Donovan homers, Cardinals beat Giants 6-5 in game at Rickwood Field honoring Mays and Negro Leagues

MLB at Rickwood Field: Cardinals top Giants in star-studded affair that paid homage to the late Willie Mays

The game and atmosphere lived up to its billing

St. Louis Cardinals Best San Francisco Giants in Historic Game at Rickwood Field

In the first MLB game ever played at Rickwood Field – the oldest ballpark in America and a monument to the Negro Leagues – the St. Louis Cardinals snuck past the San Francisco Giants.

Cardinals win historic 'Tribute to the Negro Leagues' game at Rickwood Field

The Saint Louis Cardinals have emerged victorious in Thursday night's Major League Baseball game at Rickwood Field, defeating the San Francisco Giants.

MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson remembers Willie Mays at historic Rickwood Field: 'He was pure baseball'

MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson sat on the Fox Sports panel at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday night in mourning, much like the rest of the baseball world is after the death of Willie Mays. Mays died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon at 93 years old, two days before this long-awaited game between the St. Louis Cardinals and his San Francisco Giants was to be played at the Negro Leagues field he competed at with the…

Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field - Seymour Tribune

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old daughter Haley, who was wearing San Francisco Giants gear. In […]

Willie Mays Tributes Pour In At Rickwood Field MLB Ceremony

Thursday night marks Major League Baseball's celebration of the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. And in a bit of upsetting timing, the Rickwood game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants comes just a few days after the passing of MLB and Giants legend Willie Mays at 93-years-old.READ: Loss Of A Legend: Baseball Great Willie Mays Dies At 93-Years-OldBut a number of former legends and relations to Mays sha…