Forbes Field
Essays and Memories of the Pirates' Historic Ballpark, 1909-1971
Angelo J Louisa editor David Cicotello editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:16th Jul '07
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This volume presents a detailed look at Forbes Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates for 62 seasons. Part I consists of chapters on the construction and legacy of Forbes, the park's place in the Progressive Era, important baseball, football, and boxing events that took place at the park, and changes to the field's dimensions and configurations, as well as a transcript of the last Pirate game played there. In Part II, 56 former Pirates, two wives of former Pirates, 111 fans, and five members of the media reminisce about the park. The appendices include a numerical review of Lady Forbes from 0 (the number of no-hitters pitched there) to 1,705,828 (the Pirate attendance for the 1960 season) and a list of the park's ground rules.
“richly footnoted and illustrated”—The Courier (SABR Negro Leagues Committee); “meticulously detail[s] the park’s history”—Pittsburgh Magazine; “a must-read” —SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; “captures much of why that ballpark and sport have become so entwined with the story that Pittsburgh tells about itself to the world”—Journal of Sport History; “has everything you would want to read about an old favorite ballpark...photographs...are worthy of a family album...recommend[ed]...stories...are rich and worth retelling”—Black And Gold.
ISBN: 9780786427543
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
Weight: 454g
254 pages