10 Facts You May Not Know About Forbes Field

2. Construction of Forbes Field started on March 1, 1909. In the end, the cost to build the park was 1 million dollars.

3. Forbes Field was holds many of baseball's “firsts.” It was the first ballpark in America constructed of concrete and steel. They were the first to hold their tiers and to include ramps, elevators, and luxury suites.

4. The Pittsburgh Pirates competed against the Chicago Cubs on opening day at Forbes Field on June 30, 1909.

5. Also, in 1909, the first year that Forbes Field opened, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series. The game pitted baseball greats Ty Cobb (Detroit) against Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh).

6. David J McDonald, president of the United Steel Workers, keeping score Forbes Field 1956.

7. Ticket prices at Forbes Field in 1960.

9. The final game at Forbes Field was played on June 28, 1970, in a game against the Chicago Cubs. Forbes Field started and ended with the Pirates playing against the Chicago Cubs.

10. In a span of more than 4,700 games and 61 years, Forbes Field would never have a no-hitter thrown in its spacious confines that the Bucs call the ballpark home.