Posts Tagged ‘Ohio River’
The Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1970 through 2000, was located in the North Shore section of Pittsburgh. The multipurpose stadium was nestled along the Allegheny River, adjacent to where that river converges with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River, hence the stadium’s name. It is hard to believe that…
Read MoreThe Cinergy of Riverfront Stadium
Riverfront Stadium was home to the Cincinnati Reds from June 1970, through the end of the 2002 season. The stadium literally fronted the Ohio River, hence the name. Riverfront Stadium was renamed Cinergy Field in 1996, thus replacing a terrific, classic stadium name with a terrifically awful stadium name. While Cinergy Field may have been…
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