Braves Field,Bee Hive,Boston,MA,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 08/23/1915 (6)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Cardinals: 08/18/1915
Final Score 3-1 (BSN)
Attendance – 46,000
Starting Pitchers Dick Rudolph (BSN); Slim Sallee (SLN)
First Batter – Miller Huggins (SLN) Result – Struck Out
First Hits – Art Butler (SLN),Singled
First Run – Sherry Magee BSN)
First RBI – Rabbit Maranville (BSN)
First Homerun – Doc Johnston (PIT) vs. Lefty Tyler (BSN) on 08/23/1915 (7th inning)
First Grandslam – Red Smith (BSN) vs. Earl Moseley (CIN) on 08/03/1916 (1st inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Gavvy Cravath (PHI) vs. Dick Rudolph (BSN) on 09/29/1915 (1st inning)
First No Hitter – Tom Hughes (BSN) vs. Pirates on 06/16/1916
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Dodgers: 09/21/1952, Final Score – 8-2 (BRO)
Attendance – 8,822
Starting Pitchers – Jim Wilson (BSN); Joe Black (BRO), Winning Pitcher – Joe Black (BRO) Losing Pitcher – Jim Wilson (BSN)
Last Batter – Walker Cooper (BSN), result – Flied to LF
Last Hit – Jackie Robinson (BRO), Singled to CF (9)
Last Run – Joe Black (BRO), Last RBI – Carl Furillo (BRO)
Last HR – Roy Campanella (BRO) vs. Jim Wilson (BSN) on 09/21/1952 (2nd inning)
Last Grand Slam – Del Ennis (PHI) vs. Jim Wilson (BSN) on 08/07/1952 (5th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Andy Seminick (PHI) vs. Max Surkont (BSN) on 09/01/1950 (6th inning)
Last No Hitter – Cliff Chambers (PIT) vs. Braves on 05/06/1951
TRIVIA –
On May 26, 1917 Cardinals outfielder Walton Cruise homered to right field and became the first player to hit a home run at Braves Field that actually cleared a fence. All previous homers were inside-the-park. It wasn’t until May 28, 1925 that someone, Giants catcher Frank Snyder, hit a homer over the left field fence; On May 13, 1942 Braves pitcher Jim Tobin homered three times at Braves Field and became the only modern-day pitcher to hit three home runs in one game; On June 19, 1942 Paul Waner singled in the fifth inning to record his 3,000th career hit.
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