The team announced that 99,200 fans showed up on Opening Day and 25,000 were turned away.[43] In the first game at Yankee Stadium, Ruth hit a home run.[44] The stadium was nicknamed "The House That Ruth Built", due mainly to the fact that Ruth had doubled Yankees' attendance, which helped the team pay for the new stadium.[45] At the end of the season, the Yankees faced the Giants in the World Series for the third straight year and won their first championship.[46]