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Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre,Toronto,ON,CA

Ball Park First Game
Date – 6/5/1989 (1)
Starting Pitchers – Blue Jays vs. Brewers: 6/5/1989
Final Score 5-3 (MIL)
Attendance – 48,378
Starting Pitchers Jimmy Key (TOR); Don August (MIL)
First Batter – Paul Molitor (MIL) Result – Doubled to CF
First Hits – Paul Molitor (MIL),Doubled to CF (1st)
First Run – Paul Molitor (MIL)
First RBI – Gary Sheffield (MIL)
First Homerun – Fred McGriff (TOR) vs. Don August (MIL) on 6/5/1989 (2nd inning)
First Grandslam – Terry Steinbach (OAK) vs. Duane Ward (TOR) on 7/16/1989 (7th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Rance Mulliniks (TOR) vs. Kevin Brown (TEX) on 7/11/1991 (8th inning)
First No Hitter – Dave Stewart (OAK) vs. Blue Jays on 6/29/1990

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TRIVIA –
Oakland’s Jose Canseco became the first player to hit a ball into the fifth deck when he blasted a homer off Mike Flanagan in Game Four of the 1989 ALCS; Game Three of the 1992 World Series was the first Fall Classic game played outside of the United States; On June 3, 2001 Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez hit the longest home run in the park’s history when he belted one an estimated 491 feet off Chris Carpenter;.