Veterans Stadium

Veterans Stadium,,Philadelphia,PA,US

Ball Park First Game
Date – 04/10/1971 (1)
Starting Pitchers – vs. Expos: 04/10/1971
Final Score 4-1 (PHI)
Attendance – 55,352
Starting Pitchers Jim Bunning (PHI); Bill Stoneman (MON)
First Batter – Boots Day (MON) Result – Grounded to P
First Hits – Larry Bowa (PHI),Singled to RF (1st)
First Run – Ron Hunt (MON)
First RBI – Bob Bailey (MON)
First Homerun – Don Money (PHI) vs. Bill Stoneman (MON) on 04/10/1971 (6th inning)
First Grandslam – Roger Freed (PHI) vs. Howie Reed (MON) on 04/11/1971 (5th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Don Hahn (NYN) vs. Woodie Fryman (PHI) on 09/05/1971 (5th inning)
First No Hitter – Terry Mulholland (PHI) vs. Giants on 08/15/1990

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Braves: 09/28/2003, Final Score – 5-2 (ATL)
Attendance – 58,554
Starting Pitchers – Kevin Millwood (PHI); Greg Maddux (ATL), Winning Pitcher – Greg Maddux (ATL) Losing Pitcher – Kevin Millwood (PHI)
Last Batter – Chase Utley (PHI), result – 5-4-3 DP
Last Hit – Pat Burrell (PHI), Singled to CF (9)
Last Run – Chipper Jones (ATL), Last RBI – Robert Fick (ATL)
Last HR – Jim Thome (PHI) vs. Will Cunnane (ATL) on 09/27/2003 (8th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Mike Lieberthal (PHI) vs. Blaine Neal (FLO) on 09/16/2003 (8th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Doug Glanville (PHI) vs. Rick Helling (ARI) on 05/10/2002 (7th inning)
Last No Hitter – Kevin Millwood (PHI) vs. Giants on 04/27/2003

TRIVIA –
Jim Thome’s second homer on September 22, 2003 was the last ever hit at Veteran’s Stadium and marked the 30th time in his career that he hit two homers in a game.