Editing Forbes Field (section)

===Memorials===
In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.  Several thousand fans attended the dedication as well as Wagner himself.  His failing health caused him to never leave his open convertible in which he arrived (Wagner died near the end of that year).  The {{convert|1800|lbs|adj=on}} statue was moved to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970.  Today, the statue stands at the home plate entrance of [[PNC Park]].<ref name="BonkDan" />

[[File:Forbes Field wall 406ft.jpg|thumb|left|The left field wall was moved to PNC Park in 2009]]

[[File:Forbes Field Monument, Pittsburgh, PA.JPG|thumb|Forbes Field Monument, Pittsburgh, PA]]
The portion of the left field wall over which [[Bill Mazeroski]] hit his walk-off home run to end the 1960 World Series, between the scoreboard and the "406 FT" sign, no longer stands at its original location. A portion of that wall, including the distance marker, had been sliced off and moved to the Allegheny Club at Three Rivers Stadium. Before the Three Rivers demolition, the section of the wall was salvaged, and in 2009 it was restored and placed on the Riverwalk outside of [[PNC Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pirates Show Off Revamped PNC Park|first=Jenifer|last=Langosch|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=4139136&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=April 7, 2009|archive-date=April 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409044301/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=4139136&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maz's Wall Displayed Again by Pirates|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-pirates-mazswall&prov=ap&type=lgns|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=April 10, 2009|access-date=April 10, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

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Meanwhile, the original location of that wall is outlined by bricks extending from the left-center field wall across Roberto Clemente Drive and into the sidewalk. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk marks the spot where Mazeroski's home run cleared the wall.<ref name=WeHad/> The left-center and center field brick wall with "457 FT" and "436 FT" painted on it still stands at its original location, along with the stadium's flagpole, adjacent to the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Mervis Hall|Mervis]] and [[Posvar Hall]]s.<ref name=Bucs176/> Despite not technically being the correct section of wall where Mazeroski's famous home run cleared, it is often locally referred to as "Mazeroski's Wall." This portion of the wall remained after Forbes Field was torn down, and was refurbished in 2006 in time for the [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] hosted in Pittsburgh.<ref name=Restor>{{cite news |title=Forbes Field Remnants Restored|first=Tony|last=LaRussa|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_451126.html#axzz33d3JAeAI|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|date=May 6, 2006|access-date=September 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Forbes Field to Rise Again|first=Bob|last=Hoover|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06167/698812-63.stm|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=June 16, 2006|access-date=April 18, 2009}}</ref> In addition, a wooden replica of an entrance to the stadium, including a ticket window and players entrance, was constructed and placed near the remaining wall in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carpenters Re-Create Entrance to Forbes Field|first=Kevin|last=Kirkland|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06189/704227-30.stm|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=July 8, 2006|access-date=October 12, 2009}}</ref>  The home plate used in the stadium's final game remains preserved in the University of Pittsburgh's [[Wesley W. Posvar Hall|Posvar Hall]].<ref name=Restor/><ref>{{cite news |title=Crosley Field and Forbes Field|url=http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9707/stadiums/crosley.forbes.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 1, 2008}}</ref> However, its location has been altered; author John McCollister wrote, "Had architects placed home plate in its precise spot about half of the Pirates fans could not view it. The reason: it would have to be on display in the fifth stall of the ladies' restroom."<ref>{{harvnb|McCollister|2008|p=105|Ref=none}}</ref> However, the original location of the home plate has been more recently determined by others to be approximately {{convert|81|ft}} away from its current display, just inside the [[University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs|GSPIA]]/Economics Library, and not in a restroom as has been popularly believed.<ref>{{cite video |title=Searching for Home Plate|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/multimedia/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=4743737&flvUri=&partnerclipid=|medium=web|publisher=Post-Gazette Publishing Co|people=Andrew Rush|date=2010|access-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref>

A ceremony is held each October 13 at the outfield wall in Oakland to listen to a taped broadcast of the final game of the 1960 World Series.<ref name=WeHad>{{harvnb|O'Brien|1998|pp=319–21|Ref=none}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|McCollister|2008|p=95|Ref=none}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fans Relive Joy of Pirates' 1960 World Series Win|first=Kevin|last=Kirkland|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08284/918907-13.stm|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=October 10, 2008|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> The tradition was started by [[Squirrel Hill]] resident Saul Finkelstein, who at 1:05&nbsp;pm on October 13, 1985, sat alone at the base of the flagpole and listened to the [[NBC]] radio broadcast of [[Chuck Thompson]] and [[Jack Quinlan]].<ref name=FF150>{{harvnb|McCollister|2008|p=150|Ref=none}}</ref> Finkelstein continued the tradition for eight more years, until word spread and other people began attending in 1993.<ref name="FF150"/> On October 13, 2000—the game's 40th anniversary—over 600&nbsp;people attended to listen to the broadcast, including Mazeroski himself.<ref name=FF153>{{harvnb|McCollister|2008|p=153|Ref=none}}</ref> For the 50th anniversary, on October 13, 2010, a plaque honoring Mazeroski was dedicated and more than 1,000 attended the broadcast, including Mazeroski and several other former Pirates.<ref>{{cite news|title=Game 7 'Still Feels Like It Happened Yesterday'|first=Robert|last=Dvorchak|url=http://post-gazette.com/pg/10287/1095059-63.stm|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=October 14, 2010|archive-date=October 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015191931/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10287/1095059-63.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>