Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium

Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium

On August 5, 1969, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium. Stargell’s titanic blast off Alan Foster came on a 1-2 count, it travels over 512-feet, 7th-inning, bases-empty blast breaks a 3 – 3 tie. The homerun was Stargell’s 18th of the…