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First Baseball Game at Three Rivers Stadium
1970-07-16
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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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