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unusual facts about Forbes Field


Wesley Posvar

In 2000 Pitt's Forbes Quadrangle building, on the site of the former Forbes Field, was renamed Wesley W. Posvar Hall in his honor.


Fritz Coumbe

Coumbe saved himself from baseball anonymity as one of the few players to appear in the major leagues' last triple-header, played on October 2, 1920 between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.

The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs

Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - May 25, 1935 – 540 feet - off Guy Bush - first roof shot at Forbes - hit house across Bouquet St - third homer of the day, final homer of his career.


see also

190th

190th Air Refueling Wing (aka Kansas Coyotes), an aerial refueling unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas