Griffith Stadium,,Washington,DC,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 05/06/1911 (8)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Red Sox: 04/12/1911
Final Score 8-5 (WS1)
Attendance – 16,000
Starting Pitchers Dolly Gray (WS1); Joe Wood (BOS)
First Batter – Larry Gardner (BOS) Result – Lined Out
First Hits – Bunny Madden (BOS),Singled
First Run – Bunny Madden (BOS)
First RBI – Bunny Madden (BOS)
First Homerun – Eddie Collins (PHA) vs. Walter Johnson (WS1) on 05/06/1911 (8th inning)
First Grandslam – Doc Gessler (WS1) vs. Clarence Mitchell (DET) on 06/02/1911 (8th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Eddie Collins (PHA) vs. Walter Johnson (WS1) on 05/06/1911 (8th inning)
First No Hitter – Bob Burke (WS1) vs. Red Sox on 08/08/1931
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Twins: 09/21/1961, Final Score – 6-3 (MIN)
Attendance – 1,498
Starting Pitchers – Bennie Daniels (WS2); Jack Kralick (MIN), Winning Pitcher – Jack Kralick (MIN) Losing Pitcher – Bennie Daniels (WS2)
Last Batter – Danny O’Connell (WS2), result – Grounded to SS
Last Hit – Ken Retzer (WS2), Doubled to CF (8)
Last Run – Harmon Killebrew (MIN), Last RBI – Joe Altobelli (MIN)
Last HR – Billy Bryan (KCA) vs. Hector Maestri (WS2) on 09/19/1961 (6th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Jake Wood (DET) vs. Ed Hobaugh (WS2) on 08/28/1961 (6th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Woody Held (CLE) vs. Johnny Klippstein (WS2) on 06/07/1961 (7th inning)
Last No Hitter – Bob Burke (WS2) vs. Red Sox on 08/08/1931
TRIVIA –
The last homer ever hit at Griffith Stadium was the first of Billy Bryan’s career.
