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From pitches to double plays to proposals: night of firsts

Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published April 1, 1998

FIRST BANK CUSTOMER: Elmo and Janette Earls, 11 a.m.

FIRST RAYS EMPLOYEE AT STADIUM: Equipment manager Carlos Ledesma, 12:01 a.m.

FIRST LOCKERROM POSTING: Larry Rothschild on dedication, 10:30 a.m.

FIRST PLAYER IN THE CLUBHOUSE: Wade Boggs, 10:45 a.m.

FIRST PREGAME TELEVISION INTERVIEW: Bubba Trammell, 12:38 p.m.

FIRST PLAYERS TO WORK OUT: Pitchers Tony Saunders and Rick Gorecki, 1:15 p.m.

FIRST DINERS AT BATTER'S EYE RESTAURANT: Annette and Bruce Weintraub; Joann, Hannah, Jesse and Jesus Ojeda, 1:3 p.m.

FIRST CONCESSION SALE: Unidentified customer, regular soda, 1:06 p.m.

FIRST STADIUM CHANGE: Removal of the American flag over deep center, 2:35 p.m.

FIRST PREGAME SPEECH: Vince Naimoli, 4:24 p.m.

FIRST BEACH BALL: 4:40 p.m.

FIRST FIREWORKS: 4:46 p.m.

FIRST DEVIL RAYS PLAYER INTRODUCED: No. 4, Aaron Ledesma, 4:47 p.m.

FIRST ANTHEM: Belinda Womack and choir members from bay area churches.

FIRST CEREMONIAL PITCHES: Monte Irvin, Ted Williams, Al Lopez, Stan Musial, 5:01 p.m.

FIRST PLAYER TO TAKE FIELD: Boggs, 5:05 p.m.

FIRST PITCH: Wilson Alvarez, ball, 5:08 p.m.

FIRST STRIKE: 5:09.

FIRST FOUL BALL: 5:09 p.m.

FIRST OUT: Brian Hunter groundout to Fred McGriff at first base.

FIRST SOUVENIR FOUL BALL: 5:11 p.m.

FIRST STRIKEOUT: Bip Roberts, 5:11 p.m.

FIRST DRAMATIC CATCH: Quinton McCracken off Bobby Higginson, 5:15 p.m.

FIRST RAYS OUT: McCracken groundout to first.

FIRST TIGERS HIT: Tony Clark single, 5:22 p.m.

FIRST BACK-TO-BACK HITS: Damion Easley, 5:23 p.m.

FIRST TRIP TO THE MOUND: John Flaherty to Alvarez, 5:29 p.m.

FIRST RUNS: Joe Randa double, two RBI, 5:30 p.m.

FIRST TRIP TO THE MOUND FOR A COACH: Rick Williams, 5:32 p.m.

FIRST RIPKEN AT PLATE: Billy, 5:33 p.m.

FIRST RELIEVER UP: Dan Carlson, 5:34 p.m.

FIRST BROKEN BAT: McGriff, second inning, 5:42 p.m.

FIRST ATTEMPT AT A WAVE: 5:56 p.m.

FIRST SUCCESSFUL WAVE: 5:57 p.m.

FIRST PITCHING CHANGE: Carlson for Alvarez, 5:59 p.m.

FIRST WALK: Ripken, 6:03 p.m.

FIRST RAYS HIT: Dave Martinez base hit off first-base bag.

FIRST DOUBLE PLAY: Ripken to Easley to Clark, 6:13 p.m.

FIRST LEADOFF HIT: Miguel Cairo, 6:21 p.m.

FIRST HOME RUN: Luis Gonzalez (two-run homer), 6:31 p.m.

FIRST SARCASTIC JEER: Clark strikeout in fifth, 6:43 p.m.

FIRST MARRIAGE PROPOSAL: 6:46 p.m.

FIRST RAYS EXTRA BASE HIT: Flaherty, fifth-inning double down leftfield line, 6:48 p.m.

FIRST RAYS HOME RUN: Boggs, two-run shot to right, 7:04 p.m.

FIRST SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH: 7:15 p.m.

FIRST BEACH BALL ON FIELD: 7:17 p.m.

FIRST BALLOON ON FIELD: 7:21 p.m.

FIRST MASS EXODUS: 7:25 p.m. (going into the top of the eighth).

FIRST LOSS: 8:09 p.m.


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