PETCO Park, San Diego, CA.
Ball Park First Game
Date – 4/8/2004 (1)
Starting Pitchers – Padres vs. Giants: 4/8/2004
Final Score 4-3 (SDN)
Attendance – 41,400
Starting Pitchers David Wells (SDN); Dustin Hermanson (SFN)
First Batter – Ray Durham (SFN) Result – Flew to CF
First Hits – Brian Giles (SDN), Singled to RF (1st)
First Run – Khalil Greene (SDN)
First RBI – Sean Burroughs (SDN)
First Homerun – Marquis Grissom (SFN) vs. Pablo Osuna (SDN) on 4/8/2004 (10th inning)
First Grandslam – Adam Dunn (CIN) vs. Woody Williams (SDN) on 7/31/2005 (5th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Jimmy Rollins (PHI) vs. Adam Eaton (SDN) on 8/4/2004 (4th inning)
First No-Hitter – Tim Lincecum (SFN) vs. Padres on 7/13/2013
TRIVIA –
Marquis Grissom is the only player to hit the first homer at an active park in extra innings and is only the second one to do it (Bill Bruton: 4/14/1953) in parks that hosted at least 300 games.; Jimmy Rollins is the second player to hit the first inside-the-park home run in two active parks (Fernando Vina); Tim Lincecum was part of two no-hitters in 11 days, including the first one thrown at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.
