&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Exposition_Park_Pittsburgh_1903.jpg) Game 4 of the 1903 World Series at Exposition Park. | |
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| Location | Allegheny City, Pa. (pre-1907) Pittsburgh, Pa. (1907–c.1915) |
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| Capacity | 16,000[1] |
| Field size | Left and Right Field – 400 feet (122 m) Center Field – 450 feet (137 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | c. 1915 |
| Tenants | |
| Baseball Allegheny (AA) (1882–1883) Pittsburgh Burghers (PL) (1890) Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (1891–1909) Pittsburgh Filipinos (USBL) (1912) Pittsburgh Stogies/Rebels (FL) (1913–1915) Football Allegheny Athletic Association (1890–1891, 1894, 1896) Duquesne Country & A.C. (1895–1900) Homestead Library & A.C. (1901) Western University of Pennsylvania (1904–1908) | |
| Official name | First World Series |
| Designated | September 18, 1998[2] |
Exposition Park was the name given to three historic stadiums, located in what is today Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The fields were used mainly for professional baseball and American football from c. 1879 to c. 1915. The ballparks were initially located on the north side of the Allegheny River in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The city was annexed into Pittsburgh (then often spelled "Pittsburg") in 1907, which became the city's North Side, located across from Pittsburgh's downtown area. Due to flooding from the nearby Allegheny River, the three stadiums' exact locations varied somewhat. The final version of the ballpark was between the eventual sites of Three Rivers Stadium and PNC Park.
In 1903, the third incarnation of Exposition Park was the first National League ballpark to host a World Series game. The Western University of Pennsylvania (WUP)—known today as the University of Pittsburgh—played home football games at Exposition Park, and also used the park as a home field for the university's baseball team.[3]
- ^ "Ballparks: 1887 - Present", Pirates Ballparks, PittsburghPirates.com, retrieved 1 January 2009
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ The Owl, University of Pittsburgh, 1911, p. 205, retrieved 2010-05-20