⚾️On April 12, 1960 in the first game ever played at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, after Vice President Richard Nixon throws out the ceremonial first pitch, Giants' starter Sam Jones 3-hits the Cardinals, 3-1. During the 3rd inning, the umpires noticed that both foul poles were positioned well inside fair territory instead of on the foul line, necessitating the need to improvise a new ground rule until the problem was solved. The first hit at ever recorded at Candlestick belongs to Bill Whit