Pittsburgh Pirates play their first game in Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh Pirates play their first game in Three Rivers Stadium

ByThis Day in Baseball

On July 16, 1970, In precisely the same spot as Exposition Park, the home of the Pirates from 1891 to 1909,  the Pittsburgh Pirates play their first game in Three Rivers Stadium, the successor to Forbes Field. Dock Ellis throws the first pitch in the new stadium and future Hall of Famer Willie Stargell rips…

Chicago’s Ken Holtzman gives up two hits and two Astro runs – both unearned – and drops a 2 – 1 decision at Houston. Billy Williams makes a bid for a game-tying homer in the 9th but his long fly hits an Astrodome speaker and drops foul.

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Chicago’s Ken Holtzman gives up two hits and two Astro runs – both unearned – and drops a 2 – 1 decision at Houston. Billy Williams makes a bid for a game-tying homer in the 9th but his long fly hits an Astrodome speaker and drops foul.