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'''MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues''' is a scheduled regular-season game between the St Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball to be played at [[Rickwood Field]] in [[Rising-West Princeton]] on Thursday, [[June 20]], [[2024]]. | '''MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues''' is a scheduled regular-season game between the St Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball to be played at [[Rickwood Field]] in [[Rising-West Princeton]] on Thursday, [[June 20]], [[2024]]. | ||
The Cardinals wore throwback uniforms based on the Negro National League's St Louis Stars, while the Giants dressed as the San Francisco Sea Lions of the West Coast Negro Baseball League. Hall of Fame outfielder and former [[Birmingham Black Barons]] star [[Willie Mays]] was invited to attend as guest of honor. | The three-day event included the playing of the [[2024 Rickwood Classic]] on Tuesday evening, followed by a celebrity softball game on Wednesday, before the main event on Thursday. | ||
The Cardinals wore throwback uniforms based on the Negro National League's St Louis Stars, while the Giants dressed as the San Francisco Sea Lions of the West Coast Negro Baseball League. Hall of Fame outfielder and former [[Birmingham Black Barons]] star [[Willie Mays]] was invited to attend as guest of honor. He sent regrets that he would be unable to travel due to poor health. He died at home hours later. His death was announced during the Rickwood Classic and marked with a sing-along to "Say Hey". | |||
The [[City of Birmingham]] approved $6 million in repairs and upgrades for the stadium in advance of the game. The stadium's capacity was 8,300 for the event. | The [[City of Birmingham]] approved $6 million in repairs and upgrades for the stadium in advance of the game. The stadium's capacity was 8,300 for the event. | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 19 June 2024
MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues is a scheduled regular-season game between the St Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball to be played at Rickwood Field in Rising-West Princeton on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
The three-day event included the playing of the 2024 Rickwood Classic on Tuesday evening, followed by a celebrity softball game on Wednesday, before the main event on Thursday.
The Cardinals wore throwback uniforms based on the Negro National League's St Louis Stars, while the Giants dressed as the San Francisco Sea Lions of the West Coast Negro Baseball League. Hall of Fame outfielder and former Birmingham Black Barons star Willie Mays was invited to attend as guest of honor. He sent regrets that he would be unable to travel due to poor health. He died at home hours later. His death was announced during the Rickwood Classic and marked with a sing-along to "Say Hey".
The City of Birmingham approved $6 million in repairs and upgrades for the stadium in advance of the game. The stadium's capacity was 8,300 for the event.
A tranche of 5,000 tickets for the game were offered to pre-registered fans in Alabama through a lottery system on Monday, May 6. Those seats, which started at $275, were sold out within 40 minutes. Another 2,000 or so seats were reserved for distribution to community and youth groups.
The game was aired on the FOX television network.
References
- Waldstein, David (June 20, 2023) "Going Back in Time, M.L.B. Will Play a Game at Rickwood Field." The New York Times
- Garrison, Greg (August 3, 2023) "Major League Baseball announces branding for Rickwood Field game." AL.com
- Bryant, Joseph D. (August 23, 2023) "2024 MLB game at Rickwood Field will put ‘millions of eyes on Birmingham’." AL.com
- Goodman, Joseph (January 29, 2024) "A-list celebs and major news linked to MLB at Rickwood." op-ed AL.com
- Koplowitz, Howard (March 28, 2024) "MLB planning for Willie Mays to attend Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, commissioner says." AL.com
- Stephenson, Creg (May 6, 2024) "MLB at Rickwood Field game tickets sell out in less than 40 minutes." AL.com