The Yankees dedicate a plaque in the memory of Mel Allen, who died of heart failure at the age of 83 in 1996. The Monument Park tablet calls their long-time play-by-play announcer “A Yankee institution, a national treasure” and includes his signature line, “How about that?”

On July 25, 1998 — The Yankees dedicate a plaque in the memory of Mel Allen, who died of heart failure at the age of 83 in 1996. The Monument Park tablet calls their long-time play-by-play announcer “A Yankee institution, a national treasure” and includes his signature line, “How about that?”

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