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  • Forbes Field
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  • Forbes Field was a baseball field in the Oakland neighborhood located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the first home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Football League (NFL) franchises, respectively. The home plate for Forbes Field and part of the outfield wall are still in place.
  • The US$1 million ($24.4 million in present-day terms) project was initiated by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss, with the goal of replacing his franchise's then-current home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel (one of the first of its kind) in order to increase its lifespan. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909 against Chicago Cubs, and would play the final game also against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the batting cage placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during overflow crowds. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field and the
  • Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. The stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers from 1909 to 1924. The stadium was named after British general John Forbes who fought in the French and Indian War, and named the city in 1758.
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structural engineer
  • Nicola Building Company
Built
  • March – June 1909
demolished
  • 1971
Dimensions
  • 1909
  • Center Field—
  • Deepest corner—
  • Left Field—
  • Right Field—
Closed
  • 1970-06-28
Nickname
  • The Orchard of Oakland http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tCEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0wEAAAAIBAJ&dq=forbes%20field&pg=2852%2C4161437
  • The House of Thrills
  • The Old Lady of Schenley Park
Name
  • Forbes Field
Align
  • left
  • right
broke ground
  • 1909-03-01
construction cost
  • Estimated US$1–2 million
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Width
  • 205
  • 250
  • 25.0
scoreboard
  • Hand-operated
Title
  • Home of the Pittsburgh Panthers
  • Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Host of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Capacity
  • 23000
  • 35000
  • 41000
Before
Surface
  • Grass
Years
  • 1909
  • 1933
  • 1944
  • 1959
After
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Opened
  • 1909-06-30
Source
  • Art McKennan, PA announcer
  • Fred Clarke, 1909
  • —Art McKennan, PA announcer
  • —Fred Clarke, 1909
Quote
  • "Pittsburg can now boast of the world's finest baseball park. It is a marvel of which people in other cities can have no adequate conception until they come here and see it."
  • There wasn't much flubdubber. You just got a ballgame. If you didn't like it, you could stay home.
  • "There wasn't much flubdubber. You just got a ballgame. If you didn't like it, you could stay home."
  • Pittsburg can now boast of the world's finest baseball park. It is a marvel of which people in other cities can have no adequate conception until they come here and see it.
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  • Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. The stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers from 1909 to 1924. The stadium was named after British general John Forbes who fought in the French and Indian War, and named the city in 1758. The US$1 million ($ in 2009) project was initiated by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss, with the goal of replacing his franchise's then-current home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel (one of the first of its kind) in order to increase its lifespan. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909 against Chicago Cubs, and would play the final game also against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the batting cage placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during overflow crowds. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field and the other original tenant, the Pittsburgh Panthers football team had five undefeated seasons before moving in 1924. Some remnants of the ballpark still stand, surrounded by the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Fans gather on the site annually on the anniversary of Bill Mazeroski's World Series winning home run, in what author Jim O'Brien writes is "one of the most unique expressions of a love of the game to be found in a major league city".
  • The US$1 million ($24.4 million in present-day terms) project was initiated by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss, with the goal of replacing his franchise's then-current home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel (one of the first of its kind) in order to increase its lifespan. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909 against Chicago Cubs, and would play the final game also against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the batting cage placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during overflow crowds. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field and the other original tenant, the Pittsburgh Panthers football team had five undefeated seasons before moving in 1924. Some remnants of the ballpark still stand, surrounded by the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Fans gather on the site annually on the anniversary of Bill Mazeroski's World Series winning home run, in what author Jim O'Brien writes is "one of the most unique expressions of a love of the game to be found in a major league city".
  • Forbes Field was a baseball field in the Oakland neighborhood located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the first home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Football League (NFL) franchises, respectively. The home plate for Forbes Field and part of the outfield wall are still in place.
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