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100 years ago, Forbes was baseballAEs first palace.
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Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 30-JUN-09 |
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Full Article Title: 100 years ago, Forbes was baseballAEs first palace.(Sports) |
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Byline: Associated Press
PITTSBURGH u Roberto ClementeAEs first hit and Babe RuthAEs parting shot occurred within the confines of the most spacious ballpark any major league baseball team called home.
So did Bill MazeroskiAEs 1960 World Series Game 7 homer, one so improbable, so magical that it seems certain to live in baseballAEs memory bank as long as the sport exists.
The first fireworks night and last tripleheader? Chuck NollAEs first home game as the SteelersAE coach? The first live broadcasts of major league baseball and college football? Forbes Field was home to all of that and much more during 61 eventful years that helped launch not one but, eventually, two ballpark-building construction binges.
BaseballAEs modern ballpark era was ushered in 100 years ago Tuesday when Forbes Field was christened in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Today, its treasures live on in a modern-day gem named...
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