VINTAGE 1923 YANKEE STADIUM Metal Seating Post Plaque SECTION 19D RUTH GEHRIG

  

How the Seat Numbering Worked. Seats were typically labeled in this format. Section number - Row letter - Seat number.

But on many original Yankee Stadium seats the row letter was actually stamped on the seat back and the seat number appeared separately, which sometimes creates combinations like 19D depending on how the plate or slat was marked. Seat number would have been on the seat slat itself.

Section 19 was in the lower deck reserved box area along the first-base side. Roughly between home plate and first base. A few rows back from the field behind the dugout area. This location would have been. Close to the Yankees dugout side of the field.

Popular with season ticket holders. Row letters started at the front. Row A - first row. So Row D would have been four rows off the field, extremely close to the action.

From this seat you could have seen the likes of. All of whom played in the original stadium configuration.

Here is your chance to own a real piece of old New York Yankees sports history, an original stadium box seat section number plate from the beginning of Yankee stadium 1923 till 1973 when it was removed to rebuild the stadium in 1974. This was the house that Babe Ruth built.

These would have been attached to the railings in front or behind the seats. This seat section 19D plate measures 4.5" x 1.5" and is in the original condition it was in on the day it was removed in 1973. The 90 years and thousands of great Yankee moments this seat section plate has witnessed does show with great patina. A great display for your New York Yankees or Major League Baseball collection. See the photos for the best description. Baseballs, footballs, etc we pack items in boxes using bubble wrap, popcorn, heavy paper to again, ensure that your package arrives to you safe and sound. This is not a for profit part of our business.

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