Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field - a cool photo

September 18th, 2008 Ballparks, Baseball

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Saw this cool pic hanging on the wall in the concourse at PNC Park in Pittsburgh… in the club level which is called the “Pittsburgh Baseball Club”.

Forbes Field was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates prior to their moving into Three Rivers Stadium in 1970. Located east of downtown where the University of Pittsburgh stands today, one can find remnants of the outfield wall on the grounds of the campus, and home plate is preserved in the tile floor of the university’s library.

One of the signature moments of this storied venue was back in 1960, when Bill Mazeroski hit a walk off home run in game 7 of the World Series to give the Pirates the championship over the New York Yankees.

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