Forbes Field
1909 - 1970
Pittsburgh, PA
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1909 - 1970)
|
4760
|
First Game
6/30/1909: Cubs (3) vs. Pirates (2)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Vic Willis (PIT) vs Ed Reulbach (CHN)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 30,338
Time of Game:
Trivia
Forbes Field was named for General John Forbes, a British officer who captured Fort Duquesne in 1758 during the French and Indian War. Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final homer on May 25, 1935 and became the first player to hit one over the right field roof. On July 10, 1936 Phillies slugger Chuck Klein became only the second modern day player to hit four homers in a game (Lou Gehrig, 1932).| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Johnny Evers (CHN) |
| Hit | Frank Chance (CHN) - Singled to CF (1st) |
| Run Scored | Johnny Evers (CHN) |
| Run Batted In | Frank Chance (CHN) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Mike Mitchell (CIN) vs. Vic Willis (PIT) on 7/5/1909 (9th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Tommy Leach (PIT) vs. Kaiser Wilhelm (BRO) on 7/21/1910 (5th inning) |
| IPHR | Rebel Oakes (CIN) vs. Vic Willis (PIT) on 7/27/1909 (4th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Ed Reulbach (CHN) |
| Loss | Vic Willis (PIT) |
| Strikeout | |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | None |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Don Kessinger (CHN) |
| Hit | Willie Smith (CHN) - Singled to CF (9) |
| Run Scored | Al Oliver (PIT) |
| Run Batted In | Bob Robertson (PIT) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Al Oliver (PIT) vs. Milt Pappas (CHN) on 6/28/1970 (1st inning) |
| Grand Slam | Orlando Cepeda (ATL) vs. Chuck Hartenstein (PIT) on 4/23/1970 (8th inning) |
| IPHR | Gene Alley (PIT) vs. Jim Maloney (CIN) on 8/24/1969 (2nd inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | Jim Nelson (PIT) |
| Loss | Milt Pappas (CHN) |
| Strikeout | Larry Gura (CHN)/Jerry May (PIT) |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | None |
