Exposition Park III

Opened in 1890

Several venues share the name “Exposition Park”. See all of them.

About Exposition Park III

Exposition Park III was an MLB stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1890 and closed in 1915. Its last recorded capacity was 16,000. Tenants included Pittsburgh Burghers (MLB, 1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB, 1891–1908, 1909) and Pittsburgh Rebels (MLB, 1914–1915). In all, 3 MLB teams have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams.

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Photo of Exposition Park III — Photo by Boston Public Library. License: CC BY 2.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

16,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1890

Year Closed

1915

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elevation

730 ft

222 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Teams

Home seasons at Exposition Park III by team, 1890–1915. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Pittsburgh Rebels While based here: 2 seasons · 150-153-7 regular season · no postseason trips MLB · 1914–1915 Territory map on ImperialismMap	MLB	1914–1915
Pittsburgh Pirates While based here: 19 seasons · 1562-1145-51 regular season · 2 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 6 of 19 seasons) MLB · 1891–1909 Territory map on ImperialismMap Recreation Park 1884–1890 Exposition Park III 1891–1909 Forbes Field 1909–1970 All 7 home venues of the Pittsburgh Pirates Exposition Park I 1882 Exposition Park II 1883 Recreation Park 1884–1890 Exposition Park III 1891–1909 Forbes Field 1909–1970 Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000 PNC Park 2001–present	MLB	1891–1909
Pittsburgh Burghers While based here: 1 season · 60-71 regular season MLB · 1890 Territory map on ImperialismMap	MLB	1890

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

A season split between two home venues counts in full at each.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Exposition Park III?

The capacity of Exposition Park III is 16,000.

When was Exposition Park III built?

Exposition Park III opened in 1890.

Where did the Pittsburgh Pirates play before Exposition Park III?

Before moving to Exposition Park III in 1891, the Pittsburgh Pirates played at Recreation Park from 1884 to 1890.

Where did the Pittsburgh Pirates play after Exposition Park III?

After leaving Exposition Park III in 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to Forbes Field in 1909. They played there until 1970.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 30 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 40.4469, -80.0105

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Exposition Park I	1882–	Same site
Exposition Park II	1883–	Same site
Exposition Park	1890–1915	Same site
Three Rivers Stadium	1970–2001	0.1 mi
PNC Park	2001–	0.3 mi
Acrisure Stadium	2001–	0.3 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.