How did Yankee Stadium’s design protect baseball spectators from sunlight?

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Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923, protected baseball spectators from sunlight by utilizing a triple-tiered design to provide maximum roofed-seating capacity. This architectural approach was a pioneering trend in stadium design specifically evolved for baseball, as the sport required different seating configurations than the elliptical bowls used for American football.1