Forbes Field
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Forbes Field was a historic multi-purpose stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates and a venue for early NFL games.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Wellford Leavitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1908-01-01 ⓘ |
| capacity |
about 25,000 at opening
ⓘ
over 35,000 at peak ⓘ |
| cityNeighborhood | Oakland ⓘ |
| closed | 1970-06-28 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel and concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1971-07-01 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
asymmetrical outfield dimensions
ⓘ
no roof over the grandstand ⓘ |
| famousFor |
picturesque setting and early modern ballpark design
ⓘ
site of first live radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game ⓘ |
| firstMLBRadioBroadcastYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| historicStatus | portions preserved as historic landmark ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| leagueHosted |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ |
| leftFieldWallSectionPreservedAt |
University of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh campus
|
| location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Forbes ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1960 World Series
ⓘ
Bill Mazeroski’s Game 7 walk-off home run in 1960 World Series ⓘ |
| opened | 1909-06-30 ⓘ |
| outfieldWallMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| owner | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| scoreboardRelocatedTo | Three Rivers Stadium ⓘ |
| siteUse |
University of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh campus
|
| successorVenue | Three Rivers Stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenantEnd |
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball 1998
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Panthers football 1924 ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Steelers 1963
|
| tenantStart |
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball 1909
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Panthers football 1909 ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers 1933 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesHosted |
1909 World Series
ⓘ
1925 World Series ⓘ 1927 World Series ⓘ 1960 World Series ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.