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'''Forbes Field''' was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stadium was named after its adjacent street, Forbes Ave., itself named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758.
'''Forbes Field''' was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stadium was named after its adjacent street, Forbes Ave., itself named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758.


==List of credited publications==
==Teams and Seasons==
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!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!Season!!Team!!League
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| rowspan=4| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1922 MLB season|1922]]
| [[1922 MLB season|1922]]
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1922 Pittsburgh Pirates publications|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1922 Pittsburgh Pirates program|Program]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|-
|-
| [[1933 MLB season|1933]]
| [[1933 MLB season|1933]]
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1933 Pittsburgh Pirates publications|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1933 Pittsburgh Pirates program|Program]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|-
|-
| [[1946 MLB season|1946]]
| [[1946 MLB season|1946]]
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1946 Pittsburgh Pirates publications|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1946 Pittsburgh Pirates program|Program]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|-
|-
| [[1949 MLB season|1949]]
| [[1949 MLB season|1949]]
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1949 Pittsburgh Pirates publications|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[1949 Pittsburgh Pirates program|Program]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|-
| [[1954 MLB season|1954]]
| [[1954 Pittsburgh Pirates publications|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
|}
 
==Other cover appearances==
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| rowspan=4| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=4| [[National Football League]]

Latest revision as of 16:27, 8 April 2023

Forbes Field
Forbes field postcard.jpg
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Opened June 30, 1909
Closed June 28, 1970
Demolished 1971
Other Names n/a
Tenants Pittsburgh Pirates (1909-70)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1933-63)
Pittsburgh Panthers (1909-24)

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stadium was named after its adjacent street, Forbes Ave., itself named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League September 17, 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants Program
October 14, 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers Program
October 24, 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers Program
September 9, 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts Program

See also

List of Major League Baseball stadiums

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