Palace of the Fans,League Park III,Cincinnati,OH,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 04/25/1902 (6)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Cubs: 04/17/1902
Final Score 6-1 (CHN)
Attendance – 10,000
Starting Pitchers Jack Taylor (CHN); Len Swormstedt (CIN)
First Batter – Jimmy Slagle (CHN) Result – Walked
First Hits – Jake Beckley (CIN),Singled
First Run – Dummy Hoy (CIN)
First RBI – Jake Beckley (CIN)
First Homerun – Homer Smoot (SLN) vs. Bill Phillips (CIN) on 04/25/1902 (5th inning)
First Grandslam – Miller Huggins (CIN) vs. Ed Poole (BRO) on 05/10/1904 (2nd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Homer Smoot (SLN) vs. Bill Phillips (CIN) on 04/25/1902 (5th inning)
First No Hitter – None

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Cubs: 10/12/1911, Final Score – 4-3 (CIN)
Attendance – 400
Starting Pitchers – Cy Slapnicka (CHN); Bert Humphries (CIN), Winning Pitcher – Bert Humphries (CIN) Losing Pitcher – Cy Slapnicka (CHN)
Last Batter – Wilbur Good (CHN), result – Popped Out
Last Hit – Cy Slapnicka (CHN), Singled
Last Run – Vic Saier (CHN), Last RBI – Cy Slapnicka (CHN)
Last HR – Ed McDonald (BSN) vs. Harry Gaspar (CIN) on 09/29/1911 (2nd inning)
Last Grand Slam – Tex Erwin (BRO) vs. Art Fromme (CIN) on 07/28/1911 (6th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Ed McDonald (BSN) vs. Harry Gaspar (CIN) on 09/29/1911 (2nd inning)
Last No Hitter – None

TRIVIA –
Huggins’ first career homer. McDonald’s first career homer.

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