In Albany’s Riverside Park, Lip Pike hits a ball over the wall and into the river. RF Lon Knight begins to go after the ball in a boat but gives up. Few parks have ground rulesabout giving the batter an automatic home run on a hit over the fence.

On May 21, 1880 — In Albany’s Riverside Park, Lip Pike hits a ball over the wall and into the river. RF Lon Knight begins to go after the ball in a boat but gives up. Few parks have ground rulesabout giving the batter an automatic home run on a hit over the fence.

Source:
Baseball Reference May 21