OT: My 1st MLB game....how about yours?

[Section103]

I could find my sons' but no real chance of finding my own. I was 4 - 1973. It was a non-descript game against the Cardinals or Reds in the Houston Astrodome. I remember thinking how huge the stadium seemed and how far away the players were.

[byrone]

My first MLB game?

How about this barn-burner...

July 21, 1983 at the Seattle Kingdome

Boston Red Sox 14 Seattle Mariners 13 in 10 innings!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...98307210.shtml

[LKeeler]

June 6th, 1989. Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. A's 1, Twins 0. Traveled from Wyoming to Oakland to watch the game as a 12 year old. We got robbed at Fishermans' Wharf in San Francisco that morning. My collection of '88 Topps football and baseball cards were the only thing in the car that wasn't stolen. Memorable day!

[jimivintage]

Originally Posted by LKeeler

June 6th, 1989. Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. A's 1, Twins 0. Traveled from Wyoming to Oakland to watch the game as a 12 year old. We got robbed at Fishermans' Wharf in San Francisco that morning. My collection of '88 Topps football and baseball cards were the only thing out in the car that wasn't stolen. Memorable day!

So the thieves knew those cards wouldn't be worth anything later on back then, too, eh?

[LKeeler]

Originally Posted by jimivintage

So the thieves knew those cards wouldn't be worth anything later on back then, too, eh?

Yeah, they must have been psychic. They even ripped off a cassette player with a Tiffany tape in it :-)

[jimivintage]

Originally Posted by LKeeler

Yeah, they must have been psychic. They even ripped off a cassette player with a Tiffany tape in it :-)

Woah! So they were THOSE kind of thieves? LOL

[Runscott]

July 28, 1968 - Juan Marichal pitches a complete 11-inning game in the Astrodome to improve his record to 19-4

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96807280.shtml

[Texxxx]

Scott we were not too far off. My first game was Sept 21, 1968 at the Astrodome.
Cin vs Hou Cin won 5-0
Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, and Tony Perez were playing for Cin. Perez had one hit between the three of them.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96809210.shtml

[bbcard1]

1970 Riverfront Stadium. The thing I remember most is seeing an aging Willie Mays play outfield. Reds rallied in the 9th to win.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Texxxx

Scott we were not too far off. My first game was Sept 21, 1968 at the Astrodome.
Cin vs Hou Cin won 5-0
Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, and Tony Perez were playing for Cin. Perez had one hit between the three of them.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96809210.shtml

The Reds were my favorite team other than the Astros. I'll never forget attending the following game in 1970. Pete Rose hit the first pitch of the game out of the park (at least, that's what I remember). My Dad commented "There goes the no-hitter AND the shut-out". I thought that was very witty and packed it away for future reference.

Later in the game Tony Perez hit a HR right over our heads. I hit the deck and looking up, could see my Dad jumping as high as he possibly could, just barely missing it. I remember being impressed with an old man jumping that high. He was 34.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...97006280.shtml

[tedzan]

Summer of 1950, my friend Chuck's dad took us to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees vs White Sox. I still have the Yankees 1950 yearbook
from that nightgame.

But let me tell you about the 2nd game I went to in September of 1951. My cousin George (avid Dodgers fan) took me to Ebbets Field to see
the Giants vs the Dodgers. It was a real pitchers duel, in which the Dodgers were leading 1-0 into the top of the 9th inning. The Giants started
hitting to tie the game 1-1; and, had a runner at 2nd base. The next batter hit a single to RF. Carl Furillo with his rifle arm threw the ball to Roy
Campanella. When the dust cleared at homeplate, the Ump signalled OUT. A split second later, the Ump changed his call to SAFE.

There was BEDLAM in BROOKLYN....the fans went wild. The Dodgers were scoreless in the bottom of the 9th....and we all went home.
I was only a 12 year old kid then, but I still remember the excitement of that game in Brooklyn that night.


TED Z
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[VintageBucs]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Summer of 1950, my friend Chuck's dad took us to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees vs White Sox. I still have the Yankees 1950 yearbook
from that nightgame.

But let me tell you about the 2nd game I went to in September of 1951. My cousin George (avid Dodgers fan) took me to Ebbets Field to see
the Giants vs the Dodgers. It was a real pitchers duel, in which the Dodgers were leading 1-0 into the top of the 9th inning. The Giants started
hitting to tie the game 1-1; and, had a runner at 2nd base. The next batter hit a single to RF. Carl Furillo with his rifle arm threw the ball to Roy
Campanella. When the dust cleared at homeplate, the Ump signalled OUT. A split second later, the Ump changed his call to SAFE.

There was BEDLAM in BROOKLYN....the fans went wild. The Dodgers were scoreless in the bottom of the 9th....and we all went home.
I was only a 12 year old kid then, but I still remember the excitement of that game in Brooklyn that night.


TED Z
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What a great story, I love hearing stuff like this

[Buythatcard]

My first game was at Yankee Stadium in 1960. I have no memory who they were playing that day. I was a huge Roger Maris fan and would take many pictures of him and Mantle with my polaroid camera while they were out in the outfield. My father took me to many games at the stadium during the early 60's.
My grandma lived 1 block from Ebbets Fields, so my father would walk me down to the stadium and I can remember hearing the crowds but never attended a game there.

[ajg]

My first game was June 8th 1969. i was about to turn 7 in September and it is one of my first memories. It was Mickey Mantle day and my dad and I drove down from upstate NY. I remember my father putting me on his shoulders so I could see the ceremony that took place between games. Of course I have no recollection of who won that day ( I have since looked at the box scores many times) but what a day for a 6 year old.
Knowing my father I am sure we ate at Mama Leone's and at Nathan's as we stayed overnight at my grandmothers on the Grand Concourse.

[Tim Fritz]

My first game was August 7th 1977. Blue Jays came to Milwaukee for a double header. I was 5 years old. The only thing I remember was buying a San Diego Padres plastic batting helmet (no idea why, I wasn't a fan, probably just thought it looked cool in my 5 year old brain) and my brother got sick on the bus ride back.

And I do vaguely remember the Brewers winning both games.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=197708071MIL
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=197708072MIL

[clydepepper]

My first in-person ML game was Opening Day 1966: Braves vs. Pirates when I was ten and my cousin, Whitlow Wyatt, was the Braves first pitching coach.

I honestly do not remember much, but I do remember him helping me down to the dugout and giving me an autographed team ball (Aaron, Niekro, Torre, etc.).

I wish I had been able to appreciate who I was seeing play- Aaron, Clemente, Stargell, etc.

The family group I was with consisted of three women and my brother (who was not interested) and me.

Us 'guys' got sleepy before the ninth inning and left.

We stayed in Atlanta overnight and I remember seeing in the newspaper that the game had gone to 13 innings and they had lost.

The game was tied going to the 13th, Pittsburgh scored twice in the top, and Torre hit his second homer in the bottom, but it was solo.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96604120.shtml
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[darwinbulldog]

I think it was this one.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/histo...D=SDN198606090

Tony Gwynn went 0 for 4, and that's probably the most interesting thing to be said about it. I went to several Astros games as a kid because the Astrodome was the closest MLB stadium (albeit still a six hour drive), but I was a Giants fan and always rooted against the Astros when I was there. Or so it was until I married a Texan and moved to Houston many years later. There's not much that I prefer about the modern game, but Minute Maid is my favorite ballpark.

[Jayworld]

It was this one:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=197508030TEX

California Angels at Texas Rangers. My dad took our family and we sat behind the visitor dugout at old Arlington Stadium (which was unusual as we would sit on the home side after this) so that my dad could introduce us to one of the Angels that he taught and coached in the Dallas High school system, Dave Chalk. Got his autograph on the program still today.

[savedfrommyspokes]

As a Yankees fan, it was hard to admit my first MLB game was a Red Sox game, 5.10.80. The Eck got shelled.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=198005100BOS


My parents were not comfortable taking me to the Bronx....good call on their part as later in the summer of 80 during my first trip to the Stadium a HUGE fight broke out in the right field stands where we were sitting. I saw one of NYC's finest get hurled over multiple rows of seats, etc. The right field stands looked like a warzone....Reggie looked back and just shook his head.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=198006220NYA

[WhenItWasAHobby]

My first game was July 8, 1967, Reds v. Pirates at Forbes Field. The Pirates won 6-1.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=196707080PIT

I was fortunate to see one of the most amazing plays ever made in a baseball game that day and naturally it involved Roberto Clemente. In the top of the 7th inning, Lee May hit a lead off triple for the Reds. The next batter strikes out. With May on third, Jake Wood hits a line drive, one hop single to Clemente in right field, and CLEMENTE RIFLES A THROW TO HOME TO PIRATE'S CATCHER JERRY MAY AND THROWS OUT LEE MAY AT THE PLATE! The crowd went wild with a standing ovation and my father told me that you'll probably never see a play like that again and so far he's been right.

Now looking back at the box score I'm actually surprised that Wood's at bat was ruled a single when in my opinion it should have been a fielder's choice.

See top of the 7th inning for the play-by-play.

http://www.backtobaseball.com/playli...July+8%2C+1967

[mattsey9]

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...100SLN1976.htm

Shortly after my kid sister was born. Saw Lou Brock steal a base, and nearly had a foul ball.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

Now looking back at the box score I'm actually surprised that Wood's at bat was ruled a single when in my opinion it should have been a fielder's choice.

I think its not a fielder's choice because it was not a force play. Awesome play though!

[obcbobd]

July 19, 1970 I was 8. Seats right behind home plate and saw my hero Yaz hit a home run in his first at bat. Wasn't till years later when I looked up the box score I realized it was off of Rollie Fingers. Still have the ticket stub. Lost the prgram (I kept score) during a move.


http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=197007190BOS

[PM770]

Here's mine. We were going on vacation to Kings Island and I talked my dad into going to the game that night.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...97907310.shtml