Beyond the right field fence was a pre-existing swimming pool in the city park. Long before the "splash hits" at Oracle Park in San Francisco and PNC Park in Pittsburgh, there were occasional "splash hits" here. The first and most famous was a blast by Willie Stargell on July 23, 1969—leading locals to call the pool "Willie's pool" (French: "la piscine de Willie"). One of those was hit by Willie McCovey during a 6-4 win over the Expos on August 24, 1969. The idea of the swimming pool itself was later replicated in Chase Field in Phoenix.