Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum,Oakland,CA,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 4/17/1968 (1)
Starting Pitchers – A’s vs. Orioles: 4/17/1968
Final Score 4-1 (BAL)
Attendance – 50,164
Starting Pitchers Lew Krausse (OAK); Dave McNally (BAL)
First Batter – Curt Blefary (BAL) Result – Walked
First Hits – Boog Powell (BAL),Homered (2nd)
First Run – Boog Powell (BAL)
First RBI – Boog Powell (BAL)
First Homerun – Boog Powell (BAL) vs. Lew Krausse (OAK) on 4/17/1968 (2nd inning)
First Grandslam – Sal Bando (OAK) vs. George Brunet (CAL) on 4/16/1969 (5th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Reggie Jackson (OAK) vs. Jim McGlothlin (CAL) on 6/2/1968 (4th inning)
First No Hitter – Catfish Hunter (OAK) vs. Twins on 5/8/1968

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TRIVIA –
Catfish Hunter threw the first no-hitter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the 11th game ever played there, marking the shortest amount of time between a park’s first game and its first no-hitter; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has hosted three no-hitters in which more than one pitcher contributed, including two in which four pitchers contributed. Turner Field in Atlanta is the only other active park that has hosted a no-hitter in which four pitchers contributed, and only Turner Field, Fenway Park, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim have hosted other no-hitters in which multiple pitchers contributed.

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