Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
According to the Pirates, a space was left intentionally blank for a 16th inscription which remains empty as "a reflection of the incomplete circle of Roberto Clemente's life." [2] The statue was moved to its current location in PNC Park in 2001, and stands outside the park's centerfield gate. [2]
In 2001, the Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled a 12-foot statue of Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell, just before the opening of PNC Park. [1] It was created by sculptor Susan Wagner who also created the statue of Stargell's ex-teammates Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski. [2]
The statue was relocated to Three Rivers Stadium in 1972 and again to PNC Park in 2001 where it currently stands, just outside the home plate entrance. [ 1 ] Inside the statue, sealed in a tube, are a list of names of former and then-current Pirates' players who gave contributions to the statue at the time of its dedication.
Statue of Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh): A statue of baseball player Roberto Clemente which was dedicated by the Pittsburgh Pirates outside Three Rivers Stadium in 1994 and then re-dedicated in 2001 upon the opening of PNC Park. Statue of Roberto Clemente (New York City): A statue of baseball player Roberto Clemente which was installed at ...
Apr. 11—They are usually easy to spot high atop PNC Park — waving large skull-and-crossbones flags and sporting tricorn hats, bandanas and patches over their eyes. Some carry fake swords in ...
Early NL Central leader Milwaukee begins a four-game set at PNC Park on Monday night. Jones, just 22 himself, will get the ball with a chance to take another step forward and halt his team's slide.
As the lease on PNC Park creeps toward expiration, a new black and gold billboard looms over the Boulevard of the Allies at Grant Street with the rallying cry “Abandon ship, Bob! Sell the team.”
PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S. In 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue of Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski , commemorating the 50th anniversary of his walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series , one of the most iconic moments in baseball and sports history.