A crowd of 47,524 were present in the Yankee Stadium to witness a simple but emotional ceremony to honour both great men, the symbolic icons ...
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A Walk-Off Win For The Yankees, Defeating The Rays 5-4
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Tonight’s game in New York was not just “another” ball game. In a gorgeous night, it was played with mixed emotions. To begin with, in the pre-game ceremony, the Yankees honoured and commemorated the most recognized owner in baseball, George Steinbrenner and the 99-year-old long-time Yankees public announcer Bob Sheppard who both passed away early this week. And at the end of the night, the Yankees beat their division archrivals Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in a walk-off style to start their second half the season.