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Rickwood Field Notebook: How Baseball HOF honored Willie Mays
Sports Business Journal· 1 day agoIt’s rare that a plaque leaves Cooperstown, but bringing the plaques to the masses who can’t get to...
Rickwood on display; weekly quiz: Down in Alabama
Birmingham News· 23 hours agoThe MLB at Rickwood ballgame is in the books, and seemingly successfully so. The Negro leagues were honored during most of the telecast on Fox, with a...
'It's a shrine': Cardinals set to honor Negro Leagues history with game at iconic Rickwood Field
KSDK St. Louis· 5 days agoWhen the Giants and Cardinals take the field in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, a special chapter...
Bob Kendrick talks loss of Willie Mays ahead of historic game in Birmingham
WDAF via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoNegro Leagues,” Kendrick said. “And that’s what makes this story so special, and that’s what makes...
MLB is honoring the Negro Leagues with game at historic Alabama ballpark. What to know
Today· 2 days agoBirmingham, Alabama's Rickwood Field will be a central character when MLB honors the Negro Leagues...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoPrecious few ballparks that hosted Negro League teams are still around. “We should preserve these...
Rickwood Field's legendary history: How Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues made the iconic stadium...
CBS Sports· 1 day agoIt is older than both Wrigley Field and Fenway Park – indeed it is the oldest venue for professional...
Willie Mays was supposed to be honored at a Negro League tribute game. The event takes on new...
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoTwo days after losing one of its most illustrious stars, Major League Baseball will honor the Say...
Scott Bandura returns to Rickwood Field ‘grateful to be included’ in MLB’s Negro Leagues celebration
Philly.com· 17 hours agoFrom front fender to muffler tail, the white, silver, and black 1947 Flxible Clipper bus, could not...
Willie Mays was supposed to be honored at a Negro League tribute game. The event takes on new...
CNN.com· 3 days agoMays, the electrifying Hall of Famer who mastered all facets of the game and whose remarkable catch...