Three Rivers Stadium,,Pittsburgh,PA,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 07/16/1970 (1)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Reds: 07/16/1970
Final Score 3-2 (CIN)
Attendance – 48,846
Starting Pitchers Dock Ellis (PIT); Gary Nolan (CIN)
First Batter – Ty Cline (CIN) Result – Grounded to 2B
First Hits – Richie Hebner (PIT),Singled to 2B (1st)
First Run – Richie Hebner (PIT)
First RBI – Al Oliver (PIT)
First Homerun – Tony Perez (CIN) vs. Dock Ellis (PIT) 07/16/1970 (5th inning)
First Grandslam – John Bateman (MON) vs. Bob Johnson (PIT) on 06/18/1971 (7th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Richie Hebner (PIT) vs. Eddie Fisher (SLN) on 09/03/1973 (13th inning)
First No Hitter – Bob Gibson (SLN) vs. Pirates on 08/14/1971
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Cubs: 10/01/2000, Final Score – 10-9 (CHN)
Attendance – 55,351
Starting Pitchers – Kris Benson (PIT); Jon Lieber (CHN), Winning Pitcher – Kyle Farnsworth (CHN) Losing Pitcher – Scott Sauerbeck (PIT)
Last Batter – John Wehner (PIT), result – Grounded to 3B
Last Hit – John Vander Wal (PIT), Singled to RF (9)
Last Run – Jason Kendall (PIT), Last RBI – John Vander Wal (PIT)
Last HR – John Wehner (PIT) vs. Jon Lieber (CHN) on 10/01/2000 (5th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Aramis Ramirez (PIT) vs. Johnny Ruffin (ARI) on 08/12/2000 (8th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Tim Bogar (HOU) vs. Jimmy Anderson (PIT) on 09/27/2000 (3rd inning)
Last No Hitter – Francisco Cordova, Ricardo Rincon (PIT) vs. Astros on 07/12/1997
TRIVIA –
The last homer ever hit at Three Rivers Stadium was also the last of John Wehner’s career.
