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| 1886 | Roger Connor becomes the first and only player to hit a ball out of the original Polo Grounds (110th Street and Fifth Avenue). The Giants' first baseman receives a $500 gold watch from stockbrokers and others to honor his accomplishment. |
| 1954 | New York first baseman Whitey Lockman pinch-hits a grand slam off Cincinnati right-hander Howie Judson. The seventh-inning four-run round-tripper propels the first-place Giants to an eventual 7-5 victory over the Reds at the Polo Grounds. |
| 1956 | Frank Robinson ties Wally Berger's 1930 National League rookie record for home runs with his 38th in the Reds' 11-5 victory over the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Mark McGwire (1989 Cardinals, 49), Aaron Judge (2017 Yankees, 52), and Pete Alonso (2019 Mets, 53) will extend the major league mark for freshman homers. |
| 2004 | The 36,887 Bank One Ballpark fans, hoping to see Barry Bonds hit his 699th and perhaps 700th career homer, watch the Giant left fielder reach a different milestone. The San Francisco slugger receives three base on balls from Diamondback pitchers to break his own record and become the first major leaguer to walk over 200 times in a single season. |
| 2015 | When Mariners reliever Tony Zych makes his major league debut in an 11-8 victory over the A's, he displaces outfielder Dutch Zwilling, who held the distinction for more than a century of being listed last in baseball's all-time alphabetical roll call. Another Seattle reliever, David Aardsma, ranks first in the ABCs of baseball, replacing Hank Aaron at the top of the list in his 2004 major league debut with the Giants. |
5 Fact(s) Found