Jim Bouton’s Yankee Stadium Memories

Former pitcher Jim Bouton wrote a commentary for CNN about his memories of Yankee Stadium:

“The Yankee clubhouse in 1962 was like a large subterranean living room. A wall-to-wall grayish green carpet muffled all sound, and the overhead lighting was subdued. Three walls of walk-in wood lockers faced a wall of large frosted windows that cast shafts of light from the street above.

Everything was painted a muted gray green to match the carpet, including the exposed ductwork in the ceiling above.

A cleat-dented wooden stool sat in front of each locker. And hanging in the lockers, with military precision, were the classic Yankee uniforms. “Your locker is right here by the door,” said Pete. I couldn’t help smiling when I saw Whitey Ford’s nameplate just one locker away.”

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