First ML/Dbacks Game Attended?

[KingLouieLouie]

I am wondering what was everyone's first Major League baseball game ever attended along with also their very first Dbacks game that you saw live and in person? If both were of the same game, then just post that particular one...

Here's mine as follows... I'm going to be using one of the links that I posted above for some excellent details which is Retrosheet.org

Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1984 (D) at Tiger Stadium

TOR A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
DET A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays     AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Garcia 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   2       0   1
Collins lf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Moseby cf               4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Upshaw 1b              4   0   0   0       0   2       7   0
Bell rf                     3   1   1   1       0   2       4   0
Mulliniks 3b              2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Iorg ph,3b               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Aikens dh                1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Johnson ph,dh          1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Whitt c                   2   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Martinez ph,c           1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Griffin ss                  2   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Barfield ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Stieb p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Totals                     30   1   3   1       1  10      24   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.

BATTING -
HR: Bell (24,2nd inning off Wilcox 0 on, 1 out).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Garcia (45,3rd base off Hernandez/Lowry).

Detroit Tigers        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Whitaker 2b            4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Trammell ss             3   1   1   0       1   0       1   1
Gibson rf                 4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Evans 3b                3   0   1   1       1   1       0   0
Brookens pr,3b         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Jones lf                   2   1   1   1       2   0       5   0
Grubb dh                 3   0   1   0       1   1       0   0
Lemon cf                 4   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
Bergman 1b             4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Lowry c                  3   0   0   0       0   1      10   0
Wilcox p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hernandez p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                  30   2   7   2       5   9      27   2

BATTING -
2B: Trammell (31,off Stieb).
HR: Jones (12,4th inning off Stieb 0 on, 0 out).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Gibson (28,2nd base off Stieb/Whitt).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stieb L(14-7) 8 7 2 2 5 9 1

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Wilcox W(17-7) 7 1 1 1 1 8 1
Hernandez SV(29) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 9 3 1 1 1 10 1

WP: Stieb (2).

Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 44349

Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers           
1. Garcia-2b                       Whitaker-2b
2. Collins-lf                         Trammell-ss
3. Moseby-cf                      Gibson-rf
4. Upshaw-1b                      Evans-3b
5. Bell-rf                             Jones-lf
6. Mulliniks-3b                      Grubb-dh
7. Aikens-dh                        Lemon-cf
8. Whitt-c                           Bergman-1b
9. Griffin-ss                          Lowry-c
   Stieb-p                            Wilcox-p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Cox ejected by Cousins sometime in game
(balls/strikes); Garcia struck out; Collins grounded out
(second to first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
doubled; Gibson struck out; Evans singled [Trammell scored];
Stieb threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Jones walked; Grubb
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw made an out to shortstop; Bell homered;
Mulliniks made an out to left; Aikens made an out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Lemon struck out; Bergman grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lowry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt made an out to second; Griffin made an out
to left; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
walked; Gibson forced Trammell (pitcher to shortstop); Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Collins made an out to first; Moseby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Upshaw

struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones homered; Grubb walked; Lemon singled [Grubb to
second]; Bergman made an out to left; Lowry grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell struck out; Mulliniks made an out to left;
Aikens walked; Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue
Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker made an out to right; Trammell made an out
to right; Gibson singled; Gibson stole second; Evans made an out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin made an out to right; Garcia made an out
to center; Collins made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones walked; Grubb singled [Jones to third]; Lemon
struck out; Bergman struck out; Lowry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby made an out to right; Upshaw struck out;
Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker singled; Trammell made an out to right;
Gibson struck out; Evans walked [Whitaker to second]; BROOKENS
RAN FOR EVANS; Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); IORG BATTED
FOR MULLINIKS; BROOKENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Iorg made
an out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR AIKENS; Johnson made an out
to left; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR WHITT; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); IORG STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grubb
made an out to first; Lemon grounded out (third to first);
Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BARFIELD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Barfield struck out;
Garcia singled; Collins made an out to left; Moseby singled
[Garcia to second]; Garcia stole third; Upshaw made an out to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Blue Jays 1 3 0 3
Tigers 2 7 0 9

I apologize for how the stats werent alligned properly...For some reason I didn't have at the time of posting the use of the above functions....

I remember that I was 7 and for years I had several opportunities to attend games, however, I declined the invite until this particular game... My mom was a top producing Real Estate agent, so I wore a baseball cap with her company's logo on it... Unfortunately.. it was blue (similar to that of the Blue Jays) and for some reason I stood-up during the Canadian National Anthem...Some Blue Jays fans around us started applauding me and I was so royally confused.. I was with my dad and both my older sisters who promptly pointed-out the reason why they were clapping in my direction, so I immediately removed that cap for the remainder of the game....

Here's my 1st Dbacks game:

Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Detroit Tigers 2

Day

Game Played on Sunday, June 16, 2002 (D) at Bank One Ballpark

DET A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
ARI N 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 x - 11 15 0

BATTING

Detroit Tigers        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Santiago ss            3   0   0   0       0   0       2   5
Magee cf               3   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
Farnsworth p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Paniagua p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Paquette lf             4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Simon 1b                4   1   2   0       0   0      12   0
Fick rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Monroe pr               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Truby 3b                4   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
Easley 2b               4   0   0   0       0   2       3   6
Walbeck c              4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Redman p               2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
R. Jackson ph,cf      1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                33   2   9   2       1   5      24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.

BATTING -
2B: R. Jackson (1,off Helling).
HR: Paquette (4,1st inning off Helling 0 on, 2 out).
SH: Santiago (3,off Helling).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING -
CS: Magee (4,2nd base by Helling/Miller).

Arizona Diamondbacks  AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCracken rf              5   0   2   2       0   0       0   0
Womack ss                4   0   1   1       0   0       1   4
Gonzalez lf                 5   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Colbrunn 3b                3   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Durazo ph                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Donnels 3b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Finley cf                    4   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Miller c                      4   3   3   1       0   0       6   1
Grace 1b                   3   3   2   3       1   0      11   0
Cintron 2b                 4   1   1   2       0   1       4   1
Helling p                    3   1   1   1       1   1       0   2
Koplove p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                37  11  15  11       2   2      27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.

BATTING -
2B: Colbrunn (7,off Redman); Miller 2 (15,off Redman,off Farnsworth); Grace
(13,off Redman); McCracken (6,off Redman); Cintron (4,off Farnsworth).
HR: Grace (5,2nd inning off Redman 1 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (15,8th inning off
Farnsworth 0 on, 0 out).
SF: Womack (4,off Paniagua).
IBB: Grace (3,by Farnsworth).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Redman L(3-7) 7 8 5 5 1 2 1
Farnsworth 0.1 5 6 6 1 0 1
Paniagua 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8 15 11 11 2 2 2

Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO HR
Helling W(7-5) 8 6 1 1 1 4 1
Koplove 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 5 1

IBB: Farnsworth (1,Grace).

Umpires: Lance Barksdale, Rick Reed, Tim Tschida, Mark Wegner

Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 45904

Starting Lineups:

 Detroit Tigers                Arizona Diamondbacks     
1. Santiago-ss                  McCracken-rf
2. Magee-cf                     Womack-ss
3. Paquette-lf                  Gonzalez-lf
4. Simon-1b                     Colbrunn-3b
5. Fick-rf                        Finley-cf
6. Truby-3b                     Miller-c
7. Easley-2b                    Grace-1b
8. Walbeck-c                   Cintron-2b
9. Redman-p                    Helling-p

TIGERS 1ST: Santiago grounded out (first unassisted); Magee was
called out on strikes; Paquette homered; Simon popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks
0.

DIAMONDBACKS 1ST: McCracken popped to first in foul territory;
Womack grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Fick flied to left; Truby flied to left; Easley
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
1, Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 2ND: Colbrunn doubled; Finley flied to center;
Miller doubled to left [Colbrunn scored]; Grace homered [Miller
scored]; Cintron was called out on strikes; Helling was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Walbeck popped to catcher in foul territory; Redman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Santiago flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 3RD: McCracken grounded out (shortstop to first);
Womack singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Womack out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Magee singled to center; Magee was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Paquette struck out; Simon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1,
Diamondbacks 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 4TH: Colbrunn grounded out (third to first); Finley
singled; Miller forced Finley (shortstop to second); Grace
forced Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Fick popped to second; Truby struck out; Easley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1,
Diamondbacks 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 5TH: Cintron popped to second; Helling walked;
McCracken flied to left; Womack flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Walbeck singled to center; Redman singled to
shortstop [Walbeck to second]; Santiago out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Walbeck to third, Redman to second]; Magee
walked; Paquette grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Magee out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1,
Diamondbacks 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted);
Colbrunn grounded out (second to first); Finley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks
3.

TIGERS 7TH: Simon singled to center; Fick popped to second;
Truby flied to center; Easley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 7TH: Miller singled to center; Grace doubled to
right [Miller scored]; Cintron grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Grace to third]; Helling grounded out (shortstop to first);
McCracken doubled [Grace scored]; Womack grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Diamondbacks 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Walbeck grounded out (pitcher to first); R. JACKSON
BATTED FOR REDMAN; R. Jackson doubled to right; Santiago
grounded out (second to first) [R. Jackson to third]; Magee
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers
1, Diamondbacks 5.

DIAMONDBACKS 8TH: R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
FARNSWORTH REPLACED MAGEE (PITCHING); Gonzalez homered; DURAZO
BATTED FOR COLBRUNN; Durazo lined to shortstop; Finley singled
to center; Miller doubled to left [Finley to third]; Grace was
walked intentionally; Cintron doubled to right [Finley scored,
Miller scored, Grace to third]; Helling singled to left [Grace
scored, Cintron to third]; PANIAGUA REPLACED FARNSWORTH
(PITCHING); McCracken singled to right [Cintron scored, Helling
to third]; Womack hit a sacrifice fly to left [Helling scored];
Gonzalez singled to right [McCracken to second]; Durazo grounded
out (second to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1,
Diamondbacks 11.

TIGERS 9TH: DONNELS REPLACED DURAZO (PLAYING 3B); KOPLOVE
REPLACED HELLING (PITCHING); Paquette popped to second; Simon
singled to center; Fick singled to right [Simon to second];
MONROE RAN FOR FICK; Truby singled to center [Simon scored,
Monroe to second]; Easley struck out; Walbeck grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2,
Diamondbacks 11.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 2 9 0 6
Diamondbacks 11 15 0 5


Again, I apologize for the uneven spacing, but this all puts everything into even more perspective... I must admit that I was still rooting exclusively for the Tigers since it was still just my 1st month out here in the Valley, but I gradually was transitioning/converting over to the Dbacks... IIRC, the big milestone of this game was Mark Grace's 500th career double...

So, what was your first ML game/Dbacks game? You dont necessarily have go to the extremes that I did while I posted both of mine, but it makes it even more interesting....

 

[thirty-two]

first game attended was when i was on a date, back in may of 98 - the dbacks inaugural season

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

First game ever attended: April 9th, 1981. Opening Day at Dodger Stadium for the start of what later became known as FernandoMania

Also attended the 1989 All Star game that Bo Jackson hit that monstrous home run in the 1st inning.

First DBacks game? I don't remember but it was in the first series (not Opening Day) of the inaugural season.

 

[WizardOfAz]

First D'Backs game was March 31, 1998. Arizona v. Colorado.

First ever MLB game would have been at Tiger Stadium sometime in the mid-1970's, but I ma not sure of exactly when.

 

[devilalum]

I was at "THE" Dbacks opening day.

My first was a 3 game series between the Pirates and Giants at Candlestick in 1970. I saw Mazeroski and Clemente just a few months before the plane wreck.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

First Dbacks game was either the 4th or 5th home game in 1998, against the Giants.

 

[bankybruce]

I really can not tell you the first exact gave ever, but it was in 1984 a year my dad had season tickets to the Cubs and I went to about 30 games, I was 6.

My first D-backs game was the second ever game at BOB against the Rockies, we lost.

 

[Mulli]

I saw the Dbacks beat the Giants for their first win. Passed up a job in L.A. because I had tickets for the game.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

First ever pro game was an Angels game in July 1986...WALLY WORLD!!!

First ever DBacks game was the 1st home game against the Pirates in 1998.

 

[O]

My first game was also the Detroit Tigers but it was the 1968 Tigers, what a great team. I have no idea who they played.

My first DBacks game, March 31st, 1998, first game at the BOB

 

[bleedingblueandsilver]

My first MLB and D-back game was against the L.A. Dodgers on September 12, 2000. Curt Schilling was pitching that game. I don't remember the score but D-Backs won. B.K. Kim with the save.

 

[Alan]

My first game was also the Detroit Tigers but it was the 1968 Tigers, what a great team. I have no idea who they played.

My first DBacks game, March 31st, 1998, first game at the BOB

That was my first D'backs game. I remember that if was freezing outside and we were in the upper deck with the AC blowing. It was so uncomfortable.

First MLB game was probably around 1990. Mets vs. Cubs at Wrigley. I believe Darryl Strawberry hit two home runs in the Mets victory.

 

[ajcardfan]

My first game was at the Astrodome in 1975. We watched the Dodgers and the Astros, Houston won.

My first D-Backs game was in the inaugural season. It was also against the Dodgers but they lost 9-8 IIRC.

(No, I'm NOT a Dodgers fan, but my dad is.)

 

[Cheesebeef]

My first baseball game that I attended was an Expos-Cubs game sitting in the bleachers. I remember the chant: Fee, Fi, Fo FUm, NIxon is a f&*%king bum!/getting beers spilled on my head/Tim Wallach(I think - was he an outfielder?) making one of the sickest diving catches/and Marvel Wynne hitting a homerun, right after my uncle said - oh - .225 average - Get ready for a ball guys!

My first D-backs game? 1998 versus the Stros - anyone remember that extra innings game where we went up by like 7 runs, they tied it and then we won when someone rocketed a ball off Billy Wagner's face? That was the game I was at. I think Bennes was the starter.

 

[sundevilscott]

My first game was 25 years ago, Padres and Daodgers in San Diego.

First Dbacks game was Inagural Opening day with Standing room only tickets.

 

[IndyDevil]

First MLB game: Mets vs Padres, sometime in April 1981 @ Jack Murphy Stadium.

First D'Backs game: Cubs vs D'Backs, July 29th, 1998 @ BOB.

 

[maddogkf]

1st MLB game:

[b][font=Times New Roman]Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5[/font][/b]
 
[b][font=Times New Roman]Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 (D) at Cleveland Stadium[/font][/b]
 
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[size=2][b]Totals[/b]				32 6 11 6	 2 1	 27 11[/size]
[size=2][b]FIELDING - [/b][/size][size=2][b]E:[/b] Bosley (1), LaGrow (1).[/size]
[size=2][b]BATTING - [/b][/size][size=2][b]2B:[/b] Pryor (2,off Garland); Squires (3,off Garland); Bannister (4,off Barker).[/size][size=2][b]3B:[/b] Soderholm (1,off Barker); Garr (1,off Barker).[/size][size=2][b]SH:[/b] Pryor (1,off Spillner).[/size][size=2][b]SF:[/b] Garr (2,off Garland); Squires (1,off Barker); Washington (1,off Barker).[/size][size=2][b]Team LOB:[/b] 5.[/size]
[size=2][b]BASERUNNING - [/b][/size][size=2][b]SB:[/b] Garr (2,2nd base off Garland/Alexander).[/size][size=2][b]CS:[/b] Washington (2,2nd base by Garland/Alexander).[/size]
 
[size=2]Cleveland Indians	 [b]AB R H RBI	 BB SO	 PO A[/b][/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pnorrj101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Norris[/color][/size][/url][size=2] dh			 5 1 1 0	 0 2	 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmannr001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Manning[/color][/size][/url][size=2] cf			 4 1 0 0	 0 0	 3 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbondb101.htm"][size=2][color=#800080]Bonds[/color][/size][/url][size=2] rf			 2 1 1 2 	 2 0	 3 1[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pharrt001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Harrah[/color][/size][/url][size=2] 3b			 3 0 0 1	 1 0	 0 1[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pthora001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Thornton[/color][/size][/url][size=2] 1b			3 0 0 1	 1 0	 10 2[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Palexg101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Alexander[/color][/size][/url][size=2] c			3 0 1 1	 0 0	 1 2[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcox-t101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Cox[/color][/size][/url][size=2] lf				 3 0 0 0	 0 0	 4 0[/size]
[size=2]   [/size][url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcagew101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Cage[/color][/size][/url][size=2] ph			 1 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
	[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Prosed101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Rosello[/color][/size][/url][size=2] ss		 0 0 0 0	 0 0 	 0 1[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pkuipd001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Kuiper[/color][/size][/url][size=2] 2b			 3 1 0 0	 0 0	 3 4[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pveryt001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Veryzer[/color][/size][/url][size=2] ss			 2 0 0 0	 0 0	 3 0[/size]
	[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ppruir101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Pruitt[/color][/size][/url][size=2] ph			1 0 1 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
	[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pspeeh101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Speed[/color][/size][/url][size=2] pr,lf		 0 1 0 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
	[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pdadep101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Dade[/color][/size][/url][size=2] ph			 1 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pgarlw101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Garland[/color][/size][/url][size=2] p			 0 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 2[/size]
   [url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbarkl001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Barker[/color][/size][/url][size=2] p			 0 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 1[/size]
   [url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pspild001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Spillner[/color][/size][/url][size=2] p		 0 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmongs001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Monge[/color][/size][/url][size=2] p			 0 0 0 0	 0 0	 0 0[/size]
[size=2][b]Totals[/b]				31 5 4 5	 4 2	 27 14[/size]
[size=2][b]FIELDING - [/b][b]E:[/b] Cox (1).[/size]
[size=2][b]BATTING - [/b][b]2B:[/b] Bonds (3,off Baumgarten).[b]SF:[/b] Alexander (1,off Proly).[b]HBP:[/b] Kuiper (1,by Baumgarten).[b]Team LOB:[/b] 5.[/size]
[size=2][/size] 
[size=2][b]PITCHING[/b][/size]
[size=2]Chicago White Sox	 [b]IP	 H R ER BB SO HR[/b][/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbaumr101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Baumgarten[/color][/size][/url][size=2] W(1-0)	 7	 4 3 3 1 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Plagrl101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]LaGrow[/color][/size][/url][size=2]				 0.1 0 2 0 2 1 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pprolm101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Proly[/color][/size][/url][size=2] SV(3)			1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0[/size]
[size=2][b]Totals[/b]				 9	 4 5 3 4 2 0[/size]
[size=2][/size] 
[size=2]Cleveland Indians	 [b]IP	 H R ER BB SO HR[/b][/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pgarlw101.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Garland[/color][/size][/url][size=2] L(0-1)		 6	 7 3 2 0 1 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbarkl001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Barker[/color][/size][/url][size=2] 			 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pspild001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Spillner[/color][/size][/url][size=2]			 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0[/size]
[url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmongs001.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Monge[/color][/size][/url][size=2]				 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0[/size]
[size=2][b]Totals[/b]				 9	11 6 5 2 1 0[/size]
[size=2][/size] 
[size=2][b]HBP:[/b] Baumgarten (1,Kuiper).[b]Umpires:[/b] [/size][url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pschid901.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Don Schirmer[/color][/size][/url][size=2], [/size][url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Phendt901.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Ted Hendry[/color][/size][/url][size=2], [/size][url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Priceb901.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Bob Rice[/color][/size][/url][size=2], [/size][url="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pfarnh901.htm"][size=2][color=#0000ff]Harry Farnsworth[/color][/size][/url]
 
[size=2][b]Time of Game:[/b] 2:28 [b]Attendance:[/b] 7474[/size]

yup, we were 4 of the 7474 in attendance. It was a rain storm & they were giving away free Indians parkas. Bobby Bonds almost went deep & got a bunch of doubles. It was the rainiest mud storm ever

 

[maddogkf]

1st Dbacks game - 1998 home opener baby!

 

[abomb]

My first MLB and Dbacks game was July 10, 1998 at the BOB vs the Reds with my b*&*& ex-wife, D-Dogg and his fiance (not yet Mrs. D-Dogg).

We stopped at KFC prior to the game and were about 5 minutes late for first pitch. Reggie Sanders homered for the Reds in Top 1.

Down 5-0, the Dbacks charged back in the bottom of the ninth, including a HR by Danny Klassen. Dbacks lost 5-4 with Andy Benes getting the loss. Andy Benes lost the first 5 Dback's games I ever saw, including spring training.

Good times.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07100ARI1998.htm

A-Bomb