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Forbes Field was a Major League Baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. When it opened June 30, 1909, it became Major League Baseball's second steel-and-concrete stadium (Shibe Park being the first). Forbes Field's innovations included elevators, ramps, electric lights, telephones and trolley lines. It served as the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League from mid-1909 to mid-1970. It was also the home field of the Homestead Grays of... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_images Mar 15, 2008

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