Dodger Stadium
aka Chavez Ravine
1962 - Present
Los Angeles, CA
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgers |
(1962 - 2025) |
5068 |
| Angels |
(1962 - 1964) |
243 |
| Angels |
(1965) |
80 |
First Game
4/10/1962: Reds 6, Dodgers 3Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey
Managers: Walter Alston (LAN), Fred Hutchinson (CIN)
Starting Pitchers: Johnny Podres (LAN), Bob Purkey (CIN)
First Pitch: Mrs. Walter (Kay) O'Malley
Attendance: 52,564
Time of Game: 2:47
Trivia
- Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey and five-time All-Star Cookie Rojas both made their MLB debuts in Dodger Stadium's first game.
- Los Angeles Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky threw the first no-hitter at Dodger Stadium on May 5, 1962 against the Baltimore Orioles. The next day Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson hit the first grand slam at Dodger Stadium in a game against the Angels, who called Dodger Stadium home from 1962-1965.
| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Eddie Kasko (CIN) double to LF |
| Hit | Eddie Kasko (CIN) double to LF vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) - Doubled to LF (1st) |
| Run Scored | Eddie Kasko (CIN) on Vada Pinson single to LF vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) |
| Run Batted In | Vada Pinson (CIN) single to LF scored Eddie Kasko vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) |
| Single | Vada Pinson (CIN) to LF vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) |
| Double | Eddie Kasko (CIN) to LF vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) |
| Triple | Daryl Spencer (LAN) to LF vs. Bill Henry (9th inning) |
| Home Run | Wally Post (CIN) to CF vs. Johnny Podres (7th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Brooks Robinson (BAL) to LF vs. Ken McBride on 5/6/1962: 1B-Whitey Herzog, 2B-Johnny Temple, 3B-Billy Hoeft (3rd inning, Game No. 25) |
| IPHR | Larry Burright (LAN) to CF vs. Dave Hillman (NYN) on 5/25/1962 (6th inning, Game No. 42) |
| Stolen Base | John Roseboro (LAN), 2B vs. Dave Sisler/Darrell Johnson on 4/11/1962 (5th inning, Game No. 2) |
| Sacrifice Hit | Cookie Rojas (CIN) bunted Eddie Kasko to 3B vs. Johnny Podres (1st inning) |
| Sacrifice Fly | Gordy Coleman (CIN) to CF scored Vada Pinson vs. Ron Perranoski (9th inning) |
| Cycle | Jim Fregosi (CAL): 7/28/1964 vs. LAN (2B in 1st, HR in 3rd, 3B in 6th, 1B in 8th) (Game No. 429) |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Bob Purkey (CIN): 7 1/3, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 1 K, 0 HBP, 30 BF, 105 PIT, 62, Str, 16 StL, 1 StS, 12 GB, 14 FB, 6 LD, 0 PU, 0 Unk, 56 GSc |
| Loss | Johnny Podres (LAN): 7 1/3 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 36 BF, 109 PIT, 67 Str, 16 StL, 4 StS, 8 GB, 19 FB, 9 LD, 0 PU, 0 Unk, 37 GSc |
| Strikeout | Johnny Podres (LAN) struck out Gordy Coleman swinging on 2-2 count (2nd inning) |
| Shutout | Jim Kaat (MIN) on 4/22/1962 (Game No. 12) |
| Shutout, SP | Kaat: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 30 BF, 14 GB, 3 FB, 0 LD, 0 PU, 3 Unk, 89 GSc |
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| Shutout, RP | Save | Jim Brosnan (CIN): 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BF, 1 PIT, 1 Str, 0 StL, 0 StS, 1 GB, 0 FB, 0 LD, 0 PU, 0 Unk, 2 IR, 0 IS |
| Hit by Pitch | Bill Henry (CIN) hit John Roseboro (9th inning) |
| Wild Pitch | Sandy Koufax (LAN) sent Darrell Johnson to 3B, Joe Gaines to 2B with Eddie Kasko at bat on 4/11/1962 (5th inning, Game No. 2) |
| Balk | Moe Drabowsky (CIN) sent Duke Snider to 2B with John Roseboro at bat on 4/11/1962 (2nd inning, Game No. 2) | No-Hitter | Bo Belinsky (LAA) vs. Orioles on 5/5/1962: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, 0 HR, 2 HBP, 34 BF, 10 GB, 9 FB, 1 LD, 0 PU, 0 Unk, 92 GSc (Game No. 24) |
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| Balk | No-Hitter |