Rising in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Rickwood Field

Opening Day: August 18, 1910

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 8, 2010

1. Rickwood Field Marker

Inscription. Built by Birmingham industrialist A. H. “Rick” Woodward, Rickwood Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as “America’s Oldest Baseball Park,” Rickwood Field is now home to Birmingham’s high school teams as well as men’s amateur teams and numerous tournaments. Springtime in Birmingham features the Birmingham Barons’ vintage “Rickwood Classic” game each year between the Barons and a Southern League opponent. The Friends of Rickwood organization has responsibility for the preservation, restoration and revitalization of this living museum of Southern baseball. From Willie Mays to Ty Cobb to Babe Ruth to Dizzy Dean to Walt Dropo and Reggie Jackson, Rickwood Field has experienced baseball at its finest for more than one hundred years.

Erected 2010 by Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Birmingham.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department series list.

Location. 33° 30.148′ N,

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86° 51.409′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Rising. It is at the intersection of 12th Street Southwest and 1st Court West, on the right when traveling north on 12th Street Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Rickwood Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Birmingham - Southern College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Walker Memorial Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Elyton Courthouse Bell (approx. 1.1 miles away);

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 8, 2010

2. Rickwood Field Marker

Wilson's Raiders (approx. 1.1 miles away); United Confederate Veterans (approx. 1.1 miles away); Graymont Elementary School (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Ticket Entrance to Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, January 24, 2009

3. Ticket Entrance to Rickwood Field

Outfield View of Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, January 24, 2009

4. Outfield View of Rickwood Field

Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, January 24, 2009

5. Rickwood Field

The View From The Pitcher's Mound at Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 8, 2010

6. The View From The Pitcher's Mound at Rickwood Field

Home of Barons Baseball Sign At Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 8, 2010

7. Home of Barons Baseball Sign At Rickwood Field

How Many Famous Baseball Players That Have Walked Through This Tunnel at Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 8, 2010

8. How Many Famous Baseball Players That Have Walked Through This Tunnel at Rickwood Field

Photo of The Black Barons on Display at Rickwood Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, January 24, 2009

9. Photo of The Black Barons on Display at Rickwood Field

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,652 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 29, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 9, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.