100th Anniversary of Forbes Field

[Will94]

Pirates' Forbes Field broke historic ground | Baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

The Philadelphia Athletics’ Shibe Park (later, Connie Mack Stadium) predated Forbes by two months, but nothing in baseball’s relatively brief history to that time rivaled the two-tiered palace that Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss dedicated before a Cubs-Pirates game June 30, 1909.
Fittingly, the Cubs will honor the anniversary by playing in Pittsburgh tonight.

I wish that I could have been around to see some of these beautiful old parks (Crosley Field, Shibe Park, Sportsman's Stadium, etc). The real crime is that they were demolished and replaced with round, multi-purpose stadiums with carpet.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Pirates' Forbes Field broke historic ground | Baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

I wish that I could have been around to see some of these beautiful old parks (Crosley Field, Shibe Park, Sportsman's Stadium, etc). The real crime is that they were demolished and replaced with round, multi-purpose stadiums with carpet.

And those have been replaced as well.

 

[bhelms]

I started my BB watching "career" (such as it is) at Forbes Field! That picture certainly brings back memories. And to be sure, its replacement Three Rivers Stadium is also history. (But it's replacement in turn is single-purpose, natural turf PNC Park.)

Saw some great players in Forbes - most notably Clemente. Was almost at that game in the '60 WS when Mazeroski's hit a HR off Terry in the bottom of the 9th to win the series for the outgunned and outplayed Pirates.

How sweet it was...

 

[Ramy]

And those have been replaced as well.

True. The ones that replaced the old ones have now been replaced themselves.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

How many clubs are playing in facilities older than 25 years? Off the top of my head - Wrigley and Fenway come to mind. I think the latest generation of parks are all just beautiful "old school" parks. Not to crazy about Toronto's park though. The "old school" design seem to start with Baltimore's park, and has continued with Comerica (Detroit), Pittsburgh, Cleveland, NY (both fields), Milwaukee, etc...all of them seem to be great ball parks.

 

[BillD1984]

How many clubs are playing in facilities older than 25 years? Off the top of my head - Wrigley and Fenway come to mind. I think the latest generation of parks are all just beautiful "old school" parks. Not to crazy about Toronto's park though. The "old school" design seem to start with Baltimore's park, and has continued with Comerica (Detroit), Pittsburgh, Cleveland, NY (both fields), Milwaukee, etc...all of them seem to be great ball parks.

Dodgers Stadium is also older than 25 years.

In fact, in the National League, ONLY the Cubs, Dodgers and Marlins play in ballparks that have been around longer than 15 years.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

What about the AL? KC was just refurbished, that stadium has to be over 25, and I'll guess that Oakland has to be playing in an older field, as may the Angels. The White Sox's field has to be around 25 now too?

 

[Will94]

Kauffman Stadium (in KC) opened in 1973.

 

[Will94]

The other older AL parks not already mentioned:

Anaheim Stadium - 1964
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - 1968

 

[BillD1984]

What about the AL? KC was just refurbished, that stadium has to be over 25, and I'll guess that Oakland has to be playing in an older field, as may the Angels. The White Sox's field has to be around 25 now too?

The AL certainly has more "older" ballparks than the NL does.

The Orioles, Blue Jays and White Sox' ballparks must be approaching their 20th birthdays.

The Angels, Athletics and Royals ballparks are around the 40 (or better) mark. And of course, Fenway is approaching the century mark.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

I hope to see game in every stadium with my youngest son. By time we finish, I'll probably have visited a couple of cities twice. Of course we'll start in Comerica. Fenway and Wrigley will be the next two, before they're gone. We'll cover Cooperstown and Fenway in one trip.

 

[BillD1984]

I hope to see game in every stadium with my youngest son. By time we finish, I'll probably have visited a couple of cities twice. Of course we'll start in Comerica. Fenway and Wrigley will be the next two, before they're gone. We'll cover Cooperstown and Fenway in one trip.

Paul, that would be a GREAT thing to do with your son! :up

That's a lifetime of memories right there.

I want to do a Philly, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh ballpark tour.

I especially want to see the Pirates ballpark. That's been my favorite ballpark from afar for a while now.

I also want to see the new Yankee Stadium and CitiField, but I can do both of them individually by car or train.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Paul, that would be a GREAT thing to do with your son! :up

That's a lifetime of memories right there.

I want to do a Philly, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh ballpark tour.

I especially want to see the Pirates ballpark. That's been my favorite ballpark from afar for a while now.

I also want to see the new Yankee Stadium and CitiField, but I can do both of them individually by car or train.

That may be favorite also. Sure is pretty on TV, which is as close as I have gotten. I'm hoping to do that one next summer. We came close this summer, Cybok0 invited us, but my oldest son decided to get married next week, and that ate up our discretionary income for this summer. I'll be sure to look you up when we do Boston.

 

[BillD1984]

I'll be sure to look you up when we do Boston.

Please do. There's plenty to do around the ballpark.

Henry, Werner and Lucchino have made the Fenway neighborhood very fan friendly.