For the first time since 1951, Bob Sheppard did not make the public-address announcements at Yankee Stadium.

The scoreboard message begged the fans to make some noise in the fifth inning last night at Yankee Stadium, but the electronic plea was unnecessary.

When history is being made at Yankee Stadium, everybody wants to be a part of that.

He made an appearance at Yankee Stadium during last year's postseason and was a guest instructor at spring training.

On July 7, he made his major league debut in center field at Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Indians.

"I made the last out of the last game at Yankee Stadium in 1949," Tebbetts said.

"I didn't know they'd make an appearance at Yankee Stadium," he said.

But listen, to make that call at Yankee Stadium in that environment - I was stuck in an alley, boys.

But he has made just one career appearance at Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees expect him to handle eighth-inning pressure through 2008.

Sierra made it a memorable day for the Yankees and the 53,657 fans at Yankee Stadium.