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Product details
- ISBN 9780786427543
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jul 2007
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
David Cicotello is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and a contributor to its Deadball Stars volumes. An author and speaker, he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Angelo J. Louisa is a researcher, writer, and community educator who lives in Omaha, Nebraska.
