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Dodger Stadium debuts with a 6-3 lose to the Reds

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On April 10, 1962 — In front of 52,564 fans, Reds infielder Eddie Kasko doubles off of Johnny Podres in the first-ever at-bat at Dodger Stadium. and Duke Snider’s single in the bottom of the second accounts for the home team’s first hit. Wally Post hits the first home run in Dodger Stadium history, a two-out, three-run shot in the seventh inning off Johnny Podres that proves to be the difference in the Cincinnati’s 6-3 victory, The left fielder’s round-tripper to center field is a fair ball, unlike some others hit in the ballpark where the foul poles are discovered to be positioned in foul territory, requiring special permission from the National League to be recognized as fair during the first year in the team’s new home in Chavez Ravine.

After playing their first four seasons at the LA Memorial Coliseum, Dodger Stadium, the first major league ballpark privately financed since Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, opens in Chavez Ravine, LA, the facility cost $22-million. It was financed with a low two-percent interest loan from the Union Oil Company in exchange for exclusive rights to advertise within the stadium.
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