ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈænd slˈæm hˈoʊm ɹˈʌn ɪn mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ hˈɪstɚɹi wʌz hˈɪt baɪ ɹˈɑːdʒɚ kˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv ðɪs fɹˈæntʃaɪz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ɪn ˈiːst ˈɔːlbəni nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ɹˈɛnsɪlˌɛɹ ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ðə ɹˈɛnsɪlˌɛɹ ɹˈɪvɚfɹˌʌnt pˈɑːɹk.
The first Grand Slam home run in Major League history was hit by Roger Connor of this franchise in 1881 in East Albany (now known as Rensselaer) in what is now the Rensselaer Riverfront Park.