After much speculation about the future of the team, the Yankees sign a thirty-year lease to play in the ‘new’ Yankee Stadium beginning in 1976. After completing the Stadium’s 50th-Anniversary next season, the Bronx Bombers will play their home games for the next two years at Shea Stadium while the ‘House that Ruth Built’ is completely remodeled.

The New York Yankees sign a 30-year lease to play in renovated Yankee Stadium starting in 1976; they will share Shea Stadium with the New York Mets while the renovations take place in 1974 and 1975.

After much speculation about the future of the team, the Yankees sign a thirty-year lease to play in the ‘new’ Yankee Stadium beginning in 1976. After completing the Stadium’s 50th-Anniversary next season, the Bronx Bombers will play their home games for the next two years at Shea Stadium while the ‘House that Ruth Built’ is completely remodeled.

1971 – Behind Lee May’s 2 homers and 5 RBIs‚ the Reds beat the visiting Montreal Expos‚ 6 – 3. His second homer is a three-run shot in the 9th.

The Yankees, five years after the Mets bestow the honor to their first skipper, retire Casey Stengel’s uniform #37, during Old Timers Day at the Stadium. The ‘Old Perfessor’, who won seven World Series during his twelve-year tenure with the team, managed the Bronx Bombers from 1949 to 1960.

The New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel at Old Timers Day in Yankee Stadium. Stengel’s number 37 is retired, then the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees, 4 – 2.

Milwaukee reliever Dave Baldwin intentionally walks Boog Powell to load the bases and pitch to Don Buford. The Baltimore infielder promptly smacks a grand slam to give the O’s a 7 – 4 victory.

In Los Angeles‚ Tony Perez collects 6 RBIs on two homers and a single to lead the Reds to a 10 – 6 win over the Dodgers.