First Baseball Game at Three Rivers Stadium

1970-07-16

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First Baseball Game at Three Rivers Stadium
  • Title
  • First Baseball Game at Three Rivers Stadium
  • Creator
  • A. Church Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F04.I03
  • Description
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game at Three Rivers Stadium on July 16, 1970, three weeks after the final game at the 61-year-old Forbes Field. They were defeated 3-2 in their Three Rivers debut by the Cincinnati Reds, when Tony Perez hit the first ever home run in the new stadium. At the time of the opening game, the construction work on Three Rivers was still incomplete inside and outside, forcing some fans to cross wooden planks over muddy parking lots to reach their seats.
  • Subject
  • Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Baseball--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Baseball fans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Stadiums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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