FORBES FIELD (1909-1970) ************************ HOME OF THE: PITTSBURGH PIRATES This home-made ball park has been created for use with Diamond Mind Baseball v8. The dimensions and image are to depict the stadium as it looked in 1924. You can also use this park for 1968. LFL L LFG C RFG R RFL *** *** *** *** *** *** *** DISTANCE: 356 375 395 442 399 390 376 HEIGHT: 8 12 12 12 16 9 14 PARK FACTORS FOR 1924 ********************* LEFT HANDED BATTERS RIGHT HANDED BATTERS ******************* ******************** S D T HR S D T HR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 110 110 110 72 110 112 106 68 PARK FACTORS FOR 1968 ********************* LEFT HANDED BATTERS RIGHT HANDED BATTERS ******************* ******************** S D T HR S D T HR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 110 112 99 107 105 100 59 SURFACE: Natural Grass FOUL TERRITORY: Large What is the most dramatic moment in the entire history of baseball ? Some would say Bobby Thomson's 1951 home run. Perhaps others would say Babe Ruth's called home run in the 1932 World Series. But near the top of everyone's list has to be Bill Mazeroski's bottom-of-the-ninth-inning home run, a stroke of lightning that ended the seventh game of the 1960 World Series. And it happened at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. It was also in Forbes Field that Babe Ruth had his last hurrah. On May 25th, 1935, forty years old, sick and grumpy, the Bambino clubbed three home runs, the last of which cleared the roof in right field. It was the longest drive ever hit in Forbes Field. In addition to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Forbes Field was also the home of the Homestead Grays of the Negro National League in the 1930's and 1940's. Actually the Grays had two home parks, Griffith Stadium in Washington and Forbes Field. The Grays would play in Griffiths Stadium as the Washington Homestead Grays when the Senators were on the road, and in Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Homestead Grays when the Pirates were away. Some other memorable moments at Forbes Field, ... July 17th, 1914: Rube Marquard of the New York Giants beats Babe Adams of the Pirates, 3-1, in a 21-inning game, with both pitchers going the distance. October 2nd, 1920: The last major league tripleheader is played as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates in the first two games, but lose the third. August 26th, 1926: Pirate outfielder Paul Waner collects six hits, in as many trips to the plate, including two doubles and a triple, using six different bats in the process. May 28th, 1956: Pittsburgh's Dale Long hits his eighth home run in eight consecutive games to help the Pirates subdue the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-2. The above comments are from the book: "Lost Ballparks - A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields," by Lawrence S. Ritter. ************************************* FORBES FIELD IS FROM THE CREATORS OF: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Baseball's Analytical Search Engine +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tdmilne Ron Gudykunst - ronlg@aol.com Tom Milne - tdmilne@compuserve.com