Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a ballpark in Pittsburgh, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on June 30, 1909 and the last on June 28, 1970. The register files it under the National League.

4,775 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1909 and 1970. The game logs list the Pittsburgh Pirates as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 23,000. 19 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Honus Wagner Hits for the Cycle, 1912 in 1912, Kiki Cuyler Hits for the Cycle, 1925 in 1925, and Max Carey Hits for the Cycle, 1925 in 1925.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 30, 1909, when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Ed Reulbach started for the Chicago Cubs and Vic Willis for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bob Emslie was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 28, 1970, when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4–1. Milt Pappas started for the Chicago Cubs and Jim Nelson for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ed Vargo was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 44,932, for a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 23, 1956.

The major leagues also played in Pittsburgh, PA at Union Park (1878–1878), Exposition Park I (1882–1884), Exposition Park II (1883–1883), Recreation Park (1884–1890), and Exposition Park III (1890–1915), and 2 other grounds.