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Three Rivers Stadium

Pittsburgh Pirates

NL CentralPittsburgh, PANational LeagueClosed 2000

Three Rivers Stadium stood at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers for 30 seasons. Home to the 'We Are Family' 1979 World Series champions and the great Pittsburgh teams of the 1970s, it was spectacularly imploded on February 11, 2001.

Satellite aerial view of Three Rivers Stadium

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Stadium Stats

Capacity

59,000

Year Opened

1970

Surface

Artificial Turf

Roof Type

Open

Did You Know?

  • The stadium was imploded on February 11, 2001, in a massive planned demolition broadcast live on television.

  • The 1979 Pirates, led by Willie 'Pops' Stargell, rallied from 3-1 down against Baltimore to win the World Series.

  • Roberto Clemente played here in his final full season before his tragic death in a 1972 humanitarian mission plane crash.