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1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Season
The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 59th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 54th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 78–76. Offseason * Prior to 1940 season: Billy Cox was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 16 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–4 , , Klinger (1–0) , , Davis , , Lanahan (1) , , 16,600 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , April 22 , , Cubs , , 9–5 , , Bowman (1–0) , , Passeau , , Butcher (1) , , 10,461 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , April 23 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Brown (1–0) , , French , , — , , 4,138 , , 3–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 24 , , Cubs , , 4–9 , , Lee , , Butcher (0–1) , , — , , 3,809 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 25 , , Cardinals , , 9–10 , , Shoun , , Klinger (1–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. The stadium also served as the home American football, football field for the University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football, "Pitt" Panthers from 1909 to 1924. The stadium was named after its adjacent street, Forbes Ave., itself named for British general John Forbes (British Army officer), John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758. The US$1 million ($ million today) project was initiated by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss, with the goal of replacing his franchise's then-current home, Exposition Park (Pittsburgh), Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel, the first such stadium in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
