Forbes Field
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Forbes Field was a historic multi-purpose stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates and a venue for early NFL games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forbes Field canonical | 23 |
| Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Forbes Field Context triple: [Pittsburgh Steelers, formerStadium, Forbes Field]
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A.
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was a historic baseball stadium in Brooklyn, New York, best known as the longtime home of the Brooklyn Dodgers before their move to Los Angeles.
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B.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Philadelphia, best known as the longtime home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Philadelphia Phillies.
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C.
Rickwood Field
Rickwood Field is a historic baseball park in Birmingham, Alabama, widely regarded as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and a former home of both minor league and Negro League teams.
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D.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was a historic multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as a longtime home of the city’s professional baseball and football teams.
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E.
Henderson Field
Henderson Field is a strategically vital airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became a focal point of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forbes Field Target entity description: Forbes Field was a historic multi-purpose stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates and a venue for early NFL games.
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A.
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was a historic baseball stadium in Brooklyn, New York, best known as the longtime home of the Brooklyn Dodgers before their move to Los Angeles.
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B.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Philadelphia, best known as the longtime home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Philadelphia Phillies.
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C.
Rickwood Field
Rickwood Field is a historic baseball park in Birmingham, Alabama, widely regarded as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and a former home of both minor league and Negro League teams.
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D.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was a historic multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as a longtime home of the city’s professional baseball and football teams.
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E.
Henderson Field
Henderson Field is a strategically vital airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became a focal point of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Wellford Leavitt ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1908-01-01 ⓘ |
| capacity |
about 25,000 at opening
ⓘ
over 35,000 at peak ⓘ |
| cityNeighborhood | Oakland ⓘ |
| closed | 1970-06-28 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel and concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1971-07-01 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
asymmetrical outfield dimensions
ⓘ
no roof over the grandstand ⓘ |
| famousFor |
picturesque setting and early modern ballpark design
ⓘ
site of first live radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game ⓘ |
| firstMLBRadioBroadcastYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| historicStatus | portions preserved as historic landmark ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| leagueHosted |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ |
| leftFieldWallSectionPreservedAt |
University of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh campus
|
| location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Forbes ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1960 World Series
ⓘ
Bill Mazeroski’s Game 7 walk-off home run in 1960 World Series ⓘ |
| opened | 1909-06-30 ⓘ |
| outfieldWallMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| owner | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| scoreboardRelocatedTo | Three Rivers Stadium ⓘ |
| siteUse |
University of Pittsburgh
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surface form:
University of Pittsburgh campus
|
| successorVenue | Three Rivers Stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenantEnd |
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball 1998
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Pittsburgh Panthers football 1924 ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Steelers 1963
|
| tenantStart |
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball 1909
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Pittsburgh Panthers football 1909 ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers 1933 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesHosted |
1909 World Series
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1925 World Series ⓘ 1927 World Series ⓘ 1960 World Series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forbes Field Description of subject: Forbes Field was a historic multi-purpose stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates and a venue for early NFL games.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1925 World Series
subject surface form:
1925 World Series
subject surface form:
1925 World Series
subject surface form:
1925 World Series
subject surface form:
1925 World Series
this entity surface form:
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)