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Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise.
Removed from downtown Pittsburgh’s choking smoke and untamed rivers, elegant Forbes Field was built in a vernal, cultural paradise on the outskirts of town.
Not only was Forbes Field the home of the Pirates, but the Steelers for three decades, the Pitt Panthers (NCAA) from 1909 to 1924 and numerous other sporting and entertaining events. The location of Forbes Field is now the site of the University of Pittsburgh library and dorms.
Mar 30, 2018 · The remnants of Forbes Field can be found in two spots on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh and one at the Pirates’ current stadium. The first is a portion of Forbes Field’s center field wall.
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. 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 ...
Mar 4, 2013 · Forbes Field closed on June 28, 1970, before 40,918, the Bucs’ largest crowd since 1956, in a doubleheader vs. Chicago. “The Cubs won Forbes’ first game [1909],” said Brown. “Now the Pirates returned the favor [winning, 3-2 and 4-1].” Mourners heisted soil, seats, and numbers from the scoreboard.
The 1960 World Series remains one of the most incredible post-season encounters ever on record. The Yankees won Game Two, Game Three and Game Six by a combined score of 38-3, but the Pirates used great pitching, defense and timely hitting to stretch the Series to a seventh game at Forbes Field.
