Identity
- Opened
- 1884
- Capacity
- -
- Surface
- -
- Roof
- -
- Replaced
- See team chronology
- Lease/status
- Status note not cached yet.
Pittsburgh, PA · ballpark file
Recreation Park
Union Park; 3A Park; the Coliseum
Tracked Usage
- Historical games
- 430
- First-last
- 1884-1890
- Home openers
- 19
- Attendance
- 51,775
- Avg BPF / PPF
- 94.1 / 95.4
- 2026 games
- 0
2026 Run Environment
- Scored games
- 0
- Avg total runs
- -
- Day / night
- 0 / 0
- First 2026
- -
- Last 2026
- -
- Next game
- -
Meaningful Games And Seasons
DB-derived highlightsHighest run totals · 2026
No scored 2026 games are cached for this venue yet.
Recent / next
No 2026 game rows mapped to this venue.
Peak attendance seasons
1887 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
33,500 attendance · 65 games · BPF 93
1888 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
13,000 attendance · 70 games · BPF 92
1890 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
4,275 attendance · 38 games · BPF 88
1886 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
1,000 attendance · 74 games · BPF 98
1889 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
0 attendance · 70 games · BPF 91
1885 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
0 attendance · 57 games · BPF 100
1884 · Pittsburg Alleghenys
0 attendance · 56 games · BPF 97
Team Chronology
Who used the park, and what came before/after| Team | Years | Games | Attendance | BPF | PPF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg AlleghenysPIT | 1887-1890 | 243 | 50,775 | 91.0 | 92.8 |
| Pittsburg AlleghenysPT1 | 1884-1886 | 187 | 1,000 | 98.3 | 99.0 |
Franchise Park Chain
PIT
Exposition Park I
1882-1883
69 games
Exposition Park II
1883-1883
17 games
Recreation Park
1884-1890
430 games
Pastime Park
1890-1890
1 games
Island Grounds
1890-1890
1 games
Exposition Park III
1891-1909
1,353 games
Forbes Field
1909-1970
4,760 games
Three Rivers Stadium
1970-2000
2,407 games
PNC Park
2001-2025
1,971 games
BB&T Ballpark at Bowman Field
2017-2019
2 games
Pittsburgh Ballparks
City view
Union Park
1878-1878
3 games · PIT01
Exposition Park I
1882-1883
69 games · PIT02
Exposition Park II
1883-1884
22 games · PIT03
Recreation Park
1884-1890
430 games · PIT04
Exposition Park III
1890-1915
1,572 games · PIT05
Forbes Field
1909-1970
4,760 games · PIT06
Three Rivers Stadium
1970-2000
2,407 games · PIT07
PNC Park
2001-2025
1,971 games · PIT08