Roberto Clemente's 3,000th Hit
Roberto Clemente doubles at Three Rivers Stadium for his 3,000th hit; it was the last regular-season hit of his career, three months before his death.
Pittsburgh, PA · 1970–2000
Three Rivers Stadium was a ballpark in Pittsburgh, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 16, 1970 and the last on October 1, 2000. The register files it under the National League.
2,435 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1970 and 2000. The game logs list the Pittsburgh Pirates as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 59,000. 12 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Roberto Clemente's 3,000th Hit in 1972, Bob Gibson's No-Hitter in 1971, and John Candelaria's No-Hitter in 1976.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 16, 1970, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Gary Nolan started for the Cincinnati Reds and Dock Ellis for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Doug Harvey was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 1, 2000, when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10–9. Jon Lieber started for the Chicago Cubs and Kris Benson for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jerry Layne was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 59,568, for a game between the American League All-Stars and the National League All-Stars on July 12, 1994.
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.
Roberto Clemente doubles at Three Rivers Stadium for his 3,000th hit; it was the last regular-season hit of his career, three months before his death.
Bob Gibson threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14, 1971, winning 11–0.
John Candelaria threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976, winning 2–0.
Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón threw a combined no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Houston Astros on July 12, 1997, winning 3–0.
Joe Torre hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 27, 1973.
Jeff Kent hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 3, 1999.
Jason Kendall hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 19, 2000.
Willie Stargell hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Atlanta Braves on April 21, 1971.
Bill Robinson hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Diego Padres on June 5, 1976.
Darnell Coles hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs on September 30, 1987.
Kevin Mitchell hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 25, 1990.
Cory Snyder hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 17, 1994.
Further reading: Wikipedia