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League Park IV

Ball Park, past ball parks

League Park IV,Dunn Field,Cleveland,OH,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 05/28/1910 (10)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Tigers: 04/21/1910
Final Score 5-0 (DET)
Attendance – 18,832
Starting Pitchers Cy Young (CLE); Ed Willett (DET)
First Batter – Matty McIntyre (DET) Result – Grounded Out
First Hits – Nig Clarke (CLE),Singled
First Run – Oscar Stanage (DET)
First RBI – Ed Willett (DET)
First Homerun – Roy Hartzell (SLA) vs. Addie Joss (CLE) on 05/28/1910 (1st inning)
First Grandslam – Ivy Olson (CLE) vs. Tom Hughes (WS1) on 05/18/1911 (6th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Roy Hartzell (SLA) vs. Addie Joss (CLE) on 05/28/1910 (1st inning)
First No Hitter – Wes Ferrell (CLE) vs. Browns on 04/29/1931

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Tigers: 09/21/1946, Final Score – 5-3 (DET)
Attendance – 2,772
Starting Pitchers – Bob Kuzava (CLE); Dizzy Trout (DET), Winning Pitcher – Dizzy Trout (DET) Losing Pitcher – Joe Berry (CLE)
Last Batter – Jack Conway (CLE), result – Lined into 4-3 DP
Last Hit – Gene Woodling (CLE), Singled (11)
Last Run – George Kell (DET), Last RBI – Dick Wakefield (DET)
Last HR – Dick Wakefield (DET) vs. Red Embree (CLE) on 09/20/1946 (5th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Pat Seerey (CLE) vs. Buck Ross (CHA) on 08/02/1945 (3rd inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Ted Williams (BOS) vs. Red Embree (CLE) on 09/13/1946 (1st inning)
Last No Hitter – Wes Ferrell (CLE) vs. Browns on 04/29/1931

TRIVIA –
On July 19, 1915 the Washington Senators set a record when they stole eight bases in the first inning against pitchers Rip Hagerman and “Sad Sam” Jones, and catcher Steve O’Neill; On August 8, 1929 Babe Ruth belted his 500th career home run with a second-inning shot off Willis Hudlin.