Great American Ball Park - Milestones and Notable Moments

Milestones and Notable Moments

  • First game: March 31, 2003 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
  • First hit: March 31, 2003 by Ken Griffey, Jr. (a Double)
  • First home run: March 31, 2003 by Reggie Sanders.
  • Attendance record: 44,599 (Game 3 2010 NLDS)
  • First ceremonial first pitch: George H.W. Bush
  • First at-bat: Kenny Lofton (a ground out)
  • First grand-slam: July 21, 2003 by Russell Branyan
  • First playoff game: October 10, 2010 (Game 3 NLDS)
  • Fastest Pitch Ever: April 18, 2011 Aroldis Chapman zipped a fastball past Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen that registered 106 mph on the Great American Ball Park scoreboard. However, MLB.com's Pitch/FX tracker clocked the throw at 105.
  • Clinching Division: September 28, 2010 Jay Bruce Home Run Vs. Houston Astros.
  • First Inside-The-Park-Homerun By the Cincinnati Reds: June 17, 2011 Drew Stubbs Vs. Toronto Blue Jays
  • Longest Home Run : Outfielder Adam Dunn hits the longest home run in Great American Ball Park history on August 10, 2004 against Jose Lima and the Dodgers. The distance was 535 feet with the ball landing in the Ohio River.
  • 1,000 hits: July 1, 2011 second basemen Brandon Phillips records his 1,000th hit from a home run vs. Cleveland Indians

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