D.C. native Weintraub is the author of the just-released book “The House That Ruth Built,” which chronicles the New York Yankees and Babe Ruth in their breakout 1923 season. Why is the original Yankee Stadium called “The House That Ruth Built”?
The Yankees were kicked out of the Polo Grounds by their landlords, the New York Giants, because Babe Ruth was so popular the Yanks were drawing more fans. That forced the Yanks to build Yankee Stadium.
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