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Forbes Field

Pittsburgh Pirates

NL CentralPittsburgh, PANational LeagueClosed 1970

Forbes Field served the Pirates for 61 seasons in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood, steps from the University of Pittsburgh campus. Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series — still the only walk-off Game 7 homer in World Series history — is its greatest moment.

Satellite aerial view of Forbes Field

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Stadium Stats

Capacity

35,000

Year Opened

1909

Surface

Natural Grass

Roof Type

Open

Coordinates

40.4404, -79.9584

Did You Know?

  • Bill Mazeroski hit a solo walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 on October 13, 1960, defeating the Yankees — still the only walk-off HR to end a World Series.

  • A portion of the original outfield wall and home plate location are preserved inside a University of Pittsburgh building on the site.

  • Honus Wagner played all of his Pittsburgh career at Exposition Park and Forbes Field — never at a park with a nickname.