Which stadium is known as 'The House That Ruth Built'?

Which stadium is known as “The House That Ruth Built”? Yankee Stadium is known as “The House That Ruth Built.”

The nickname refers especially to the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which opened in 1923. Babe Ruth’s enormous popularity drew crowds and revenue to the New York Yankees, helping make a large, dedicated ballpark financially practical. Sportswriter Fred Lieb popularized the phrase.

Ruth made the stadium’s opening especially memorable. On April 18, 1923, in the first game at Yankee Stadium, he hit a three-run home run against the Boston Red Sox as the Yankees won 4–1. That performance strengthened the connection between the slugger and the new ballpark.

The original stadium hosted the Yankees through the 2008 season before the team moved into the current Yankee Stadium across the street in 2009. Although the newer venue carries the same name, “The House That Ruth Built” traditionally means the original 1923 stadium and its lasting association with Ruth’s rise and the Yankees’ emergence as a baseball powerhouse.