Chase Field,Phoenix,AZ,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 3/31/1998 (1)
Starting Pitchers – Diamondbacks vs. Rockies: 3/31/1998
Final Score 9-2 (COL)
Attendance – 47,484
Starting Pitchers Andy Benes (ARI); Darryl Kile (COL)
First Batter – Mike Lansing (COL) Result – Singled to CF
First Hits – Mike Lansing (COL),Singled to CF (1st)
First Run – Vinny Castilla (COL)
First RBI – Todd Helton (COL)
First Homerun – Vinny Castilla (COL) vs. Andy Benes (ARI) on 3/31/1998 (6th inning)
First Grandslam – Cecil Fielder (ANA) vs. Willie Blair (ARI) on 6/9/1998 (3rd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Wendell McGee (DET) vs. Curth Schilling (ARI) on 6/14/2002 (3rd inning)
First No Hitter – Jose Jimenez (SLN) vs. Diamondbacks on 6/25/1999
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When Chase Field opened on March 31, 1998 it became the second park to open in March (Tropicana Field opened a few hours earlier on 3/31/1998). Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati opened on 3/31/2003, making it the third park to open in March, then Nationals Park topped all three when it opened on March 30, 2008.
