Yankee Stadium Section 17A: view from your seat, rows and shade
Section 17A is on the Legends and Champions Suite seats boxes, on the first base side, near the Yankees dugout. Its rows run 1-5. The front row is 61 ft from home plate and Row 5 sits 8 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 170 minutes of direct sun.
Sat in Section 17A? Share your view
How many rows are in Section 17A?
5 rows: 1-5. Row list from rateyourseats.com.
Is Section 17A covered?
No. Every row is open to the sky. Small umbrellas are allowed; large and golf umbrellas are not.
How far is Section 17A from home plate?
The front row is 61 ft (18.5 m) from home plate; Row 5 is 73 ft. Eye height runs from 7 ft above the field at the front to 8 ft at the top. You look down at 6.2° from Row 1, 5.7° from Row 3 and 5.8° from Row 5.
| Row | To home plate | Eye height | Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 ft | 7 ft | no |
| 4 | 70 ft | 7 ft | no |
| 5 | 73 ft | 8 ft | no |
Is Section 17A in the sun or shade?
Mostly sunny: about 170 minutes of direct sun for a 1:05 pm start in July. Every month and start time (average minutes of sun, and when the section is mostly shaded):
| Month | 1:05 pm | 7:05 pm |
|---|---|---|
| April | 120 min shade 3:15 pm | 0 min shade first pitch |
| May | 163 min shade not during the game | 0 min shade first pitch |
| June | 170 min shade not during the game | 0 min shade first pitch |
| July | 170 min shade not during the game | 0 min shade first pitch |
| August | 152 min shade 3:45 pm | 0 min shade first pitch |
| September | 66 min shade 2:15 pm | 0 min shade first pitch |
Next door: Yankee Stadium Section 16 · Yankee Stadium Section 17B
Planning the day: Yankee Stadium seating chart with sun and shade · Yankee Stadium shaded seats by start time · Yankee Stadium bag policy · how the Yankee Stadium data is measured.