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SIX ESSENTIAL GAMES OF YANKEE STADIUM NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!

Yankee Stadium--two words that evoke millions of sparkling memories. Yankee Stadium--the grandest stage for baseball stars, history, lore, and countless achievements. Yankee Stadium, from its heavenly white facade to its rich hues of blue, possesses a regal magic--an aura. Seemingly the grass shimmers with a brighter green, the flag flies prouder, and the full-throated fans cheer louder there than anywhere else.

This six-DVD set showcases six television broadcasts of games that shaped the mystique of this fabled baseball cathedral. Selected by Yankees.com readers, these outstanding games mark glorious chapters in the history of the franchise. This six-game celebration salutes everything that is quintessentially Yankees and 100% baseball.

1976 ALCS GAME 5 VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Chris Chambliss’ walk-off home run sends the Yankees to their first World Series since 1964.

1977 WORLD SERIES GAME 6 VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Reggie Jackson’s historic three-home-run-game propels the Bronx Bombers to another World Series Championship.

1995 ALDS GAME 2 VS. SEATTLE MARINERS: This 15-inning drama ended with Jim Leyritz’s walk-off home run and featured home runs from Don Mattingly, Paul O’Neill, and Ruben Sierra. With 3 &1/3 innings in relief by a young Mariano Rivera who notched the win.

1996 WORLD SERIES GAME 6 VS. ATLANTA BRAVES: After New York lost the first two games of the 1996 World Series, they won the next four and finished with a Game 6-celebration that shook Yankee Stadium with delight.

2001 WORLD SERIES GAME 4 VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: History unfolded when Tino Martinez hit a 2-out, bottom of the 9th, two-run homer to tie the game. Then in the 10th, "Mr. November" Derek Jeter’s game-winning home run ended another remarkable victory.

2003 ALCS GAME 7 VS. BOSTON RED SOX: With a World Series appearance at stake, aces on the mound, and white knuckles everywhere, Aaron Boone stroked the game-winning home run to seal the Yankees’ 11-inning victory.

Special Features

• June 17, 1978 Ron Guidry 18 Ks
• August 6, 1979 first game after Thurmon Munson died, Bobby Murcer hits the game-winner
• 1976 ALCS Game 1 hometown fans aid Derek Jeter’s home run
• 1999 ALCS Game 1 Bernie Williams’ walk-off home run beats Boston
• 2000 World Series Game 1 first Subway Series since 1956
• 2001 World Series Game 5 Scott Brosius repeats the impossible, Alfonso Soriano wins it
• July 1, 2004 "The Dive" by Derek Jeter