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Bookmark or Share- Home - Rickwood FieldRickwood 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.
- Rickwood Field - WikipediaRickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest existing professional baseball park in the United States. [7] [8] 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.
- History of Rickwood FieldOf 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.
- About Rickwood Field | MLB at Rickwood Field - MLB.comOf 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.
- Ballpark Information | MLB at Rickwood Field | MLB.comRickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the US, will host a special game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024.
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