Yankee Stadium Legacy

Yankee Stadium Legacy
TypeTrading cards
CompanyUpper Deck
CountryUnited States
Availability2008–2008
FeaturesNew York Yankees players
Sports events at Yankee Stadium

The Yankee Stadium Legacy set is a 6,752-card[1] compilation chronicling every single game the New York Yankees ever played at the original Yankee Stadium since April 18, 1923. The card set was manufactured by Upper Deck and made its official debut by being randomly inserted into packs of Upper Deck’s 2008 Series 1 Baseball.[2]

As part of a promotion related to the set, the first five collectors who completed the set of all 6,661 cards inserted into 2008 Upper Deck Baseball products, were to travel to New York during the 2009 New York Yankees season to attend a game at the new Yankee Stadium and meet Yankee Captain, Derek Jeter.[3] The Yankee Stadium Legacy cards representing the 2008 New York Yankees season appeared in 2009 Upper Deck Series One Baseball packs in February 2009. They put an end to the Yankee Stadium Legacy promotion.[2] The five contest winners would receive the 82 cards representing the final season at Yankee Stadium.

Tommy Baxter, a 36-year-old from Little Rock, Arkansas, was the first collector to put together Upper Deck’s Yankee Stadium Legacy (YSL) Collection. Baxter was a Cubs fan.[4] Baxter's accomplishment was commemorated with a card in 2009 Upper Deck Series One Baseball.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Upper Deck Releases Record-Setting Card Collection: The Yankee Stadium Legacy Set! Upper Deck press release, 18 Jan 2008
  3. ^ Upper Deck Offers Yankee Fans the Opportunity to Meet Derek Jeter on Upper Deck
  4. ^ Tommy Baxter of Little Rock, Arkansas, Completes Upper Deck's Yankee Stadium Legacy Collection! by Jay Cochran, 10 Mar 2009
  5. ^ ARKANSAS COLLECTOR COMPLETES YANKEE STADIUM LEGACY COLLECTION on Beckett.com