[Dr. Sivana]

I worked for the company responsible for the scoreboards there.) You should recall that this was around the time when he was repeatedly hiring and firing Billy Martin.

I had heard that the Yankees used a DEC PDP-11 to post info on the scoreboard...any truth to that?

[ml/nj]

I had heard that the Yankees used a DEC PDP-11 to post info on the scoreboard...any truth to that?

Only for the "Out-of-town" scoreboard in Left Field and this was actually my choice. The other scoreboards were started by a California division of the company I was working for at the time. They used computers made by Computer Automation. The California group got in over their heads at the Stadium (and also the Montreal Olympics) and my group was directed by Corporate Hdqrs to take over. In fact I'm pretty sure that "Out-of-town" scoreboard was a "gift" to the Yankees to sort of salve the wounds caused by all the early problems with the other scoreboards. It definitely wasn't part of the original plan of the Stadium remake of the mid 70s.

ML/NJ