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Baker Bowl
Former names Philadelphia Baseball Grounds (1887ā1895)
National League Park (1895ā1913, officially thereafter)
Location 2622 N Broad St/2601 N 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 39°59ā²35ā³N 75°9ā²21ā³WCoordinates: 39°59ā²35ā³N 75°9ā²21ā³W
Home teams/Owner: Philadelphia Phillies
Operator Philadelphia Phillies
Capacity 12,500 (1887ā94)
18,000 (1895ā1928)
20,000 (1929)
18,800 (1930ā38)
Field size Left Field ā 341 ft (104 m)
Center Field ā 408 ft (124 m)
Right-Center ā 300 ft (91 m)
Right Field ā 280 ft (85 m)
Opened April 30, 1887
Renovated 1894-1895
Closed June 30, 1938
Demolished 1950
Construction cost US$80,000
Ball Park First Game Date ā May 2 1895Ā
Starting Pitchers ā vs. New York Giants: 05/02/1895
Final Score 9-4 (NY)
Attendance ā 20,000
Starting Pitchers Jack Taylor (PHI); Jouett Meekin (NY1)
First Batter ā Shorty Fuller (NY1) Result ā Walked
First Hits ā Jack Doyle (NY1),Singled (1st)
First Run ā Shorty Fuller (NY1)
First RBI ā Jack Doyle (NY1)
First Homerun ā George Davis (NY1) vs. Jack Taylor (PHI) on 05/02/1895 (7th inning)
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Ball Park Lasts Last Game ā vs. Giants: 06/30/1938, Final Score ā 14-1 (NY1)
Attendance ā 1,500
Starting Pitchers ā Claude Passeua (PHI); Slick Castleman (NY1), Winning Pitcher ā Slick Castleman (NY) Losing Pitcher ā Claude Passeua (PHI)
Last Batter -Cap ClarkĀ
Last Hit ā ,Pinky Whitney Phi
Last Run ā Mel Ott (NY1),
Last RBI ā Sam Leslie (NY1)
Last HR ā Hank Leiber (NY1) vs. Bill Hallahan (PHI) on 06/30/1938 (3rd inning)
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TRIVIA ā On June 8, 1914 Phillies first baseman Fred Luderus hit a home run to center field that got stuck in a hole in the wall where a brick used to be. It was too high for Pirates center fielder Joe Kelly to retrieve and Luderus was credited with a homer; On May 30, 1922 Phillies outfielder Cliff Lee hit the first home run to clear the left field wall when he blasted a first-inning shot off Giants southpaw Art Nehf that landed on Lehigh Avenue. It would take exactly nine more years for another batter to accomplish the featāBostonās Wally Berger. Jimmie Foxx, Hal Lee and Joe Medwick eventually cleared the wall as well; No one ever hit one over the center clubhouse, however; On the last opening day at the park on April 19, 1938, Brooklynās Ernie Koy hit a home run in his first big league at-bat, Philadelphiaās Emmett Mueller followed suit in the bottom of the inning.
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