Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
aka Atlanta Stadium 1966 - 1996
Atlanta, GA
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1966 - 1996)
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2435
|
First Game
4/12/1966: Pirates 3, Braves 2Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler
Managers: Bobby Bragan (ATL), Harry Walker (PIT)
Starting Pitchers: Tony Cloninger (ATL) vs Bob Veale (PIT)
First Pitch: Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Attendance: 50,671
Time of Game: 3:37
Trivia
Joe Torre hit two solo homers in the first game ever played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, hitting the first and last homers of the contest. Albert Hall completed the last cycle ever at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium with a leadoff triple in the bottom of the 9th against the Houston Astros, then scored the winning run when Dave Smith threw a wild pitch with Ron Gant at bat.| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Matty Alou (PIT) foul popfly: 1B |
| Hit | Gene Alley (PIT) singled vs. Tony Cloninger (1st inning) - Singled (1st) |
| Run Scored | Joe Torre (ATL) on home run vs. Bob Veale (5th inning) |
| Run Batted In | Joe Torre (ATL) on home run vs. Bob Veale (5th inning) |
| Single | Gene Alley (PIT) vs. Tony Cloninger (1st inning) |
| Double | Jim Pagliaroni (PIT) vs. Clay Carroll on 4/13/1966 (4th inning, Game No. 2) |
| Triple | Matty Alou (PIT) vs. Phil Niekro (ATL) on 4/13/1966 (7th inning, Game No. 2) |
| Home Run | Joe Torre (ATL) vs. Bob Veale (5th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Hank Aaron (ATL) vs. Wade Blasingame (HOU) on 6/27/1967: 1B-Mack Jones, 2B-Felipe Alou, 3B-Tony Cloninger (3rd inning, Game No. 118) |
| IPHR | Willie Mays (SFN) vs. Ken Johnson (ATL) on 6/1/1966 (1st inning, Game No. 23) |
| Stolen Base | Hank Aaron (ATL), 2B vs. Don Schwall/Jim Pagliaroni (11th inning) |
| Sacrifice Hit | Tony Cloninger (ATL) bunted Frank Bolling to 2B vs. Bob Veale (8th inning) |
| Sacrifice Fly | Ken Boyer (NYN) to LF scored Ron Hunt vs. Denny Lemaster (ATL) on 4/15/1966 (1st inning, Game No. 3) |
| Cycle | Jim Ray Hart (SFN): 7/8/1970 (2B in 2nd, 1B in 3rd, HR in 5th, 3B in 5th, Game No. 366) |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | RP, Don Schwall (PIT): 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 17 BF |
| Loss | SP, Tony Cloninger (ATL): 13 IP, 10 H, 3 R 3 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 2 HR, 50 BF, 84 GSc |
| Strikeout | Tony Cloninger (ATL) struck out Willie Stargell (1st inning) |
| Shutout | Vern Law (PIT) on 4/13/1966 vs. ATL (Game No. 2) |
| Shutout, SP | Law : 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 30 BF, 9 GB, 13 FB, 0 LD, 3 PU, 4 UNK, 83 GSc |
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| Save | Billy O'Dell (ATL) vs. NYN on 4/22/1966: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 14 BF (Game No. 3) |
| Hit by Pitch | Dick Selma (NYN) hit Denis Menke on 4/23/1966 (2nd inning, Game No. 4) |
| Wild Pitch | Bob Veale (PIT) sent Frank Bolling to 3B with Felipe Alou at bat (8th inning) |
| Balk | Gary Wagner (PHI) sent Felipe Alou to 3B with Hank Aaron at bat on 5/5/1966 (7th inning, Game No. 12) |
| No-Hitter | Phil Niekro (ATL) vs. Padres on 8/5/1973: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 32 BF, 88 GSc (Game No. 627) |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Luis Polonia (ATL) flyout: RCF |
| Hit | Chipper Jones (ATL) doubled to LF vs. Andy Pettitte (9th inning) - Doubled to LF (9) |
| Run Scored | Charlie Hayes (NYA) on Cecil Fielder double to LF vs. John Smoltz (4th inning) |
| Run Batted In | Cecil Fielder (NYA) scored Charlie Hayes on double to LF vs. John Smoltz (4th inning) |
| Single | Marquis Grissom (ATL) to CF vs. Andy Pettitte (8th inning) |
| Double | Chipper Jones (ATL) to LF vs. Andy Pettitte (9th inning) |
| Triple | Marquis Grissom (ATL) to RF vs. Andy Pettitte on 10/22/1996 (8th inning, World Series Game 3) |
| Home Run | Jim Leyritz (NYA) to LF vs. Mark Wohlers (ATL) on 10/23/1996 (8th inning, World Series Game 4) |
| Grand Slam | Gary Gaetti (SLN) to LCF vs. Greg Maddux (ATL) on 10/10/1996: 1B-Brian Jordan, 2B-Royce Clayton, 3B-Mark Sweeney (7th inning, NLCS Game 2) |
| IPHR | Jeff Blauser (ATL) to CF vs. Bob McClure (SLN) on 8/23/1992 (7th inning) |
| Stolen Base | Mariano Duncan (NYA), 2B vs. Mark Wohlers/Javy Lopez (9th inning) |
| Sacrifice Hit | Jermaine Dye (ATL) bunted Andruw Jones to 2B vs. Mariano Rivera on 10/23/1996 (8th inning, World Series Game 4) |
| Sacrifice Fly | Javy Lopez (ATL) to CF scored Chipper Jones vs. Brian Boehringer on 10/23/1996 (3rd inning, World Series Game 4) |
| Cycle | Albert Hall (ATL): 9/23/1987 (1B in 1st, 2B in 5th, HR in 6th, 3B in 9th) |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | SP, Andy Pettitte (NYA): 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 31 BF, 96 PIT, 17 GB, 7 FB, 2 LD, 74 GSc |
| Loss | SP, John Smoltz (ATL): 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 31 BF, 135 PIT, 79 Str, 49 Ctct, 18 StL, 16 StS, 9 GB, 9 FB, 7 LD, 0 UNK, 79 GSc |
| Strikeout | John Smoltz (ATL) struck out Cecil Fielder swinging on 1-2 count (8th inning) |
| Shutout | Andy Pettitte/John Wetteland (NYA): 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 34 BF, 108 PIT, 18 GB, 8 FB, 2 LD, 74 GSc |
| Save | John Wetteland (NYA): .2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 3 BF, 12 PIT, 1 GB, 1 FB, 0 LD |
| Hit by Pitch | Donovan Osborne (SLN) hit Jeff Blauser on 10/17/1996 (1st inning, NLCS Game 7) |
| Wild Pitch | Mark Wohlers (ATL) sent Mariano Duncan to 3B with Jim Leyritz at bat (9th inning) |
| Balk | David Weathers (NYA) sent Chipper Jones to 2B with Fred McGriff at bat on 10/23/1996 (5th inning, World Series Game 4) |
| No-Hitter | Kent Mercker/Mark Wohlers/Alejandro Pena (ATL) vs. Padres on 9/11/1991: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 30 BF, 108 PIT, 10 GB, 12 FB, 0 LD, 76 GSc |
