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'Always played the game with enthusiasm'
The Week· 8 hours agoFrommer. While a "case can be made for New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth," Mays combined his own slugging ability "with outstanding speed and defense,...
Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 1
Major League Baseball· 5 hours agoWhen the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee – containing baseball historians and journalists as well as former executives and players – released...
It's the 30th anniversary of June 17, 1994: World Cup in Chicago; Knicks vs. Rockets; O.J. Simpson...
CBS Sports· 3 days agoIn between, New York City had championship fever, the first World Cup on U.S. soil began, and Ken...
Only encounter with 'The Say Hey Kid' left a lasting impression
The Salem News· 1 hour agoI made it to Ferncroft faster than a speeding bullet. I was nervous but ready to meet the Hall of...
Two Former Rebels Take the Diamond at Legendary Birmingham Ballpark
Sports Illustrated· 1 day agoThis week, Major League Baseball has scheduled games at Rickwood Field, the legendary stadium in...
After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
CBS News via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoWillie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed...
Negro Leagues Museum plans watch party for historic Rickwood Field game
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 7 hours agoThe oldest ballpark in America, which I still in use, is set to make history again with an MLB game...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoIt’s a staggering number: 182. When you consider the opposing teams in the minors, the barnstorming...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo Sports· 12 hours agoAgain, Mays was 40. For a long time, Babe Ruth was the most celebrated player in baseball history,...
President Joe Biden pays tribute to ‘original’ Willie Mays after MLB great’s death | CNN
CNN.com· 15 hours agoHe finished his career with 660 home runs – then the second most behind Babe Ruth – and was just as...
