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PNC Park

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PNC Park

Address: 115 Federal Street
Location: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home teams: Pittsburgh Pirates

Field Size
Left Field – 325 feet (99 m)
Left-Center – 383 feet (117 m)
Deep Left-Center Field – 410 feet (125 m)
Center Field – 399 feet (122 m)
Right-Center – 375 feet (114 m)
Right Field – 320 feet (98 m)
Backstop – 51 feet (16 m)

Special Events:
2006 All Star Game

Ball Park First Game

Date – 4/9/2001
Starting Pitchers – Pirates vs. Reds: 4/9/2001
Final Score 8-2 (CIN)
Attendance – 36,954
Starting Pitchers Todd Ritchie (PIT); Chris Reitsma (CIN)
First Batter – Barry Larkin (CIN) Result – Struck Out
First Hits – Sean Casey (CIN),Homered to RCF (1st)
First Run – Dmitri Young (CIN)
First RBI – Sean Casey (CIN)
First Homerun – Sean Casey (CIN) vs. Todd Ritchie (PIT) on 4/9/2001 (1st inning)
First Grandslam – Sammy Sosa (CHN) vs. Jose Silva (PIT) on 4/20/2001 (9th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Jack Wilson (PIT) vs. Brooks Kieschnick (MIL) on 7/2/2004 (6th inning)
First No Hitter – Homer Bailey (CIN) vs. Pirates on 9/28/2012

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BALL PARK TRIVIA –
When Barry Larkin led off in the first game at PNC Park he became the first player to lead off in the first game at two different active parks, having also led off in the first game at Milwaukee’s Miller Park three days before; Barry Larkin was also the first batter to open an active park with a strikeout; When Sean Casey recorded the first hit at PNC Park he became the only player to earn the first hit at two active parks.

 

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Notable Events and Chronology

Pittsburgh Pirates move into their new $262 million home at PNC Park

Pittsburgh Pirates move into their new $262 million home at PNC Park

In the seventh inning of the Pirates' 2-1 loss to St. Louis at PNC Park, Ross Ohlendorf strikes out the side on nine pitches, becoming only the 41st pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat. The 27 year-old right-hander's victims during his immaculate inning are Redbirds Kevin Greene, Julio Lugo, and Jason LaRue, all who are retired at first base after swinging at pitches in the dirt.

In the seventh inning of the Pirates’ 2-1 loss to St. Louis at PNC Park, Ross Ohlendorf strikes out the side on nine pitches, becoming only the 41st pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat. The 27 year-old right-hander’s victims during his immaculate inning are Redbirds Kevin Greene, Julio Lugo, and Jason LaRue, all who are retired at first base after swinging at pitches in the dirt.

Brandon Crawford becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam

Brandon Crawford becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam

Erik Kratz, who tossed an ineffective inning for the Astros in an 11-1 rout by the Angels in April, becomes the first player in the modern era to catch and pitch for two teams in the same season when he throws a scoreless ninth inning in relief in the Pirates' 15-4 loss to the Giants at PNC Park. The 36 year-old journeyman backstop, who was obtained from the Halos earlier in the month, allows two hits, striking Brandon Belt for the first out of the frame.

Erik Kratz, who tossed an ineffective inning for the Astros in an 11-1 rout by the Angels in April, becomes the first player in the modern era to catch and pitch for two teams in the same season when he throws a scoreless ninth inning in relief in the Pirates’ 15-4 loss to the Giants at PNC Park. The 36 year-old journeyman backstop, who was obtained from the Halos earlier in the month, allows two hits, striking Brandon Belt for the first out of the frame.

2016 - John Jaso becomes the first player to hit for the cycle in the history of PNC Park when he pulls off the rare feat in an 8 - 4 Pirates win over the Cubs. The last Pirates player to amass a cycle had been Daryle Ward, in 2004.

2016 – John Jaso becomes the first player to hit for the cycle in the history of PNC Park when he pulls off the rare feat in an 8 – 4 Pirates win over the Cubs. The last Pirates player to amass a cycle had been Daryle Ward, in 2004.

Dovydas Neverauskas, taking the roster spot of DL-bound Adam Frazier, becomes the second person born in Lithuania, but the first raised there, to appear in a major league game when he throws two innings of one-run ball for the Pirates in 14-3 loss to the Cubs at PNC Park. A’s outfielder Joe Zapustas, who played two games for the team in 1933, was also born in the Baltic state, but spent his childhood in Boston.

Dovydas Neverauskas, taking the roster spot of DL-bound Adam Frazier, becomes the second person born in Lithuania, but the first raised there, to appear in a major league game when he throws two innings of one-run ball for the Pirates in 14-3 loss to the Cubs at PNC Park. A’s outfielder Joe Zapustas, who played two games for the team in 1933, was also born in the Baltic state, but spent his childhood in Boston.

Walking on the Roberto Clemente Bridge near PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA, umpire John Tumpane sees a woman climb over the railing. Realizing she is suicidal and about to jump into the Allegheny River below, Tumpane reaches and grabs her, and then gets assistance from other passers-by to prevent her from making the fatal leap until emergency workers can arrive on the scene.

Walking on the Roberto Clemente Bridge near PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA, umpire John Tumpane sees a woman climb over the railing. Realizing she is suicidal and about to jump into the Allegheny River below, Tumpane reaches and grabs her, and then gets assistance from other passers-by to prevent her from making the fatal leap until emergency workers can arrive on the scene.

2017 - The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 - 2, to complete a four-game sweep at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homers and Chris Stewart has three hits to back Jameson Taillon's strong pitching. Milwaukee's seemingly comfortable 5 1/2 games lead atop the NL Central at the All-Star break has suddenly shrunk to only one game over Chicago and the Pirates are also back in the thick of the race after winning 11 of 13 to move within three games of the Brew Crew.

2017 – The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 2, to complete a four-game sweep at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homers and Chris Stewart has three hits to back Jameson Taillon’s strong pitching. Milwaukee’s seemingly comfortable 5 1/2 games lead atop the NL Central at the All-Star break has suddenly shrunk to only one game over Chicago and the Pirates are also back in the thick of the race after winning 11 of 13 to move within three games of the Brew Crew.

2017 - Rich Hill of the Dodgers pitches 9 no-hit innings against the Pirates at PNC Park - but has nothing to show for it. Carrying a perfect game through 8 innings, Hill loses that bid when the Pirates' lead-off batter in the 9th, Jordy Mercer hits a hard smash to third that Logan Forsythe fails to field, being charged with an error. Hill retires the next three batters however, but the Dodgers having failed to score all day, he is back on the mound for the start of the 10th and Josh Harrison hits a walk-off homer that barely reaches the seats, handing him a 1 - 0 loss instead of a place in history.

2017 – Rich Hill of the Dodgers pitches 9 no-hit innings against the Pirates at PNC Park – but has nothing to show for it. Carrying a perfect game through 8 innings, Hill loses that bid when the Pirates’ lead-off batter in the 9th, Jordy Mercer hits a hard smash to third that Logan Forsythe fails to field, being charged with an error. Hill retires the next three batters however, but the Dodgers having failed to score all day, he is back on the mound for the start of the 10th and Josh Harrison hits a walk-off homer that barely reaches the seats, handing him a 1 – 0 loss instead of a place in history.

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