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Old 11-13-2025, 09:50 PM
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The Day the Sky Rained Money (1940, Pittsburgh)
During a Pirates-Reds doubleheader at Forbes Field, a gust from a passing storm ripped open a payroll blimp advertising Gulf Oil. $2,400 in singles—worth $55,000 today—spiraled onto the bleachers. Ushers abandoned posts; the organist played “Pennies from Heaven.” A 12-year-old paperboy, Tony Russo, stuffed $47 into his cap and bought his mother a Frigidaire. The Pirates won both games; the blimp pilot was fired. Tony’s bill #G00471940 is framed at the Heinz History Center.
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Old 11-13-2025, 10:55 PM
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Great story, but man does that photo looked staged (everyone has their hands identically in the air, the dollar bills looked to clear and photoshopped).

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The one-legged woman being impaled by that handrail is almost as odd as the placement of the mini-pipe organ.
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The one-legged woman being impaled by that handrail is almost as odd as the placement of the mini-pipe organ.
Speaking of the organ, there are so many things wrong with it. They couldn’t even get the keys right.
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Not Forbes Field which had Longines clock in left field.
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That's an AI generated photo. Lots of telltale signs.
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Not Forbes Field which had Longines clock in left field.

Correct.

Also, a thank you for posting the Mazeroski home run from someone who goes to the wall every October 13.
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Not Forbes Field which had Longines clock in left field.
Obviously, it's PITT-CIN Park. Everyone remembers good ol' PITT-CIN Park!
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