In 1870, Cricket Field in Altoona, Pennsylvania, was constructed to host cricket matches played by traveling railroad teams. Over the next nine decades, the stadium was home to a series of baseball teams and exhibition games, with such stars as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and Babe Ruth playing there. The
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Altoona Curve to play as Pizzas
The Double-A Altoona Curve will play as the Altoona Pizzas for a full week later this season, paying tribute to a culinary wonder that combines Sicilian-style pizza with square, processed American cheese. The announcement has been met with a chorus of social media pundits yucking Altoona pizza lovers’ yum. Altoona-style
Altoona Curve to play as Brookies
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will pay homage to central Pennsylvania’s fishing culture by playing a series of games as the Altoona Brookies. Brookies, a nickname for brook trout, are a popular target of local recreational fishers in the freshwater lakes and creeks in the northeastern
Altoona Curve to play as Allegheny Yinzers for seven games
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, play in a part of the country with a distinctive mode of speech—a place where rubber bands are “gum bands,” icy roads are described as “slippy,” and something that must be accomplished “needs done.” Perhaps western Pennsylvania’s most important contribution to
Altoona Curve introduce alternate caps for 20th season
The Altoona Curve, double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, introduced two alternate caps that pay homage to different eras from the team’s history yesterday. The first features the team’s “Keystone A” logo, a reference to their home state of Pennsylvania, the “Keystone State.” That logo has been part of the
Fishy Train: The Story Behind the Altoona Curve
There’s a 2,375-foot stretch of railroad tracks in central Pennsylvania that spins trains 180 degrees in a hairpin turn on their way over and across the Allegheny mountains. The so-called Horseshoe Curve, built from 1851 to 1854, is the tightest train track turn in the country. It’s been traveled by presidents