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Built by Ruth. Owned by George
Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.Read moreLess
Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.
The story
Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.
Cast & crew
Joe DiMaggioSelf (archive footage)
Lou GehrigSelf (archive footage)
Rudolph GiulianiSelf
Larry KingSelf
Ray NegronSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Barbara Kopple
- Editor
- Bob Eisenhardt
- Editor
- Thomas Haneke
- Producer
- Barbara Kopple
- Writer
- Barbara Kopple
- Director of Photography
- Ashraf Rijal
- Director of Photography
- David Cassidy
- Director of Photography
- Gary Keith Griffin
- Director of Photography
- John Hazard
- Director of Photography
- Mario Signore