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List of baseball parks in Pittsburgh

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List of baseball parks in Pittsburgh

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.

Note: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the "North Side", was a separate city until 1908. The ball club changed its formal name from "Allegheny" to "Pittsburg(h)" in 1887, although the team remained physically located in the city of Allegheny.

Recreation Park
Occupants: Location: Allegheny Avenue (west); Pennsylvania Avenue (north); Grant (now Galveston) Avenue (east); Boquet (now Behan) Street (south); Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway (now Norfolk Southern Fort Wayne Line) (northeast) Currently: Businesses
Exposition Park
Occupants: Location: South Avenue (north, first base) - corresponds to the current General Robinson Street; School Avenue (later Scotland Avenue, now Tony Dorsett Drive) (east, third base); railroad tracks and Allegheny River (south, left field) - just east of the future site of Three Rivers Stadium Currently: Parking lot for Heinz Field
Forbes Field
Occupants: Location: Oakland district - Boquet Street (southwest, first base); Sennott Street (northwest, third base), Joncaire Street (south, right field); Schenley Park (northeast, left/center fields) Currently: Park and buildings for University of Pittsburgh
Ammon Field aka Ammons Field
Occupants: Location: 2217 Bedford Avenue (south); Somers Drive (east) Currently: playground and Josh Gibson Field diamonds
Greenlee Field
Occupant: Pittsburgh Crawfords - Negro Leagues (1932–1938) Location: 2501 Bedford Avenue (south, first base); Municipal Hospital (now Garden of Hope) (east, right field) Currently: Bedford Dwellings housing project
Three Rivers Stadium
Occupants: Pittsburgh Pirates - NL (mid-1970 – 2000) Location: 600 Stadium Circle Currently: Parking lot for Heinz Field
PNC Park
Occupant: Pittsburgh Pirates - NL (2001–present) Location: 115 Federal Street - Federal Street (east, left field); General Robinson Street (north, third base); Mazeroski Way (west, first base); North Shore Trail and Allegheny River (south, right field)

References

List of baseball parks in Pittsburgh Wikipedia


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