Hilltop Park
aka Highlanders Park; American League Ballpark; The Hilltop 1903 - 1912
New York, NY
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1903 - 1912)
|
748
|
|
| (1911)
|
28
|
First Game
4/30/1903: Highlanders (6) vs. Senators (2)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Happy Townsend (WS1) vs Jack Chesbro (NYA)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 16,243
Time of Game:
Trivia
Buck Freeman, who hit the first home run at Hilltop Park in the third inning, hit the second homer there in the fifth. All five of Charlie Jones' career homers were IPHR.| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Rabbit Robinson (WS1) |
| Hit | Rabbit Robinson (WS1) - Doubled |
| Run Scored | Willie Keeler (NYA) |
| Run Batted In | Jimmie Williams (NYA) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Buck Freeman (BOS) vs. Jack Chesbro (NYA) on 6/1/1903 (3rd inning) |
| Grand Slam | Freddy Parent (BOS) vs. Jack Powell (NYA) on 7/8/1904 (2nd inning) |
| IPHR | Lou Criger (BOS) vs. Jesse Tannehill (NYA) on 6/2/1903 (2nd inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Jack Chesbro (NYA) |
| Loss | Happy Townsend (WS1) |
| Strikeout | |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Cy Young (BOS) Vs. Highlanders on 6/30/1908 |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Howie Shanks (WS1) |
| Hit | Germany Schaefer (WS1) - Singled (9) |
| Run Scored | Hal Chase (NYA) |
| Run Batted In | Hal Chase (NYA) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Hal Chase (NYA) vs. Clark Griffith (WS1) on 10/5/1912 (8th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Charlie Jones (WS1) vs. Bill Hogg (NYA) on 8/30/1906 (2nd inning) |
| IPHR | Hal Chase (NYA) vs. Clark Griffith (WS1) on 10/5/1912 (8th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | Al Schulz (NYA) |
| Loss | Nick Altrock (WS1) |
| Strikeout | Ray Fisher (NYA)/Clark Griffith (WS1) |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Cy Young (BOS) Vs. Highlanders on 6/30/1908 |
