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Hilltop Park

Ball Park, past ball parks

Hilltop Park,,New York,NY,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 06/01/1903 (7)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Senators: 04/30/1903
Final Score 6-2 (NYA)
Attendance – 16,243
Starting Pitchers Happy Townsend (WS1); Jack Chesbro (NYA)
First Batter – Rabbit Robinson (WS1) Result – Doubled
First Hits – Rabbit Robinson (WS1),Doubled
First Run – Willie Keeler (NYA)
First RBI – Jimmie Williams (NYA)
First Homerun – Buck Freeman (BOS) vs. Jack Chesbro (NYA) on 06/01/1903 (3rd inning)
First Grandslam – Freddy Parent (BOS) vs. Jack Powell (NYA) on 07/08/1904 (2nd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Lou Criger (BOS) vs. Jesse Tannehill (NYA) on 06/02/1903 (2nd inning)
First No Hitter – Cy Young (BOS) Vs. Highlanders (Yankees) on 06/30/1908

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Senators: 10/05/1912, Final Score – 8-6 (NYA)
Attendance – 5,000
Starting Pitchers – Clark Griffith (WS1); Harry Wolverton (NYA), Winning Pitcher – Al Schulz (NYA) Losing Pitcher – Nick Altrock (WS1)
Last Batter – Howie Shanks (WS1), result – Out
Last Hit – Germany Schaefer (WS1), Singled (9)
Last Run – Hal Chase (NYA), Last RBI – Hal Chase (NYA)
Last HR – Hal Chase (NYA) vs. Clark Griffith (WS1) on 10/05/1912 (8th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Charlie Jones (WS1) vs. Bill Hogg (NYA) on 08/30/1906 (2nd inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Hal Chase (NYA) vs. Clark Griffith (WS1) on 10/05/1912 (8th inning)
Last No Hitter – Cy Young (BOS) Vs. Highlanders (Yankees) on 06/30/1908

TRIVIA –
Freeman hit first two homers at Hilltop Park. All five of Charlie Jones’ career homers were IPHR. Make note of Griffith’s farce.