The Yankees edge the Tigers, 6 – 5, despite an 8th-inning moon shot by Detroit’s Juan Encarnacion, off Ramiro Mendoza, that lands in the second row of the empty blue bleacher seats in left CF. It is believed to be the first ball hit into that area since Yankee Stadium was remodeled in 1976.

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On July 24, 2001 — The Yankees edge the Tigers, 6 – 5, despite an 8th-inning moon shot by Detroit’s Juan Encarnacion, off Ramiro Mendoza, that lands in the second row of the empty blue bleacher seats in left CF. It is believed to be the first ball hit into that area since Yankee Stadium was remodeled in 1976.

 

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