The statue was created by sculptor
Frank Vittor and was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Professional Baseball Association as "a lasting tribute to his character and abilities." It was dedicated on April 30, 1955, at
Schenley Park, just outside the left-field fence of
Forbes Field, with then-
MLB Commissioner Ford Frick in attendance. During the ceremony, Frick said: The statue was relocated to
Three Rivers Stadium in 1972 and again to
PNC Park in 2001 where it currently stands, just outside the home plate entrance. Inside the statue, sealed in a tube, are a list of names of former and then-current Pirates' players who gave contributions to the statue at the time of its dedication. The statue has the following inscription on it: ==See also==