Bronx Bombers Close Yankee Stadium in 7-3 Victory
By MIKE FITZPATRICK, Associated Press | September 21, 2008
After all those championships in this celebrated place, all those unforgettable moments, the New York Yankees weren't about to be knocked out of the playoff race on a night like this.
Mariano Rivera finished what Babe Ruth started 85 years ago, and New York bid farewell to fabled Yankee Stadium with a 7-3 victory tonight that prevented postseason elimination — at least for a day.
