There was only one "old" Yankee Stadium

I had to laugh at something Marlins outfielder Cameron Maybin said recently on "This Week in Baseball."

He said he hit his first home run at "old" Yankee Stadium. Now Maybin, who was born in 1987, was referring to the Yankee Stadium that closed for business last September.

Bless his heart, but the "old" Yankee Stadium was knocked down after the 1973 and rebuilt in time for the 1976 season and was referred to as "new" Yankee Stadium.

"Old" Yankee Stadium had monuments in center field, which was about two miles deep.

"Old" Yankee Stadium was built by Babe Ruth.

That's where Don Larsen threw his perfect game and the 1955 Dodgers clinched the World Series title.

It's where Lou Gehrig called himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth," and where Roger Maris passes Ruth.

It's where Louis knocked out Schmeling.

"Old" Yankee Stadium is where I saw my first Yankees game June 2, 1973, 36 years ago today.

The place was huge.

We sat in the upper decks in right field. The seats were so high I actually got dizzy. Nolan Ryan pictched for the Angles. Fritz Petterson pitched for the Yankees.

Frank Robinson was the Angels DH.

The Yankees won 2-0.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

Here's the boox score and play-by-play, courtesey of www.retrosheet.org/

New York Yankees 2, California Angels 0
Day
Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1973 (D) at Yankee Stadium

CAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
NY A 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1

BATTING
California Angels
AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Grabarkewitz 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
Pinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Berry cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Robinson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Oliver rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
DaVanon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Kusnyer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Llenas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torborg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Meoli ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2
Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 27 0 2 0 5 3 24 7

FIELDING -
DP: 1. DaVanon-Meoli-Epstein.
BATTING -
HBP: Epstein (4,by Peterson).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Oliver (1,2nd base by Peterson/Munson).

New York Yankees
AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clarke 2b 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 5
White lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
M. Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
Blomberg 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 11 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Hart dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Munson c 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1
Michael ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Peterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 7 2 3 6 27 14

FIELDING -
DP: 3. Clarke-Michael-Blomberg, Munson-Michael, Clarke-Blomberg.
E: Blomberg (4).
BATTING -
2B: Murcer (6,off Ryan).
SF: Clarke (2,off Ryan).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Murcer (3,2nd base off Ryan/Kusnyer); Munson (1,2nd base off Ryan/Torborg).
CS: Hart (1,2nd base by Ryan/Torborg); M. Alou (1,2nd base by Ryan/Torborg).

PITCHING
California Angels
IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ryan L(6-6) 8 7 2 2 3 6 0 31
New York Yankees
IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Peterson W(5-6) 7 2 0 0 5 2 0 27
Lyle SV(8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Totals 9 2 0 0 5 3 0 33

WP: Peterson 2 (5).
HBP: Peterson (3,Epstein).
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty
Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 13831

Starting Lineups:
California Angels New York Yankees
1. Grabarkewitz 3b Clarke 2b
2. Pinson lf White lf
3. Berry cf M. Alou rf
4. Robinson dh Murcer cf
5. Oliver rf Blomberg 1b
6. Epstein 1b Nettles 3b
7. DaVanon 2b Hart dh
8. Kusnyer c Munson c
9. Meoli ss Michael ss
Ryan p Peterson p

ANGELS 1ST: Grabarkewitz walked; Pinson flied out to left; Berry
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Grabarkewitz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0,
Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White was
called out on strikes; M. Alou singled to center; Murcer popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson flied out to left; Oliver walked; Epstein
struck out while Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg walked; Nettles was called out on strikes;
Hart grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

ANGELS 3RD: DaVanon grounded out (first unassisted); Kusnyer
grounded out (third to first); Meoli singled to center;
Grabarkewitz forced Meoli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Michael flied out to center;
Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry
walked; Robinson lined into a double play (second to first)
[Berry out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to center; M. Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer singled to left; Murcer stole second;
Blomberg singled to right [Murcer scored]; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver singled to left; Epstein forced Oliver
(second to shortstop); Peterson threw a wild pitch [Epstein to
second]; DaVanon grounded out (second to first) [Epstein to
third]; Kusnyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Hart popped to second; Munson walked; Michael
singled to center [Munson to third, Michael to second (on
throw)]; Clarke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored];
White popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees
2.

ANGELS 6TH: Meoli reached on an error by Blomberg; Grabarkewitz
walked [Meoli to second]; Pinson forced Meoli (pitcher to third)
[Grabarkewitz to second]; Berry flied out to center; Robinson
walked [Grabarkewitz to third, Pinson to second]; Oliver forced
Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0,
Yankees 2.
YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou popped to third; Murcer doubled to center;
Blomberg popped to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Epstein was hit by a pitch; Peterson threw a wild
pitch [Epstein to second]; DaVanon struck out; LLENAS BATTED FOR
KUSNYER; Llenas flied out to center; Meoli grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 7TH: TORBORG REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING C ); Hart singled
to left; Hart was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Munson walked; Munson stole second; Michael struck out; Clarke
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz
struck out; Pinson popped to third; Berry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 8TH: White singled to left; M. Alou forced White (second
to shortstop); M. Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Epstein lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Final Totals
R H E LOB
Angels 0 2 0 6
Yankees 2 7 1 5