Rickwood Field
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Rickwood Field is a historic baseball park in Birmingham, Alabama, widely regarded as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and a former home of both minor league and Negro League teams.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball park
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | H. B. Wheelock ⓘ |
| builder | Rick Woodward ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 10,800 ⓘ |
| city | Birmingham ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Negro League baseball history
ⓘ
landmark of Southern baseball history ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam |
Birmingham Barons
ⓘ
Birmingham Black Barons ⓘ Birmingham Barons ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham Coal Barons
|
| hasBeenFilmLocationFor |
42
ⓘ
Cobb ⓘ Soul of the Game ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Rickwood Classic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
manual scoreboard
ⓘ
outfield wall advertising signs ⓘ steel-and-concrete grandstand ⓘ |
| historicDesignation |
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| isClaimedToBe | oldest professional baseball park in the United States ⓘ |
| leagueUsedFor |
Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor League Baseball
Negro Leagues ⓘ
surface form:
Negro leagues
|
| location |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| managedBy | Friends of Rickwood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rick Woodward ⓘ |
| notablePlayerAssociated |
Josh Gibson
ⓘ
Reggie Jackson ⓘ Satchel Paige ⓘ Willie Mays ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| openingDate | August 18, 1910 ⓘ |
| owner |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Birmingham
|
| primaryUseStatus | no longer regular home of a professional team ⓘ |
| renovation | extensive restoration in the 1990s ⓘ |
| RickwoodClassicIs | annual throwback minor league game ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| status | still standing ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tourism | open for tours and special events ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college baseball games
ⓘ
exhibition baseball games ⓘ high school baseball games ⓘ special events ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Birmingham Barons