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Forbes Field
Forbes Field
was a
baseball park
in the
Oakland
neighborhood of
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League Baseball
(MLB) team, and the first home of the
Pittsburgh Steelers
, the city's
National Football League
(NFL) franchise. The stadium also served as the home
football
field for the
University of Pittsburgh
"Pitt" Panthers
from 1909 to 1924. The stadium was named after British general
John Forbes
, who fought in the
French and Indian War
, and named the city in 1758.
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