June 22, 1938, Yankee Stadium 2. Lou Gehrig proclaims himself the “luckiest man,” July 4, 1939, Yankee Stadium 3. Babe Ruth christens the “House That Ruth Built” with a homer, April 18, 1923, Yankee Stadium 4. “Next year” finally arrives for Brooklyn, October 4, 1955, Yankee Stadium 5. Don Larsen achieves perfection, October 8, 1956, Yankee Stadium 6. The Giants crush the Bears in the NFL Championship, December 30, 1956, Yankee Stadium |
7. Reggie, Reggie, Reggie, October 18, 1977, Yankee Stadium
8. Roger Maris beats the Babe, October 1, 1961, Yankee Stadium
9. The Babe hits 60, September 30, 1927, Yankee Stadium
10. Joe DiMaggio hits in his 45th straight game, a new record, July 2, 1941, Yankee Stadium
11. Army and Notre Dame shut each other out in “the Battle of the Century,” November 9, 1946, Yankee Stadium
12. The Yankees and the Dodgers both win on the season’s final day, October 2, 1949, Yankee Stadium and Shibe Park
13. The Yankees win a fifth straight World Series, October 5, 1953, Yankee Stadium
14. The Subway Series rides again, October 21, 2000, Yankee Stadium
15. Notre Dame wins one for the Gipper, November 10, 1928, Yankee Stadium
16. The sky falls on Grady Little and Aaron Boone sinks the Sox, October 16, 2003, Yankee Stadium
17. Tony Zale drops Rocky Graziano, September 27, 1946, Yankee Stadium
18. Summerall kicks a field goal in the snow, December 14, 1958, Yankee Stadium
19. Chris Chambliss homers the Yankees back into the World Series, October 14, 1976, Yankee Stadium
20. Sugar Ray Robinson melts against Joey Maxim, June 25, 1952, Yankee Stadium
21. Ingemar Johansson’s “Toonder and Lightning” strikes Floyd Patterson, June 26, 1959, Yankee Stadium
22. Tony Lazerri, Joe DiMaggio, and the Yankees make a statement against the Giants and start a new Yankee dynasty, October 2, 1936, Yankee Stadium
23. Graig Nettles flashes his leather and saves the World Series, October 13, 1978, Yankee Stadium
24. The “Four Horsemen of Notre Dame” triumph over Army, October 18, 1924, Yankee Stadium
25. NYU topples Fordham’s “Seven Blocks of Granite,” November 26, 1936, Yankee Stadium
26. Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson go to war, September 23, 1957, Yankee Stadium
27. Rocky has to go the distance, July 17, 1954, Yankee Stadium
28. Jack Elder leads Notre Dame to victory with a 98-yard interception return, November 30, 1929, Yankee Stadium
29. Schilling socks it to the Yankees, October 19,2004, Yankee Stadium
30. Ol’ Pete fans Tony Lazzeri, October 10, 1926, Yankee Stadium
31. Lew Burdette slays the mighty Yankees, October 10, 1957, Yankee Stadium
32. Johnny U. changes pro football, December 28, 1958, Yankee Stadium
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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