With baseball season quickly approaching, a program on Pittsburgh’s baseball stadiums seems timely. Most area residents are aware that Pittsburgh has had an incredible baseball history with great players, teams and historic moments, but few realize that Pittsburgh has often been in the lead in ballpark design and development. In his March program, Mark Fatla, lifelong baseball fan and author of Pittsburgh’s Historic Ballparks, will chronicle the the nine ballparks that hosted major league baseball in Pittsburgh from 1876 to the present. Fatla’s historic photographs will illustrate design and construction phases, the major changes as parks expanded and aged, and eventually the demolition of the ballparks. This program and the accompanying book provide a unique perspective on the rich history of Pittsburgh’s ballparks.