Great American Ballpark,Cincinnati,OH,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 3/31/2003 (1)
Starting Pitchers – Reds vs. Pirates: 3/31/2003
Final Score 10-1 (PIT)
Attendance – 42,343
Starting Pitchers Jimmy Haynes (CIN); Kris Benson (PIT)
First Batter – Kenny Lofton (PIT) Result – Grounded to 1B
First Hits – Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN),Doubled to RF (1st)
First Run – Randall Simon (PIT)
First RBI – Reggie Sanders (CIN)
First Homerun – Reggie Sanders (PIT) vs. Jimmy Haynes (CIN) on 3/31/2003 (2nd inning)
First Grandslam – Carlos Delgado (TOR) vs. John Reidling (CIN) on 6/6/2003 (2nd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Eric Young (MIL) vs. Jeff Austin (CIN) on 5/11/2003 (6th inning)
First No Hitter – Homer Bailey (CIN) vs. Giants on 7/2/2013
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Great American Ballpark is one of four parks to open in March; One of three parks where the first grand slam came in an interleague game (Chase Field: 1998 and Safeco Field:1999); Homer Bailey’s no-hitter was his second in 19 starts. His first also had the distinction of being the first no-hitter thrown at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park and he became the second pitcher to throw the first no-hitter at multiple parks (Hideo Nomo: 1996, 2001).
