Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia, PA), is located in the western part of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. Once at the center of the United States steel industry, the city is today better known as a center of higher learning, healthcare and high technology.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys, International Association (1877-78)
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys, American Association (1882-1886)
- Pittsburgh, Union Association (1884)
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys, National League (1887-1890)
- Pittsburgh Keystones, League of Colored Baseball Clubs (1887)
- Pittsburgh Burghers, Players League (1890)
- Pittsburgh Pirates, National League (1891-present)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State League (1892)
- Homestead Grays, No League Affiliation (1910-1931)
- Pittsburgh Filipinos, United States League (1912)
- Pittsburgh Stogies, Federal League (1913)
- Pittsburgh, Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1912)
- Pittsburgh Rebels, Federal League (1914-1915)
- Pittsburgh Keystones, Negro National League (1922)
- Pittsburgh Crawfords, Negro Leagues (1931-1932)
- Homestead Grays East-West League (1932)
- Homestead Grays Negro National League (1933, 1935-1939)
- Pittsburgh Crawfords, Negro National League (1933-1938)
- Homestead Grays, Associate Members of the Negro National League (1934)
People who were born here[edit]
- Bob Adams, infielder/catcher
- Peter Angelos, owner
- Dennis Bair, minor league pitcher
- Bill Baker, owner
- Mark Baldwin, pitcher
- John Balquist, college coach
- Tony Bartirome, infielder
- Bill Bayne, pitcher
- Glenn Beckert, infielder
- David Bednar, pitcher
- Will Bednar, minor league pitcher
- Buddy Bell, infielder; manager
- Gene Benson, outfielder
- Mike Berger, minor league outfielder; General Manager
- Tun Berger, catcher
- Bill Blair, pitcher
- Garnett Blair, pitcher
- Lonnie Blair, pinch runner
- Lute Boone, infielder
- Charlie Bradford, pitcher
- Grant Briggs, catcher
- Greg Brodzinski, coach
- Clarence Bruce, infielder
- Andy Bruckmiller, pitcher
- David Bush, pitcher
- Nate Buttenfield, minor league pitcher
- Jack Calhoun, infielder
- Billy Campbell, pitcher
- Scoops Carey, infielder
- Bobby Cargo, infielder
- Chick Cargo, minor league infielder
- Gene Carney, author
- Murray Chass, writer
- Willie Clark, infielder
- Brant Colamarino, minor league infielder
- Rip Collins, catcher
- Guy Conti, coach
- Jason Conti, outfielder
- Chris Cooper, minor league pitcher
- Betty Jane Cornett, AAGPBL pitcher/infielder
- Jack Cummings, catcher
- Frank Curry, umpire
- Bobby Del Greco, outfielder
- Jake Dittler, minor league pitcher
- Bill Doak, pitcher
- Ryan Ellis, minor league infielder
- Paul Failla, minor league infielder
- Michael Finocchi, minor league pitcher
- Red Fisher, outfielder
- Bill Fulton, pitcher
- John Gallagher, infielder
- Jim Gardner, pitcher
- Ryan Garko, infielder
- Gino Gentile, minor league outfielder
- Chris George, pitcher
- Lefty George, pitcher
- Gus Getz, infielder
- Rube Geyer, pitcher
- Josh Gibson Jr., minor league infielder
- Sam Gillen, infielder
- Ernest Gooden, infielder
- Howie Gorman, outfielder
- Elmer Gray, scout
- Jim Gray, infielder
- Gary Green, infielder
- Steve Griffin, minor league infielder and manager
- Elmer Guckert, umpire
- Ad Gumbert, pitcher
- Billy Gumbert, pitcher
- Bill Hallman, infielder; manager
- Ian Happ, outfielder
- Bill Hardisty, college coach
- John Harris, owner
- Mo Harris, infielder, umpire
- Fred Hartman, infielder
- Dillon Haviland, drafted pitcher
- Austin Hendrick, minor league outfielder
- John Hinton, infielder
- Ed Householder, outfielder
- Art Howe, infielder; manager
- Charlie Hughes, infielder
- Ed Hutchinson, infielder
- Bill Jackson, infielder
- Alex Jones, pitcher
- Dax Jones, outfielder
- Dutch Jordan, infielder
- Harry Jordan, pitcher
- Jack Joyce, scout
- Russ Kemmerer, pitcher
- Ray Kennedy, pinch-hitter
- Frank Killen, pitcher
- Alex Kirilloff, outfielder
- Enos Kirkpatrick, infielder
- Harry Kirsch, pitcher
- Austin Kitchen, pitcher
- Dejan Kovacevic, writer
- Ray Krawczyk, pitcher
- Al Krumm, pitcher
- Tony LaCava, minor league player; scout
- Al Lachowicz, pitcher
- Chappy Lane, infielder
- Al Lang, minor league executive
- Chip Lang, pitcher
- Chuck Lauer, outfielder/catcher
- Derek Law, pitcher
- Joe Law, minor league pitcher
- John Lawler, umpire
- Gene Layden, outfielder
- David Lee, pitcher
- Regis Leheny, pitcher
- Jim Levey, infielder
- Len Levy, coach
- Jack Lewis, infielder
- Phil Lewis, infielder
- Pat Leyland, minor league catcher and manager
- John Lickert, catcher
- William Locke, owner
- Bobby Lowe, infielder
- Larry Lucchino, executive
- Joe Lydic, minor league infielder
- Frank Madden, catcher
- Al Mamaux, pitcher
- Dan Marino, drafted player
- Jack McCandless, outfielder
- Harry McChesney, outfielder
- John McCollister, author
- John McCurdy, minor league infielder
- Sam McDowell, pitcher
- Denny McKnight, manager
- Pete McShannic, infielder
- Johnny Miljus, pitcher
- Eddie Miller, infielder
- Jim Miller, infielder
- Mason Miller, pitcher
- Ray Miller, infielder
- John Mohardt, outfielder
- Patrick Monteverde, minor league pitcher
- Lew Moren, pitcher
- John Mullin, umpire
- Alexander Nevin, infielder
- Bob O'Brien, pitcher
- Billy Otterson, infielder
- Jim Pastorius, pitcher
- Maurice Peatros, infielder
- Ben Pfinsgraff, minor league pitcher
- Marr Phillips, infielder
- Al Pratt, pitcher, manager; umpire
- Bob Priddy, pitcher
- Grant Psomas, minor league infielder
- Bob Purkey, pitcher
- Jason Rakers, pitcher
- Ed Rakow, pitcher
- Bill Regan, infielder
- Wally Reinecker, infielder
- Cy Rheam, infielder
- Doug Robbins, minor league catcher
- Frank Robison, owner
- Stanley Robison, owner; manager
- Ormsby Roy, infielder/outfielder
- Brian Sackinsky, pitcher
- Bob Sadowski, pitcher
- Ed Sadowski, catcher
- Jim Sadowski, pitcher
- Ted Sadowski, pitcher
- John Salamon, minor league pitcher
- Tom Satriano, catcher
- Ed Sauer, outfielder
- Hank Sauer, outfielder
- Paul Schaal, infielder
- Lou Schettler, pitcher
- Joe Schultz, outfielder
- Mark Seaver, minor league pitcher
- Jake Seymour, pitcher
- Frank Shaffer, outfielder
- Spike Shannon, outfielder
- August Shaumeyer, minor league player and manager
- Don Shaw, pitcher
- Jim Shaw, pitcher
- John Shearon, outfielder
- Tom Shirley, minor league pitcher
- Ernie Sites, minor league outfielder
- Elmer Smith, pitcher/outfielder
- Frank Smith, pitcher
- Germany Smith, infielder
- Heinie Smith, infielder; manager
- Jimmy Smith, infielder
- Kevan Smith, catcher
- Moose Solters, outfielder
- Donald Spencer, minor league infielder
- Bill Steen, pitcher
- Gene Steinbrenner, infielder
- George Susce, catcher
- George Susce, pitcher
- Buck Sweeney, outfielder
- Frank Thomas, outfielder/infielder
- Will Thompson, pitcher
- Trent Thornton, pitcher
- Wyatt Turner, catcher
- Bob Veselic, pitcher
- Neil Walker, infielder
- Bobby Wallace, infielder; manager; umpire; Hall of Fame
- Andy Warhol, artist
- John Wehner, infielder
- Josh Wilson, infielder
- Mike Yastrzemski, minor league outfielder
- Zarley Zalewski, minor league outfielder
- Bob Zupcic, outfielder
People who died here[edit]
- David Allen, Negro league player
- Whitey Alpermann, infielder
- Joe Atkins, infielder
- Mark Baldwin, pitcher
- Sammy Bankhead, infielder/outfielder
- Bill Benswanger, general manager
- Tun Berger, catcher
- Marty Berghammer, infielder
- Jimmy Binder, infielder
- Bill Blair, pitcher
- Lonnie Blair, pinch runner
- Tiny Bonham, pitcher
- Lute Boone, infielder
- Grant Briggs, catcher
- Clarence Bruce, infielder
- Dick Buckley, catcher
- Ed Butka, infielder
- Matt Carlisle, infielder
- Ann Cindric, AAGPBL pitcher
- Sensation Clark, pitcher
- Willie Clark, infielder
- Harry Colgan, umpire
- Rip Collins, catcher
- Jess Cortazzo, pinch hitter
- Dan Costello, outfielder
- Ken Crawford, infielder
- Morrie Critchley, pitcher
- Jack Dalton, outfielder
- Doug Danforth, owner
- Larry Delo, minor league pitcher
- Alex Donoghue, outfielder
- Gus Dundon, infielder
- Earl Francis, pitcher
- Pud Galvin, pitcher, manager; Hall of Fame
- Jim Gardner, pitcher
- Robert Gaston, catcher
- Josh Gibson, catcher; Hall of Fame
- Robert Gibson, pitcher
- Sam Gillen, infielder
- Ernest Gooden, infielder
- Dennis Graham, outfielder
- Jim Gray, infielder
- Gus Greenlee, owner
- Dick Groat, infielder
- George Grosart, outfielder
- Ad Gumbert, pitcher
- Billy Gumbert, pitcher
- Lee Handley, infielder
- Mo Harris, infielder, umpire
- Don Hoak, infielder
- Mike Hopkins, catcher
- Charlie Hughes, infielder
- Rufus Jackson, Negro Leagues owner
- Don Jefferson, catcher
- Tom Johnson, owner
- Henry Jones, pitcher
- Harry Jordan, pitcher
- Frank Killen, pitcher
- Enos Kirkpatrick, infielder
- Harry Kirsch, pitcher
- Elmer Knetzer, pitcher
- John Lawler, umpire
- Gene Layden, outfielder
- Regis Leheny, pitcher
- Frank Lobert, infielder
- Leo Mackey, minor league player
- Frank Madden, catcher
- Nick Maddox, pitcher
- Jack McCandless, outfielder
- Harry McChesney, outfielder
- Denny McKnight, manager
- Edgar McNabb, pitcher
- George Meister, infielder
- Lefty Mellix, pitcher
- Jim Miller, infielder
- Ray Miller, infielder
- Ralph Mitterling, outfielder
- Willis Moody, outfielder
- Lew Moren, pitcher
- Ed Morris, pitcher
- Eudie Napier, catcher
- Ron Northey, outfielder
- Frank O'Brien, umpire
- Billy Otterson, infielder
- Ted Page, outfielder
- Jim Pastorius, pitcher
- Gabe Patterson, outfielder
- Marr Phillips, infielder
- Bill Pierce, infielder
- Squiz Pillion, pitcher
- Cum Posey, manager; Hall of Fame
- Charles Power, umpire
- Al Pratt, pitcher, manager; umpire
- Bob Prince, broadcaster
- Tom Quinn, catcher
- Bill Regan, infielder
- Wally Reinecker, infielder
- Cy Rheam, infielder
- Jim Ritz, infielder
- John Robb, umpire
- Rosey Rowswell, broadcaster
- Ormsby Roy, infielder/outfielder
- Ted Sadowski, pitcher
- Harry Salmon, pitcher
- Skeeter Scalzi, infielder
- Rube Sellers, outfielder
- Jake Seymour, pitcher
- Elmer Smith, pitcher/outfielder
- Frank Smith, pitcher
- Jimmy Smith, infielder
- Moose Solters, outfielder
- Roy Sparrow, writer
- George Sprys, minor league outfielder
- Gene Steinbrenner, infielder
- Sam Streeter, pitcher
- Harry Swan, pitcher
- Ed Swartwood, outfielder; umpire
- Buck Sweeney, outfielder
- Joe Taylor, outfielder
- John Tener, pitcher
- Frank Thomas, outfielder/infielder
- Will Thompson, pitcher
- Steve Toole, pitcher
- Pie Traynor, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
- Wyatt Turner, catcher
- Tony Venzon, umpire
- Joe Vitelli, pitcher
- Butts Wagner, infielder
- Tom Walker, pitcher
- Fuzzy Walton, outfielder
- Joe Ware, outfielder
- Frank Warfield, infielder, manager
- Jasper Washington, infielder
- Bob Way, infielder
- Bobby Williams, infielder; manager
- Roy Williams, pitcher
- Brandon Young, drafted outfielder
- Henry Youngman, infielder
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Allegheny High School (now closed)
- Bishop Canevin High School
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Central Catholic High School
- Connelley Vocational High School (now closed)
- Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus
- Duquesne Prep (now closed)
- Duquesne University
- East Liberty Academy (now closed)
- Edgewood High School (now closed)
- Fifth Avenue High School (now closed)
- Forbes High School (now closed)
- North Catholic High School (now moved to the suburbs)
- North Hills Senior High School
- Langley High School
- Latimer School (now closed)
- Liberty High School (now closed)
- Oliver High School (now closed)
- Peabody High School (now closed)
- Pittsburgh Perry High School
- Plum Senior High School
- Point Park University
- St. John's Lyceum (now closed)
- Schenley High School (now closed)
- Seton-LaSalle Catholic High School
- Shady Side Academy
- Shaler Area High School
- South Hills High School (now closed)
- Taylor Allderdice High School
- University of Pittsburgh
- Westinghouse High School
Further Reading[edit]
- Adam Berry: "Pittsburgh boasts rich Negro Leagues history", mlb.com, December 22, 2020. [1]
- Alan Cohen: "From Sandlot to Center Stage: Pittsburgh Youth All-Star Games 1944-59", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Steel City Stories, The National Pastime, SABR, 2018, pp. 60-63.
- Matt Monagan: "A teacher's quest to mark every Pittsburgh Negro League grave: Vince Ciaramella is working on a project that could take years", mlb.com, February 7, 2023. [2]
- John Racanelli: "A View from the Bench: Baseball Litigation and the Steel City", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Steel City Stories, The National Pastime, SABR, 2018, pp. 55-59.
- Mark Whitaker: Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2018. ISBN 9781501122392
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