hɪz fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm wʌz ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ɐɡˈɛnst ðə klˈiːvlənd blˈuːz æt kˈɛnɚd stɹˈiːt pˈɑːɹk ɪn klˈiːvlənd, oʊhˈaɪoʊ.
His first game was on May 22, 1879, against the Cleveland Blues at Kennard Street Park in Cleveland, Ohio.