{"id":8706,"date":"2018-05-21T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=8706"},"modified":"2018-05-25T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T14:30:20","slug":"great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Great moments in Pittsburgh sports history: early days"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.aligncenter {width: 120%;height: auto;max-width: 120%;margin: 10px -10%;}b, strong {font-weight: 700;text-transform: uppercase;font-size: 20px;letter-spacing: 0.5px;text-align: center;line-height: 25px;}@media only screen and (max-width:700px){.aligncenter {width: 100%;height: auto;max-width: 100%;margin: 10px auto;}}.menu-days{width:100%;height:auto;display:inline-block;margin:5px auto 10px}.menu-days ul{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-around;list-style:none}.menu-days ul li{max-width:100px;width:100px;text-align:center;transition:.5s all ease-in-out;background:#4d4d4d;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);border-radius:5px}.menu-days ul li.current,.menu-days ul li:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);background:#222;border-radius:5px}.menu-days ul a{text-decoration:none;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)}.menu-days ul li.notyet,.menu-days ul li.notyet:hover{background:rgba(34,34,34,.5);color:rgba(255,255,255,.5)}<\/style>\n<p><em>The Post-Gazette\u2019s Out of the Archives: Sports is a photographic tour through the city\u2019s rich sports history. From the Penguins\u2019 Stanley Cup championship this past June to the Pirates\u2019 World Series victory in 1909, fans can both learn by peering decades into the past and relive more recent glory by flipping through dozens of vivid images that bring these iconic moments back to life. The Steelers, Penguins and Pirates are featured prominently, but some of the best moments from the college and high school ranks also make the list that shows why Pittsburgh is one of the best sports towns in America. Today, in Part 1 of a five-part series, we look at the top moments from before 1970.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"menu-days\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/\">Early days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/22\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-1970-1989\/\">1970-1989<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/23\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-1990-2004\/\">1990-2004<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/24\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-2005-2009\/\">2005-2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"current\">2010-present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Maz goes deep | Oct. 13, 1960 | James G. Klingensmith\/Post-Gazette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/6-pirates-world-series-victory-yankees-1960pg-archive9ir00krz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?fit=2246%2C2537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2246,2537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ALL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bill Mazeroski coming into homeplate during the 1960 World Series...THIS IS A POST-GAZETTE PHOTO THIS IS A POST-GAZETTE PHOTO by James G. Klingensmith Century  Original Filename: 1960_WORLD_SERIES_MAZEROWSK.JPG  century millennium project  pirates   Original Filename: BUCS_maz1960b.jpg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6. Pirates World Series Victory Yankees 1960(PG ARCHIVE)9ir00krz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bill Mazeroski coming into homeplate during the 1960 World Series&#8230;THIS IS A POST-GAZETTE PHOTO THIS IS A POST-GAZETTE PHOTO by James G. Klingensmith Century  Original Filename: 1960_WORLD_SERIES_MAZEROWSK.JPG  century millennium project  pirates   Original Filename: BUCS_maz1960b.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?fit=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?fit=800%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz-907x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C903\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?resize=907%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 907w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?resize=768%2C868&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?resize=310%2C350&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pirates fans still gather at what\u2019s left of Forbes Field\u2019s outfield wall in Oakland every year on Oct. 13 at 3:36 p.m., so you know what happened at that moment nearly 60 years ago was rather important.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, that\u2019s when Bill Mazeroski hit his game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees, bringing a dramatic end to a 35-year championship drought for the Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, the blast remains iconic as the only walk-off homer in Game 7 of any World Series. The title remains the last one clinched by a Pittsburgh pro team in the city. And Mazeroski? He\u2019s in the Hall of Fame and immortalized with a statue outside PNC Park inspired by his trot around the bases on that October afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Almost perfect | May 26, 1959 | PG Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/5-haddix-no-hitter-braves-1959pg-archive96600kex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?fit=2210%2C1496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2210,1496\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Digital Link&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;PG Archive\\nMay 26, 1959\\nPirates pitcher Harvey Haddix is best known for pitching a nearly perfect game on May 26, 1959.\\nPost-Gazette file&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5. Haddix No-Hitter Braves 1959(PG ARCHIVE)96600kex\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;PG Archive&lt;br \/&gt;\nMay 26, 1959&lt;br \/&gt;\nPirates pitcher Harvey Haddix is best known for pitching a nearly perfect game on May 26, 1959.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPost-Gazette file&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?fit=800%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8709\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex-1024x693.jpg?resize=800%2C541\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?resize=1024%2C693&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?resize=768%2C520&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?resize=517%2C350&amp;ssl=1 517w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5.-Haddix-No-Hitter-Braves-1959PG-ARCHIVE96600kex.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pirates\u2019 Harvey Haddix pitched arguably the greatest game in the history of baseball on May 26, 1959. And he still lost.<\/p>\n<p>Then 33, Haddix tossed 12 perfect innings in his start against the Milwaukee Braves. That\u2019s 36 hitters up, 36 hitters down. The Pirates\u2019 lack of offense caught up with him in the 13th inning, though. The bid for a perfect game ended when third baseman Don Hoak allowed Felix Mantilla to reach on an error. Then Milwaukee\u2019s Joe Adcock hit a homer a few batters later to break up the no-hitter and deal Haddix and the Pirates a painful 1-0 loss.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Haddix, his streak of perfection that day remains the big league record. And in an age when starters rarely pitch into the ninth inning, it\u2019s hard to imagine how anyone will ever break it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold in Berlin | Aug. 4, 1936 | PG Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/4-pitts-john-woodruff-wins-800-meters-gold-medal-pgarcive_9cv00kds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?fit=2138%2C2157&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2138,2157\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ALL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;John Woodruff crossing the finish line victorious at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. We do have some pictures of him in his Pitt uniform during his undergrad days. 800-meter champ John Woodruff  He is a Connelsville native and was a Pitt student at the time he won. We are doing a story for Friday&#039;s paper, the 70th anniversary of his victory. He literally stopped during the race to escape being boxed in and ran around the pack to win. He is the only living member of the 1936 Olympic team. He is 91.  He and his wife, Rose, live in Fountan Hills, Arizona, which is in the Tempe\\\/Phoenix area, at the Fountain Hills Senior Community Center, 16455 East Avenue of the Fountains, apartment A120. John has had both legs amputated. Photo would be arranged through his wife, Rose. \\tphone 480-836-4929   Original Filename: spts ho 1936 Woodruff John.jpg   Original Filename: 1936a.jpg  PUBLISHED CAPTION: University of Pittsburgh student John Woodruff crosses the finish line victorious at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. When he returned home, however, he wasnt allowed to travel with his Pitt teammates to compete in meets in the South.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4. Pitts&#8217; John Woodruff Wins 800 Meters Gold Medal (PGARCIVE)_9cv00kds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John Woodruff crossing the finish line victorious at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. We do have some pictures of him in his Pitt uniform during his undergrad days. 800-meter champ John Woodruff  He is a Connelsville native and was a Pitt student at the time he won. We are doing a story for Friday&#8217;s paper, the 70th anniversary of his victory. He literally stopped during the race to escape being boxed in and ran around the pack to win. He is the only living member of the 1936 Olympic team. He is 91.  He and his wife, Rose, live in Fountan Hills, Arizona, which is in the Tempe\/Phoenix area, at the Fountain Hills Senior Community Center, 16455 East Avenue of the Fountains, apartment A120. John has had both legs amputated. Photo would be arranged through his wife, Rose. \tphone 480-836-4929   Original Filename: spts ho 1936 Woodruff John.jpg   Original Filename: 1936a.jpg  PUBLISHED CAPTION: University of Pittsburgh student John Woodruff crosses the finish line victorious at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. When he returned home, however, he wasnt allowed to travel with his Pitt teammates to compete in meets in the South.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?fit=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?fit=800%2C807&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds-1015x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C807\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?resize=1015%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1015w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?resize=768%2C775&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?resize=347%2C350&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4.-Pitts-John-Woodruff-Wins-800-Meters-Gold-Medal-PGARCIVE_9cv00kds.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Woodruff wasn\u2019t the household name of the politically charged 1936 Olympics. That was Jesse Owens. But the Connellsville native and Pitt track star did make his own big contribution to history in those Games.<\/p>\n<p>With Adolf Hitler watching, Woodruff found himself boxed in early in the 800-meter final. He quickly made the risky decision to drop to the back of the pack in search of running room, and it paid off. Woodruff charged back to the front to win gold, joining Owens among black American athletes whose victories reportedly embarrassed the Nazi dictator.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, Woodruff is still one of just two Pitt athletes to win Olympic gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Babe\u2019s last hurrah | May 25, 1935 | PG Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/babe-ruth-in-pittsburgh-may-22-1935\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?fit=1872%2C1262&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1872,1262\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;PG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Babe Ruth in Pittsburgh  May 22 1935&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Babe Ruth in Pittsburgh  May 22 1935&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Babe Ruth in Pittsburgh  May 22 1935\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Babe Ruth in Pittsburgh  May 22 1935&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?fit=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?fit=800%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj-1024x690.jpg?resize=800%2C539\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?resize=1024%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?resize=768%2C518&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?resize=519%2C350&amp;ssl=1 519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?w=1872&amp;ssl=1 1872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.-Babe-Ruth-Forbes-Field-1935PG-ARCHIVE7dx00lgj.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 25, 1935 was going to be a special day at Forbes Field no matter what. Babe Ruth, who\u2019d spent 21 of his 22 big league seasons in the American League, was making a rare visit to Pittsburgh with his National League Boston Braves in his final season, giving local baseball fans a precious chance to check out the game\u2019s most famous player in person.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, they got to see a little bit of history, too.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth launched what turned out to be the final three homers of his Hall of Fame career in an 11-7 loss to the Pirates. The last shot, No. 714, stood as baseball\u2019s career mark for decades until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carnegie Tech\u2019s greatest upset | Nov. 27, 1926 | From the collection of Marci Swanson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/5fn01li2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?fit=1872%2C1422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1872,1422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5FN01LI2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Carnegie Tech, 1926&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?fit=800%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8713\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2-1024x778.jpg?resize=800%2C608\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?resize=768%2C583&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?resize=461%2C350&amp;ssl=1 461w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?w=1872&amp;ssl=1 1872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5FN01LI2.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Knute Rockne\u2019s legend is built on his fiery pep talks, but he wasn\u2019t even around to deliver one when his Notre Dame squad needed it against Carnegie Tech \u2014 now Carnegie Mellon \u2014 in 1926.<\/p>\n<p>The College Football Hall of Fame coach opted to attend the Army-Navy game rather than travel with his team to its contest at Forbes Field, and the Tartans made him regret it. Not only did they shut out the Fighting Irish offense, they scored four times on a defense that had allowed a total of seven points in its first eight games. The result was a 19-0 shocker of a victory that derailed Notre Dame\u2019s hopes for an undefeated season.<\/p>\n<p>Decades later, it remains one of the biggest upsets in the history of college football, let alone Pittsburgh sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battle of the bests | Oct. 16, 1909 | PG Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-15tMyZaY\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/1909-pittsburgh-pirateshandout-photo-courtesy-of-the-pittsburgh-pirates\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?fit=2210%2C1441&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2210,1441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ALL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;1909 Pittsburgh Pirates\\nHandout photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1909 Pittsburgh Pirates\\nHandout photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1909 Pittsburgh PiratesHandout photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Pirates\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1909 Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;br \/&gt;\nHandout photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?fit=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?fit=800%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8714\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab-1024x668.jpg?resize=800%2C522\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?resize=537%2C350&amp;ssl=1 537w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.-1909-Pirates_team_BuccoPhoto89f00kab.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 1909 World Series featured one of the greatest individual battles the city has ever seen.<br \/>\nThe Pirates\u2019 Honus Wagner was the hero. The Hall of Fame shortstop, eight-time batting champion and Carnegie native was 35 and looking to help his team avenge a loss to Boston in the first modern World Series back in 1903.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit\u2019s Ty Cobb was the villain. The outfielder was just 22 but already well on his way to a Hall of Fame career that included a Triple Crown, an MVP award and 12 batting titles.<br \/>\nIn the end, Wagner\u2019s Pirates got redemption in a thrilling seven-game series in which pitcher Babe Adams stole the spotlight from both men. The rookie\u2019s shutout win in Game 7 was his third of the Series and gave the city its first of many major sports championships.<\/p>\n<p><em>Be sure to check out the printed edition of &#8220;Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports History&#8221; on May 29.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Post-Gazette\u2019s Out of the Archives: Sports is a photographic tour through the city\u2019s rich&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class='more-link' href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/21\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-early-days\/'>Look at the pictures<span class='screen-reader-text'>Great moments in Pittsburgh sports history: early days<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":8708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1405,944],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.-Pirates-World-Series-Victory-Yankees-1960PG-ARCHIVE9ir00krz.jpg?fit=2246%2C2537&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8682,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/05\/23\/great-moments-in-pittsburgh-sports-history-1990-2004\/","url_meta":{"origin":8706,"position":0},"title":"Great moments in Pittsburgh sports history: 1990-2004","date":"May 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Post-Gazette\u2019s Out of the Archives: Sports is a photographic tour through the city\u2019s rich sports history. 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