Tropicana Field,St. Petersburg,FL,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 3/31/1998 (1)
Starting Pitchers – Devil Rays vs. Tigers: 3/31/1998
Final Score 11-6 (DET)
Attendance – 45,369
Starting Pitchers Wilson Alvarez (TBA); Justin Thompson (DET)
First Batter – Brian Hunter (DET) Result – Grounded to 1B
First Hits – Tony Clark (DET),Singled to 2B (2nd)
First Run – Tony Clark (DET)
First RBI – Joe Randa (DET)
First Homerun – Luis Gonzalez (DET) vs. Dan Carlson (TBA) on 3/31/1998 (5th inning)
First Grandslam – Johnny Damon (KCA) vs. Dennis Springer (TBA) on 5/14/1998 (2nd inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Dave Martinez (TBA) vs. Hideki Irabu (NYA) on 7/10/1998 (4th inning)
First No Hitter – Edwin Jackson (ARI) vs. Devil Rays on 6/25/2010
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Tropicana Field was the first park to open in March, beating Arizona’s Chase Field by a few hours. At the time it was the earliest a new park had opened, but was eclipsed by Washington’s Nationals Park when it hosted its first game on 3/30/2008.; Only nine games separated the first no-hitter thrown at Tropicana Field from the most recent, the smallest gap between no-hitters among active parks.
