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  1. Rickwood Field was the passionate pursuit of a young Birmingham, Alabama industrialist, Rick Woodward. While still in his 20s, Woodward bought controlling interest in the city’s professional baseball team, the Coal Barons.

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      THE ’67 A’S VOTED THE BEST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF RICKWOOD...

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      Of the 351 members who have been elected to the National...

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      Modeled primarily after Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Rickwood...

  2. Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro leagues.

  3. Jun 20, 2023 · The Cardinals and Giants will face each other at the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S., where Willie Mays played for the Black Barons. The game will honor the Negro Leagues and Mays, and will be broadcast nationally on FOX.

  4. Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, will be the site of a special Regular Season contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024.

  5. Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the US and will host a special game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024. Learn about the ballpark information, directions, parking, security, accessibility and more.

  6. Of the 351 members who have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 181 have played, managed, umpired or led a baseball team at Rickwood Field since 1910. Rickwood Field is heralded due to the distant era of its opening, but it is the players who give that legacy its meaning.

  7. The Oldest Baseball Park in America, Birmingham’s Rickwood Field, opened on Aug. 18, 1910, when the hometown Birmingham Barons beat the visiting Montgomery Climbers. In the 114 years since, more ...

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