Robert F. Kennedy Stadium,D.C. Stadium,Washington,DC,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 04/09/1962 (1)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Tigers: 04/09/1962
Final Score 4-1 (WS2)
Attendance – 44,383
Starting Pitchers Bennie Daniels (WS2); Don Mossi (DET)
First Batter – Jake Wood (DET) Result – Singled to LF
First Hits – Jake Wood (DET),Singled to LF (1st)
First Run – Willie Tasby (WS2)
First RBI – Bob Johnson (WS2)
First Homerun – Bob Johnson (WS2) vs. Don Mossi (DET) on 04/09/1962 (4th inning)
First Grandslam – Clete Boyer (NYA) vs. Pete Burnside (WS2) on 04/27/1962 (4th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Chuck Hinton (WS2) vs. Whitey Ford (NYA) on 08/06/1963 (1st inning)
First No Hitter – None

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – Phillies vs. Nationals: 09/23/2007, Final Score – 5-3 (WAS)
Attendance – 40,519
Starting Pitchers – Cole Hamels (PHI); Joel Hanrahan (WAS), Winning Pitcher – Luis Ayala (WAS) Losing Pitcher – Antonio Alfonseca (PHI)
Last Batter – Jayson Werth (PHI), result – Struck Out
Last Hit – Aaron Rowand (PHI), Singled to LF (9)
Last Run – Chase Utley (PHI), Last RBI – Aaron Rowand (PHI)
Last HR – Chase Utley (PHI) vs. Tim Redding (WAS) on 09/22/2007 (1st inning)
Last Grand Slam – Dmitri Young (WAS) vs. Rich Hill (CHN) on 07/04/2007 (8th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Austin Kearns (WAS) vs. Renyel Pinto (FLO) on 05/12/2007 (6th inning)
Last No Hitter – None

TRIVIA –
The 1968 home opener scheduled for April 8 was postponed in deference to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated on April 4. It was the first time an opener had been cancelled due to reasons other than weather. The game was postponed a second day when rioters and looters caused between $10 and $20 million of damage to the city and forced city officials to impose a 4 p.m. curfew; The final game played at RFK Stadium by the Washington Senators on September 30, 1971 prior to their move to Texas the following year was forfeited to the Yankees, 9-0, when fans stormed the field with two outs in the top of the ninth