Bennett Park,,Detroit,MI,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 05/14/1901 (9)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Brewers: 04/25/1901
Final Score 14-13 (DET)
Attendance – 10,023
Starting Pitchers Pink Hawley (MIL); Roscoe Miller (DET)
First Batter – Irv Waldron (MIL) Result – Reached on error
First Hits – Billy Gilbert (MIL),Singled
First Run – Wid Conroy (MIL)
First RBI – Wid Conroy (MIL)
First Homerun – Sam Mertes (CHA) vs. Ed Siever (DET) on 05/14/1901 (3rd inning)
First Grandslam –
First Inside Park Homerun –
First No Hitter –
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – , Final Score –
Attendance –
Starting Pitchers – , Winning Pitcher – Losing Pitcher –
Last Batter – , result –
Last Hit – Ty Cobb (DET), Singled to SS (8)
Last Run – Bill Donovan (DET), Last RBI – Nap Lajoie (CLE)
Last HR – Jack Coombs (PHA) vs. Ralph Works (DET) on 08/29/1911 (11th inning)
Last Grand Slam –
Last Inside The Park Homerun –
Last No Hitter –
TRIVIA –
Coombs’ last career homer. Might be only pitcher to hit a park’s final homer.
