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First-Last 1940-06-08 | 1940 Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Hank Greenberg HR #215; Rudy York HR #95 Stan Spence (7x All-Star) Debut |
First-Last 1944-04-30 | 1944 Washington Senators vs. New York Yankees DH G1: Mike Milosevich Debut G2: Joe Page First Career Win, second career game. Early Wynn 2 Strikeouts. |
First-Last 1954-04-13 | 1954 Detriot Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles First Game of the Baltimore Orioles (was St. Louis Browns). Al Kaline has his first hit of year, which is his 8th career hit. Frank Bolling debut, hit a HR in the 7th inning off Don Larsen |
First-Last 1955-04-12 | 1955 Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds Chuck Tanner Debut HR on 1st pitch of 1st at bat (7th player ever to do so). Ted Kluszewski HR #165; Henry Aaron Triple Hit #132; Warren Spahn Win #167 |
First-Last 1956-09-07 | 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Giants Game 1: Willie Mays HR #144 & #145, Jackie Robinson 2 hits (#1498 & #1499), Red Schoendienst 2 hits - Final Game for Ralph Branca Game 2: Jackie Robinson hit (#1500), Carl Furillo HR #159, Don Newcombe Win #108. Game at Ebbets Field. |
First-Last 1959-07-04 | 1959 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Dedication The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena has been home to: Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) (1960-1967), Los Angeles Kings (NHL) (1967), Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) (1984-1999), WrestleMania 2 (WWE) (1986), WrestleMania VII (WWE) (1991)
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First-Last 1960-05-01 | 1960 Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers DH G1: 1st time Scoreboard Exploded at Comiskey Park, when Al Smith hit a two-run homer (HR #94) off Jim Bunning in the bottom of the first. Al Kaline HR #127 and a single (hits #1056 & #1057) G2: Al Kaline gets a single (hit #1058) & Ted Kluszewski gets a double. Em Lindbeck final game. |
First-Last 1962-04-10 | 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds First MLB game at Dodger Stadium Eddie Kasko gets the first hit, a Double. Wally Post The first HR. Cincinnati picks up the win with Bob Purkey. Debut of Cookie Rojas 5x All-Star. |
First-Last 1966-04-19 | 1966 California Angels First Game at Anaheim Stadium California Angels First Game at Anaheim Stadium Rick Reichardt Home run is the first hit and Tommy John gets first win @ Anaheim Stadium |
First-Last 1966-05-12 | 1966 First Game at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. Atlanta Braves (3) First play: Felipe Alou Groundout vs pitcher Ray Washburn. Felipe Alou would later have 2 HRs (#124 & #125); Hank Aaron gets a walk Site of the following World Series: 1967, '68, '82, '85, '87 & 2004 |
First-Last 1969-08-10 | 1969 Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Norm Cash HR #276. Jack Hamilton's Final game
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First-Last 1970-06-24 | 1970 Last Game at Crosley Field (Cincinnati Reds) Johnny Bench (HR #67 & 2 Singles), Pete Rose (Triple, Double - Hits #1412 & 1413) Willie Mays (Single - hit #2988), Willie McCovey (Single), Juan Marichal (4 strikeouts) |
First-Last 1970-06-28 | 1970 Final Game at Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates) Game 1 (PIT 3-2) Hits by: Roberto Clemente (#2634, #2635 [Double] and SB); Bill Mazeroski (Single); Billy Williams (Single), Gene Clines MLB debut Game 2 (PIT 4-1) Hits: Billy Williams (3-Hits [2-Single, Double]); Bill Mazeroski (Single); HR: Al Oliver (#23). Final Game at Forbes Field |
First-Last 1970-06-30 | 1970 Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves Riverfront Stadium First Game played. Pete Rose - 3 hits (Hits #1419 - #1421), Hank Aaron - HR #577 and 2 doubles (Hits #3036 - #3038) |
First-Last 1970-07-16 | 1970 First game at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates first game at Three Rivers Stadium. Clay Carroll, of the Cincinnati Reds gets the win 3 to 2 Willie Stargell HR #182, Tony Perez HR #127 |
First-Last 1970-10-01 | 1970 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos Last MLB Game at Connie Mack Stadium Final play was Oscar Gamble singles off Howie Reed. Tim McCarver scores for the game winning run. |
First-Last 1971-04-10 | 1971 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos First game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Jim Bunning gets the first win (win #220) and Don Money is the first to hit a Home run in Veterans Stadium. |
First-Last 1971-07-11 | 1971 Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets (Double Header) Game 1: Pete Rose Hit (#1639), Nolan Ryan gets 2 KOs (#455 & #456) but the loss. Game 2: Jon Matlack debut (1972 NL Rookie of the Year), Pete Rose Hit (#1640), Tony Perez 2 HRs (#150 & #151) & 5 RBI, Tom Seaver gets a KO. |
First-Last 1975-04-09 | 1975 Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Doug Flynn Debut (a Sacrifice bunt; Chaney advances to 2B). Dave Concepcion then Singles to CF and Chaney Scores. Pedro Borbon picks up the win. Bill Buckner HR #26; Joe Morgan 3 hits |
First-Last 1976-04-11 | Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros Pete Rose (4 Hits #2553 to #2556), Joe Morgan (Double, Single) & Tony Perez (Double) Pat Zachry debut (1976 National League Rookie of the Year) |
First-Last 1977-04-06 | 1977 Seattle Mariners vs. California Angels First game of the Seattle Mariners and first game at the Kingdome in Seattle
Frank Tanana gets the first win (a complete game shut-out) and Joe Rudi is the first to hit a Home run in the Kingdome. Jose Baez debut |
First-Last 1980-04-10 | 1980 Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Harold Baines Debut 1st at bat was a flyout to center field. Jim Palmer Win #226 Strikeouts #1928 to #1931 |
First-Last 1981-09-30 | 1981 Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals Final MLB game at Metropolitan Stadium Final home run by Clint Hurdle. Last play was a fly-ball to the SS by Roy Smalley, pitched by Larry Gura. Gura picks up the complete game win. |
First-Last 1982-04-05 | 1982 Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals Cal Ripken Jr. HR #1 of career also a Single and a Double (Hits #6 to #8), Gary Roenicke HR #44, Dan Ford HR #101 Eddie Murray Grand-Slam (GS #5 of 19) HR #134, George Brett HR #105 |
First-Last 1985-04-11 | 1985 New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Keith Hernandez 3 Hits Terry Blocker Debut & Roger McDowell Debut, 1st Win & Strikeout (WAR 10.1) |
First-Last 1985-04-23 | 1985 Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers Bill Schroeder HR #20 & #21, Robin Yount Hit #1737 & #1738 Paul Molitor Hit #927 Teddy Higuera debut with 5 strikeouts (1986 All-Star, WAR 30.7) |
First-Last 1985-10-06 | 1985 New York Mets vs Montreal Expos Randy Myers Debut with 2 strikeouts (4x All-Star, 15.2 WAR); Final game for: Rusty Staub (6x All-Star), Larry Bowa (5x All-Star), Ron Gardenhire, Ned Yost
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First-Last 1987-09-15 | 1987 Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Joe Niekro 3 strikeouts, Randy Bush HR #52 Jack McDowell Debut 3 strikeouts and the win (3x All-Star, 28.2 WAR) |
First-Last 1988-07-23 | 1988 New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves John Smoltz Debut, 1st Win & Strikeout (Hall of Fame, 1996 Cy Young, 8x All-Star, 69.0 WAR) Bruce Sutter relieves Smoltz and gets a strikeout. |
First-Last 1989-05-28 | 1989 Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Toronto Blue Jays Final game played at Exhibition Stadium George Bell HR #169, which was a Walk-Off (2nd Walk-Off of 4 during his career). Obviously the last HR and hit at Exhibition Stadium; Lloyd Moseby HR #143. Tom Henke picks up the Win. |
First-Last 1991-04-08 | 1991 Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros Barry Larkin hits his 39th career home run. Eric Davis hits 2 singles. Paul O'Neill gets a double and a run. For Houston: Craig Biggio hits his 21st home run of his career. Tom Browning picks up the win for the Reds with 4 strikeouts. Hall of Fame member, Jeff Bagwell and 3x All-Star, Darryl Kile make their debut for Houston. |
First-Last 1991-06-20 | 1991 Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers Ruben Sierra HR #125,Julio Franco HR #77, Juan Gonzalez HR #13. Mike Jeffcoat gets the win.
Ivan Rodriguez debut and first hit. |
First-Last 1993-04-05 | 1993 New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies First MLB Game played by Colorado Rockies First pitch was thrown by David Nied. First batter for Colorado Rockies was Eric Young Sr. (Ground out). First hit Andres Galarraga gets a single in the 2nd inning. |
First-Last 1993-08-15 | 1993 Cleveland Indians vs. Texas Rangers Nolan Ryan wins his final game #324 and has 2 strikeouts #5704 & #5705.
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First-Last 1993-09-17 | 1993 California Angels vs Texas Rangers Nolan Ryan's Last 5 Strikeouts for the record #5710 to #5714.
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First-Last 1997-04-01 | 1997 Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Opening Day) Deion Sanders plays his first Opening Day game for the Reds and ends up with a Single, Double and 2 SBs. Barry Larkin walks 4 times and scores 3 runs. For the Rockies: Ellis Burks HR #178 and Vinny Castilla HR #85. John Smiley gets the win. Pokey Reese debut for the Reds. |
First-Last 2000-09-28 | 2000 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds Last MLB Game at County Stadium. Home runs by: Sean Casey, Juan Castro. Final game for: Rafael Roque |
First-Last 2001-03-30 | 2001 First Game at Miller Stadium (Pre-Season) First MLB Game at Miller Stadium this was a Pre-Season game that was played the day before Opening Day on April 6th Game was played against the Chicago White Sox |
First-Last 2001-04-06 | 2001 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds First Regular Season MLB Game of played at Miller Stadium. Home Runs by: Dmitri Young, Sean Casey, Richie Sexson #73, Jeromy Burnitz #157 |
First-Last 2001-08-10 | 2001 Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox Cal Ripken Jr. last hit. - Originally scheduled date. This game was played as Game 1 Oct 10, which would be the game Cal Ripken Jr. would get his last hit. |
First-Last 2001-10-05 | 2001 Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox G1 Cal Ripken Jr. last hit Game 1 was a makeup game Aug 10 rained out game. Last Game for G1: Ryan Kohlmeier, Kris Foster, Alan Mills; G2: Todd Erdos, James Lofton |
First-Last 2003-03-31 | 2003 Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates First Regular Season MLB Game of played at Great American Ballpark. The first game played here was March 28, 2003 (an exhibition game vs. the Cleveland Indians). Ken Griffey Jr. gets a double (2,040th career hit) and pitcher Jimmy Haynes also gets a double. Haynes scores the Reds lone run. The Reds use 6 pitchers in the game, Jimmy Haynes (who gets 6 earned runs and the loss), Felix Heredia, Scott Sullivan, John Riedling, Gabe White and Scott Williamson. For the Pirates: Three players had Home-runs, Reggie Sanders (career Home-run #219), Jason Kendall (#59) and Kenny Lofton (#104). Lofton also has a single, a walk, along with 2 runs and 3 RBIs. Kris Benson gets the Win. This was also the debut of Gapper, named for the section of the stadium called The Gap. |
First-Last 2005-10-02 | 2005 Last Game at Busch Stadium II Adam Dunn HR #158; Austin Kearns HR #55; Felipe Lopez HR #45; Reggie Sanders HR #292, Chris Duncan HR #1 Final play was Chris Denorfia Strikeout Swinging to Jason Isringhausen Final Game for: Larry Walker, Jacob Cruz, Aaron Holbert |
First-Last 2006-04-10 | 2006 First Game at Busch Stadium III St. Louis Cardinals (6) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (4) First Game at Busch Stadium III - First play: Brady Clark Lineout to second vs. Mark Mulder
Albert Pujols HR #205, Mark Mulder first and only HR and gets the win |
First-Last 2007-09-05 | 2007 Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets Joey Votto HR #1, first hit, first run and first RBI. Brandon Phillips HR #51. Willie Collazo debut. Tom Shearn gets the win. |
First-Last 2007-09-30 | 2007 Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs Joey Votto HR #4 of career and a Double, Alfonso Soriano HR #241. Homer Bailey gets the win (#4 of career) with 5 strikeouts (career #24 - #28). Last career game for Mike Stanton (2001 All-Star), Mark Bellhorn, Pedro Lopez (my Ticket) |
First-Last 2008-08-07 | 2008 Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros Joey Votto 3 hits; Edwin Encarnacion HR #61 Rosie Red Debut Rosie was introduced before the game as a new Reds mascot. Mr. Redlegs drove Rosie on the back of an ATV around the warning track prior to a baseball game against the Houston Astros, in Cincinnati. |
First-Last 2009-09-30 | 2009 Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals John Smoltz Final Game and has 3 strikeouts (#3082 & #3084) Laynce Nix HR #44 Two staple holes at top of ticket. |
First-Last 2010-05-07 | 2010 Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs Marlon Byrd HR #66, Mike Fontenot HR #22 Starlin Castro Debut, first hit, which was a Home run. |
First-Last 2010-08-31 | 2010 Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers Jonny Gomes HR #101, Joey Votto has 2 doubles (hit #482 and #483 of career) Aroldis Chapman debut and first strikeout |
First-Last 2010-09-01 | 2010 Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers Aroldis Chapman First career win and has 2 strikeouts (#2 & #3) Debuts of Yonder Alonso (2017 All-Star) and Jeremy Jeffress (2018 All-Star) |
First-Last 2011-07-09 | 2011 Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Mike Trout first hit, which comes in his second game. Torii Hunter has 2 HRs #268 & #269 |
First-Last 2014-06-26 | 2014 San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds Brandon Phillips HRs #172, Mike Leake gets 12 strikeouts and the win. Aroldis Chapman gets the save and has his 368th strikeout. Adam Duvall debut, first hit, first home-run. (2016 All-Star) |
First-Last 2014-07-10 | 2014 Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs Ryan Ludwick HR #151, Aroldis Chapman 2 strikeouts Kyle Hendricks Debut with 7 strikeouts |
First-Last 2017-04-15 | 2017 Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers Jesse Winker First hit, a double Scott Schebler HR #15, Hernan Perez HR #15, Eric Thames HR #25 & #26 |