Cinergy Field,Riverfront Stadium,Cincinnati,OH,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 06/30/1970 (1)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Braves: 06/30/1970
Final Score 8-2 (ATL)
Attendance – 51,050
Starting Pitchers Jim McGlothlin (CIN); Pat Jarvis (ATL)
First Batter – Sonny Jackson (ATL) Result – Struck Out
First Hits – Felix Millan (ATL),Singled to CF (1st)
First Run – Felix Millan (ATL)
First RBI – Hank Aaron (ATL)
First Homerun – Hank Aaron (ATL) vs. Jim McGlothlin (CIN) on 06/30/1970 (1st inning)
First Grandslam – Tony Perez (CIN) vs. Jim McAndrew (NYN) on 08/11/1970 (2nd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Roberto Clemente (PIT) vs. Gary Nolan (CIN) on 05/19/1971 (3rd inning)
First No Hitter – Ken Holtzman (CHN) vs. Reds on 06/03/1971
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Phillies: 09/22/2002, Final Score – 4-3 (PHI)
Attendance – 40,964
Starting Pitchers – Jose Rijo (CIN); Brandon Duckworth (PHI), Winning Pitcher – Brandon Duckworth (PHI) Losing Pitcher – Jose Rijo (CIN)
Last Batter – Todd Walker (CIN), result – Grounded to 2B
Last Hit – Jason Michaels (PHI), Singled (9)
Last Run – Aaron Boone (CIN), Last RBI – Aaron Boone (CIN)
Last HR – Aaron Boone (CIN) vs. Dan Plesac (PHI) on 09/22/2002 (8th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Jose Guillen (CIN) vs. Alberto Reyes (PIT) on 09/09/2002 (6th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN) vs. Andy Benes (SLN) on 08/20/2001 (11th inning)
Last No Hitter – Tom Browning (CIN) vs. Dodgers on 09/16/1988
TRIVIA –
On April 4, 1974 Hank Aaron homered off Reds hurler Jack Billingham and tied Babe Ruth with 714 career home runs; On September 11, 1985 Pete Rose slapped a first-innng single off San Diego’s Eric Show for career hit number 4,192 to pass Ty Cobb and become the all-time hit king.
