Pitt Stadium and Forbes Field

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 team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise. From 1909 to 1924, the stadium also served as th…
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 team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise. From 1909 to 1924, the stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers. The stadium sat on Forbes Avenue, named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758.
  • Location: 230 South Bouquet St. in Oakland, adjacent to Schenley Park
  • Capacity: 23,000 (1909) · 41,000 (1925) · 35,000 (1970)
  • Built: March–June 1909
  • Opened: June 30, 1909
  • Architect: Charles Leavitt Jr.
  • Field size: 1954–1970: · Left field 365 feet (111 m) · Left center 406 feet (124 m) · Center field 457 feet (139 m) · Right center 408 feet (124 m) · Right field 375 feet (114 m)
  • Surface: Grass

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