Comments on: My first game http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/58 This and that about baseball stats. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: kingturtle http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/58#comment-3058 kingturtle Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:58:20 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/58#comment-3058 My first game was a Yankee game, and here's how I found it in BR. I remember it was a Yankee home game against the Royals. I remember I was told it was the first night game in the new Yankee Stadium. I remember in the first inning a Yankee hit a triple, but was later out at third on another play. I remember Lou Piniella was hitting .500 and everyone was LOUUUUing him. I remember a Royal hit a home run, and the the Yankees lost. I also remember my dad taking me to buy a souvenir, and how miffed he was when I said I wanted an A's hat because I liked the colors. So, here's how I found the game in BR. First, to the New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors page to see what year the Yankees came back to Yankee Stadium. Answer: 1976. Then to the "Gamelogs: Bat" for the 1976 Yankees. Then to the first home games against KCR (April 23 and April 24). And there it is April 23. Roy White hit a triple in the first inning and was then out on a fielder's choice! Just as I remembered. Buck Martinez hit the go-ahead HR for the Royals, just as I remembered. Then looking at Lou Piniella's 1976 batting game log, sure enough, he was hitting .520 going into the game. I'll never forget the sound of 30,000 people LOOOOOOUing. I remember on the drive home how impressed I was because my cousin could name about ten Yankees. If only he could see me know. My first game was a Yankee game, and here’s how I found it in BR. I remember it was a Yankee home game against the Royals. I remember I was told it was the first night game in the new Yankee Stadium. I remember in the first inning a Yankee hit a triple, but was later out at third on another play. I remember Lou Piniella was hitting .500 and everyone was LOUUUUing him. I remember a Royal hit a home run, and the the Yankees lost. I also remember my dad taking me to buy a souvenir, and how miffed he was when I said I wanted an A’s hat because I liked the colors.

So, here’s how I found the game in BR. First, to the New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors page to see what year the Yankees came back to Yankee Stadium. Answer: 1976.

Then to the “Gamelogs: Bat” for the 1976 Yankees. Then to the first home games against KCR (April 23 and April 24).

And there it is April 23. Roy White hit a triple in the first inning and was then out on a fielder’s choice! Just as I remembered. Buck Martinez hit the go-ahead HR for the Royals, just as I remembered.

Then looking at Lou Piniella’s 1976 batting game log, sure enough, he was hitting .520 going into the game. I’ll never forget the sound of 30,000 people LOOOOOOUing.

I remember on the drive home how impressed I was because my cousin could name about ten Yankees. If only he could see me know.

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