Alabama News Center — Birmingham’s Rickwood Field was billed ‘the finest Minor League ballpark ever’

By: Bruce Markusen

Negro Leagues baseball endured a serious decline in the 1950s and completely died out by the 1960s.

Given the passage of time – more than 55 years – it’s not surprising that few of the Negro Leagues ballparks remain in existence.

Of the ballparks that served as the primary home parks for Negro Leagues teams, only five remain throughout the country. The short list includes Hamtramck Stadium in Hamtramck, Mich.; Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J.; J.P. Small Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.; and League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

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