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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Posvar Hall was built on the plot where Forbes Field was demolished.(Photos via ULS Archives)

Take me back to the ballgame: Fans reflect on Forbes Field

By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer • October 12, 2017

Where students now slouch in their seats, fans once sat on edge, moments away from witnessing a historic sports event on Oct. 13, 1960 — now dubbed Mazeroski Day. In game seven of the 1960 World...

Fans gathered outside the Forbes Field Wall across from Schenley Plaza to celebrate Mazeroski Day. Edward Major II | Staff Photographer

Good Times: Pirates fans celebrate historic home run on Mazeroski Day

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor • October 13, 2016

It was Oct. 13, 1985, and Saul Finkelstein was having a bad day. But it was also the 25th anniversary of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees. So Finkelstein,...

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