Obituary: Diane Battiste Zinkham / Captain, coach of Steelerettes, one of NFL's first cheerleading troupes (Today) Jul 27, 2008
Mrs. Zinkham regularly coordinated the roughly 50 women remaining from the 1961-70 troupes that waved pompoms and wore knee-length skirts around Forbes Field and Pitt Stadium, joining the Cleveland Browns cheerleaders as the NFL's firsts. She died of cancer Thursday at her home in Indiana, Indiana County. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Baseball... Then and Now Jul 24, 2008
He let the world know what was going on in places like Ruppert Stadium and Forbes Field and Comiskey Park when the 'other' teams (which meant blacks) took over from the regular tenants. And in his way, he made the part of America that would listen know all about these black knights of the open road. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Cubs memories Jul 21, 2008
I was born in Pittsburgh and was a Pirate fan attending a game at Forbes Field in 1965. They were playing the Cubs. (AZCentral -- Sports)
A look back on the Mets' historic streak Jul 20, 2008
Steve Blass allowed 11 hits, three by Buddy Harrelson, and four walks, but pitched a complete game at Forbes Field. The Mets win the subsequent three games, two by shutout, and lead the second-place Cubs by five games. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Fame finally comes to Barney Dreyfuss Jul 20, 2008
Likewise, no noticeable attention was paid to a state historical marker placed outside Posvar Hall on the University of Pittsburgh campus, not far from where Bill Mazeroski's home run cleared the brick wall of old Forbes Field in 1960. But without Barney Dreyfuss there might never have been an annual Fall Classic or a Forbes Field or so many other innovations in baseball ... Building Forbes Field. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wagner making a statement to Phillies Jul 18, 2008
"Now that we're equal, we have to show [the Phillies] that ... we're the better team," said Billy Wagner. CINCINNATI -- The first part of Billy Wagner's latest proclamation clearly was directed at the Phillies. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Dominant Mets eyeing win No. 10 Jul 18, 2008
Ten-game streaks Sept. 6-13, 1969: A grand slam by Ron Swoboda in the eighth inning was the critical hit in the Mets' 5-2 victory against the Pirates at Forbes Field. Seaver pitched a complete game for his 22nd victory. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
HR ball sells for $172,500 (Today) Jul 18, 2008
He inherited the ball from his great uncle, Emmett Cavanagh, who caught the ball May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field. The home run was the first of three that Ruth hit that day, and they were the last three he hit in his career. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Is this progress? Jul 15, 2008
As we prepare to celebrate Yankee Stadium this All-Star break, spare a moment for Forbes Field, the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, the old Comiskey, Three Rivers Stadium, Griffith Field, Memorial Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Candlestick, RFK and Tiger Stadium, and yes, even that forlorn, miserable broiling rack in Texas called Arlington Stadium ... In Pittsburgh, a portion of the ivy-covered left field wall of Forbes Field still survives, thanks to the foresight of the university which took over the... (MSNBC -- Sports)
The 1960 World Series: Game by game Jun 25, 2008
Game 1 at Forbes Field: Pirates 6, Yankees 4 Roger Maris sent Cy Young Award-winner Vernon Law's pitch to deep right field, giving the Yankees the first lead of the series ... Game 2 at Forbes Field: Yankees 16, Pirates 3The Yankees connected on 19 hits and scored 16 runs to even the series at one game apiece ... Game 6 at Forbes Field: Yankees 12, Pirates 0 Ford threw nine more goose eggs at the Bucs, and the New York offense -- led by Yogi Berra's 3-for-4, two-RBI effort -- banged out 17 hits... (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Mazeroski kicks off set vs. Yankees Jun 25, 2008
They didn't seem to be impressed that this was the Yankees' first meaningful visit to Pittsburgh since 1960 (the two clubs played an exhibition game at Forbes Field on May 14, 1962). "It's another game," Mientkiewicz said. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Former Buc recalls 1960 World Series Jun 25, 2008
And even as Pittsburgh is rampant with anticipation about the Yankees' return to the city for the first time since the Pirates defeated the New York club in a Game 7 at Forbes Field on Oct. 13, 1960, Smith will be spending his evening at home, his day playing golf. Apparently, the hype of the series hasn't reached the Texas border. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
A piece of history comes alive Jun 25, 2008
Typically, Herb Soltman and his legion of Pittsburgh Pirates fans have only one day a year to pay homage to the most dramatic ending in the 104 years of World Series play, when Bill Mazeroski ended Game 7 with a home run off Ralph Terry of the New York Yankees at Forbes Field. The victory is so revered here that for the past 22 years on the game's anniversary, Oct. 13, dozens of the faithful gather in the neighborhood where Forbes Field stood before it was torn down in 1973 ... So much time has... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Yesterday's game blog Jun 25, 2008
" The answer? No. Cano singled in Posada. Gorzelanny continued to pitch dangerously. Justin Christian, who spent 5 1/2 seasons in the minor leagues, got his first major league hit. Then Gorzelanny incredibly walked Rasner again! What's up with this? Another Gorzelanny reprieve, though. Cabrera bounced into a fielder's choice for the third out. No way Gorzelanny goes nine innings tonight. Or even seven. 7:32 p.m. -- It has begun. PNC Park is almost full already -- with lots of people standing on... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bautista, Doumit help Pirates club Yankees, 12-5 Jun 25, 2008
It also was the Pirates' first victory in seven interleague meetings with the Yankees, the first since Bill Mazeroski took Ralph Terry deep at Forbes Field 48 years ago to win their third championship. Mazeroski, who did not attend the first six interleague meetings at Yankee Stadium, threw out the ceremonial first pitch and drew a standing ovation. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Joba seeks first win as a starter Jun 25, 2008
After suffering a 12-5 defeat in the series opener on Tuesday, the Yankees will again be looking to log their first victory in Pittsburgh since Game 6 of the 1960 World Series, when Whitey Ford threw the second of his two shutouts in that year's Fall Classic to defeat Bob Friend and the Bucs at Forbes Field. Yankees manager Joe Girardi wouldn't be born for another four years and didn't grow up rooting for the Bronx Bombers, so Bill Mazeroski's crushing Game 7 home run off Ralph Terry holds... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Pirates look back to ready for Yankees Jun 24, 2008
It's been almost 48 years since Bill Mazeroski hit a Series-ending home run in Game 7 in front of a frenzied 36,683 fans at Pittsburgh's old Forbes Field. That's why Russell and the Pirates' management have brought back Mazeroski, outfielder Bill Virdon and other members of the 1960 team to Spring Training every year. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Yankees here for 1st time since '60 Series Jun 22, 2008
In retrospect, that the Pirates would win the World Series seemed obvious in the first inning of the first game at Forbes Field ... The Yankees pounded the Pirates in both, winning, 16-3, in the second game at Forbes Field, then cruising, 10-0, in the third game behind Whitey Ford's four-hitter at Yankee Stadium ... The back-to-back routs put the Pirates in danger of failing to get the Series back to Forbes Field, but on the strength of solid starting pitching by Law and Harvey Haddix, the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mazeroski to throw first pitch of Pirates-Yankees series Jun 21, 2008
He hit the ball over the left field wall at Forbes Field. The Yankees have not played in Pittsburgh since the 1960 World Series. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Three-day festival extols city's storied sports history Jun 18, 2008
Plus, the place where the Pirates once played and where the NFL franchise played its first game 75 years ago was named Forbes Field, which is now part of the college campus where the Pitt Panthers prowl. The point is that the story of the city and that of its sports teams are inseparable. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pirates fans get chance to see Yankees Jun 12, 2008
Though the Yankees and Pirates have played each other twice in Interleague Play before, the Yankees have not returned to Pittsburgh since Bill Mazeroski's ninth-inning home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series lifted the Pirates over New York at Forbes Field. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Castillo looks to feast on Wolf at PETCO Jun 6, 2008
This date in Mets history - June 6: A sacrifice fly by Ken Boyer in one game and a home run by Ron Swoboda in the other, each against Elroy Face in the 10th inning, produced the decisive runs in the Mets 1-0, 3-2 doubleheader sweep of the Pirates at Forbes Field on this date in 1967. The doubleheader was the Mets' third in four days. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Baseball Today Jun 5, 2008
1959 _ Pittsburgh's Dick Stuart hit the longest home run at Forbes Field. Stuart hit a shot over the center-field wall off Chicago pitcher Glenn Hobbie. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Names in the Game May 26, 2008
In the 1960s, for example, the Pirates played Memorial Day doubleheaders at Forbes Field in 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 and also played one in New York in 1965. The twin bills regularly drew near-capacity crowds, with 32,986 turning out for the Astros-Pirates doubleheader in 1967. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
New book shows Forbes Trail's path through area May 23, 2008
Current Conditions: Last updated May 23, 2008 07:18:18. 61 Wind: WNW at 6 mph Humidity: 63% Pressure: 29. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Braves: Two chances to win road game today May 13, 2008
One of the coolest things about the Burgh (and there are many, including the Allegheny Incline and the Fort Washington Tunnel and the restaurant that serves the french fries in the sandwich) is going to the library at the University of Pittsburgh and standing at home plate of Forbes Field. The left home plate in place and built everything else around it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Two old men put down their bats May 6, 2008
He grew up in Pittsburgh, no baseball star, a high school bench player, but he loved being around the game, especially the dearly departed Forbes Field, chatting up players, Pirates or not. Decades ago, before alcohol and drug addiction took hold of his life and before he saved himself at 32 by checking into a rehabilitation center, Wilson had a knack of developing unlikely, enduring relationships. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Fun ways to help youngsters last through l-o-o-o-ng Pirates games Apr 15, 2008
" Baseball purists sniff at all of today's on-field and off-field entertainment -- the dancing Pirate Parrot, hotdog shoots, pierogi races, guessing games for prizes, picking-the-favorite-song contest and JumboTron videos -- that are designed to move the game along. "I am 53 years old and remember my childhood of rare occasions when my dad took me to a game at Forbes Field," said Larry Belin, of Birmingham, Ala. "I didn't have to be entertained by some pitching machine, video game, mascot or any... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Dodgers, Red Sox play for 115300 Mar 30, 2008
" This was for Ebbets Field, Crosley Field, the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park and Forbes Field and all the other long-gone baseball shrines no one can ever revisit. And this was to connect a team with its DNA and with its fans, in numbers and proximity seldom seen. Perhaps Dr. Charles Steinberg, chief of marketing for the Dodgers, captured best the lure of "the opportunity to take people back to the time in their lives when they may have fallen in love with baseball. " By noon, seven hours before... (MLB.com)
Hollywood breaks out at a hockey game Mar 26, 2008
He also has fond memories of a couple of other sports venues that aren't there anymore -- Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium -- where he would sneak down into the high-priced seats behind third base just to get a better glimpse of Roberto Clemente. Those recollections are part of the reason he's so excited about filming the movie at the arena, which is slated for demolition when the new arena opens. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Mar 25, 2008
my kids took me to Oakland to visit the site of old Forbes Field. It was great to relive those childhood memories. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jerry Micco's sports chat transcript 03/19/08 Mar 20, 2008
onlyoneman: In response theWellHungarian, I'm reading the most recent book about Clemente and as soon as the Pirates won in 1960 after all the years of losing, the fans flocked to Forbes Field. The same thing would happen again. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
First night game at McKechnie Field rekindles Yankee-bashing memories Mar 19, 2008
That chance improved when the Pirates won the opener, 6-4, at Forbes Field. Mazeroski had a foreshadowing home run in that game. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
College baseball player savors his senior season - at age 53 Mar 9, 2008
Old enough to remember watching games in old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, his hometown ... His mother began taking Wilson to games at age 12 at Forbes Field, the old home of the Pirates demolished in 1971. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
A seniors moment: 53-year-old is a home run Mar 8, 2008
Old enough to remember watching games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, his hometown ... His mother began taking Wilson to games at age 12 at Forbes Field, the former home of the Pirates that was demolished in 1971. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Likek father, like son Feb 25, 2008
Lost to sea, his body was never recovered, and his family was left to sustain a legacy that stretched well beyond the outfield grass of Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Clemente s arm was legendary, his bat prolific, but Major League Baseball s Roberto Clemente Award honors neither the game s best fielder nor its best hitter. (Scranton Times, PA)
Softball Heads West To Palm Springs Classic Feb 21, 2008
The park features replicas of Wrigley Field, Fenway, Yankey Stadium, The Polo Grounds and Forbes Field. The 24-team tournament field showcases some of the most prestigious softball programs in the country, with 18 2007 NCAA Tournament teams including three of the eight teams that competed in the 2007 Women's College World Series (Baylor, Arizona, Northwestern). (Baylorbears.com)
Wilson, 53, starts final year as an OF for Pa. school Feb 14, 2008
As a boy, Wilson attended baseball games at Forbes Field in his hometown of Pittsburgh and fell in love with the sport. He wanted to be a ballplayer but, he said, his desire to be a part of the crowd in his neighborhood led him down a path of legal trouble, alcoholism and drug abuse. (USA Today -- Sports)
Obituary: Ed Vargo / Former big league umpire, lifelong resident of Butler Feb 5, 2008
" Mr. Vargo often was part of baseball history. He was behind the plate for the first night game in World Series history -- Oct. 13, 1971, at Three Rivers Stadium. Mr. May decided that 4-3 game against Baltimore with a run-scoring pinch-hit single in the seventh inning. Mr. Vargo worked two of Sandy Koufax's no-hitters, including the plate for the left-hander's perfect game against the Chicago Cubs Sept. 9, 1965. He was the plate umpire when Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's career home run record of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Large project: Big expectations Jan 26, 2008
After all, he's the son of the late Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale, who rose from head of the ushers union at Forbes Field to president of Pittsburgh City Council. But his plan for an old townhouse couldn't meet the standards of restoration purist Nick Kyriazi, vice president of the East Allegheny Community Council. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Grass or fake grass? Steelers haven’t decided yet Jan 9, 2008
When I was playing for North (Catholic, during the 1940s), we played at Forbes Field. Even though I was around it all the time, I really got a thrill out of it. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Colorful politician 'Jeep' DePasquale dies Jan 3, 2008
The son of an Italian immigrant, Mr. DePasquale was raised in the Panther Hollow section of Oakland during the Depression and worked as a batboy at Forbes Field in the 1930s ... Mr. DePasquale became a Forbes Field usher, ticket seller and, in 1958, president of the ushers' union. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kansas arrives in Florida for Orange Bowl Dec 28, 2007
Kansas traveled with only 33 of its 104 players Thursday on flight from Forbes Field in Topeka, Kan. The rest of the Jayhawks were allowed to fly to Miami on their own after spreading out across the country for the holidays. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Power restoration process steady Dec 17, 2007
" Poor road conditions continue to cause problems, the cooperative officials said. Meanwhile, Westar Energy said that as of 5:30 p.m. Friday, about 30,000 customers remained without electricity. Dickinson County has about 1,300 customers without power. Saline and Geary counties have 3,500 and 3,016 without electricity, respectively. More than 73,000 customers in Kansas remain without power (Westar at 38,000, Kansas Rural Electric Cooperatives at 35,000) as another winter storm is moving into the... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Kansas Guard unit trains at airfield Dec 14, 2007
Working out of Forbes Field in Topeka, Kan. 73rd CST watch standers received a call at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 4 from Fort Leavenworth Fire and Emergency Services personnel. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Dreyfuss draws highest honor Dec 4, 2007
Barney Dreyfuss was considered a shrewd evaluator of talent and is credited for making Forbes Field and the current World Series structure happen ... That mark is in the walls of the famous Forbes Field ... He enlisted the help of Andrew Carnegie to find a plot of land on which to build what would become Forbes Field, the home of the Pirates from 1909 to 1970. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Pirates' owner Dreyfuss gets spot in Hall Dec 4, 2007
A century later, Pirates' legendary owner makes Hall Dreyfuss, architect of great teams, World Series and Forbes Field, inducted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Courtesy of Pittsburgh Pirates Barney Dreyfuss, principal owner of the Pirates franchise until 1932, also is credited with building Forbes Field ... Mr. Dreyfuss is credited with the building of Forbes Field, which opened in 1909 at a cost of $2 million. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pirates' Dreyfuss elected to Hall of Fame Dec 4, 2007
Dreyfuss also is credited with the building of Forbes Field, which opened in 1909. The other Pirates in the hall are Wagner, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Paul and Lloyd Waner, Max Carey, Bill Mazeroski, Arky Vaughan, Pie Traynor, Ralph Kiner, Kiki Cuyler and Fred Clarke. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
WVU-Pitt rivalry made broadcast history in 1921 Dec 2, 2007
The next day, he became the first man to broadcast a major league baseball game, an 8-5 win by the Pirates over the Phillies at Forbes Field. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Countdown to the game Nov 29, 2007
The only redeeming thing about the Pitt campus has nothing to do with Pitt -- it's the remnants of Forbes Field that were preserved happily when the university bulldozed the rest of the ballpark. But I accentuate the negative, and I must congratulate Pitt for one thing -- for finally finding the money to wash off the Cathedral of Learning. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'412' literary festival takes year off; to return in '08 Nov 27, 2007
David Cicotello and Angelo J. Louisa, compilers of "Forbes Field: Essays and Memories of the Pirates' Historic Ballpark," are signing and selling the book here this week. Thursday: Jay's Book Stall, Oakland, 3-5 p.m.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dreyfuss a baseball pioneer Nov 26, 2007
Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss was instrumental in the construction of Forbes Field in 1909 ... His legacy would be left in the walls of the famous Forbes Field, and his fingerprints would be over a Pirates franchise for decades to come ... Instrumental in the Pirates' move from Exposition Park, Dreyfuss enlisted the help of Andrew Carnegie to find a plot of land on which to build what would become Forbes Field, the home of the Pirates from 1909 to 1970. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Washington Sunday: Hounds' season a howlin' success Nov 25, 2007
They defeated Wilkinsburg in the title game at Forbes Field. Monessen was a perennial regular-season powerhouse in the early part of this decade, making the playoffs every season from 2000 through 2004 and twice going undefeated in the regular season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Ed Bouchette on the Steelers: Turf at Heinz Field gains reputation as worst in NFL Nov 18, 2007
Yes, in the old days NFL teams played on fields where grass had given way to muck, and on the dirt infields and pitcher's mounds in such baseball parks as Forbes Field, Yankee Stadium and Cleveland Stadium. But these aren't the old days. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The Holiday List Nov 15, 2007
Holiday-themed 2,300-square-foot Miniature Railroad & Village with its largest original replica in more than a decade: Forbes Field (opens Nov. 23); Breakfast Express features trains, stories, breakfast, a morning of activities and crafts, "The Polar Express: The IMAX Experience" and more, Dec. 8, 15 and 22, 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; "The Christmas Star" in Buhl Digital Dome. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Science center railroad gets mini Forbes Field Nov 13, 2007
Miniature Forbes Field at science center ... Miniature Forbes Field at science center Tuesday, November 13, 2007 By Kevin Kirkland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... John Heller Patricia J. Rogers, historic exhibits coordinator at the Carnegie Science Center, adjusts some of the baseball fans that fill the seats of her hand-built Forbes Field scale model that is now part of the center's miniature railroad. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Next Page: Finding Private Enright Nov 11, 2007
It was the inaugural season of Forbes Field when Honus Wagner and the Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers led by Ty Cobb. By the end of his second enlistment and return to Pittsburgh, Enright had an impressive record. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Steelers joke, share tales at 75th year gala Nov 5, 2007
Dick Hoak, who spent 45 years with the organization as a player and a coach, remembered rustic practices at South Park and playing games at Forbes Field and Pitt Stadium. "If it weren't for football, I don't know what I would have done," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Girardi following in famed footsteps Oct 31, 2007
Houk, a backup catcher over those championship years, took over for Stengel on a full-time basis after the Bombers fell to the Pirates in the 1960 Fall Classic -- Bill Mazeroski's home run soaring over Berra's head at Forbes Field and effectively ending Stengel's run. Houk assumed a club that was powered in 1961 by the epic chase involving Mantle and Roger Maris, both in pursuit of Ruth's single-season home run record of 60. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
The Steelers at 75: New millennium, new home, same bare knuckles Oct 28, 2007
She remembers watching games in Forbes Field when it was so cold her brother ate peanuts, shells and all, and she attended the four Super Bowl games of the 1970s, including the one in Pasadena when Lynn Swann showed up at a party with ex-teammate O.J. Simpson. "We had lots of good times. I still have them," Mrs. Carr said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Steelers Dream Team Oct 27, 2007
"This was a time players didn't have strength, they didn't lift weights. I remember we were playing the Giants at Forbes Field one time and it was a very close game, and they were moving the ball. He sacked the quarterback three times in a row." The Steelers retired his No. 70 jersey in 1964 following his retirement, and he remains the only Steelers player to have received that honor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
'The Best Game Ever' Oct 21, 2007
Aside from simple slip-ups about Forbes Field's dimensions and seating capacity, batting stances and last names, Reisler is a fount of boneheaded baseball statements ... The long-running gathering to celebrate the Oct. 13 win at the remaining section of the Forbes Field wall (the spot where Maz's homer cleared is long gone) was held again this year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Face of team changes drastically in '90s Oct 21, 2007
Outside of anyone named Rooney, Mr. Noll connected generations -- coaching the final football game at Forbes Field, playing out the string in Pitt Stadium, leading the franchise into Three Rivers Stadium and still getting applause at Heinz Field. Noll leaves his mark. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
On Sports: Yogi really did say all the things that he said Oct 17, 2007
Yogi will live forever in old highlight films as the catcher for Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 Series and as the left fielder watching Bill Mazeroski's famous home run sail over the fence in Pittsburgh's old Forbes Field to win the 1960 Series for the Pirates in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. (The Union Democrat)
Pittsburgh Pirates pinnacle Oct 14, 2007
I learned this at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, and in my first year as a fan I spent most of the game facing the wrong way ... The book reads and feels like we're at Forbes Field that afternoon and we're watching some amazing Yankees and Pirates in action. (Albany Times Union)
