Rickwood Field
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| Location | 1137 2nd Avenue West, Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Owner | City of Birmingham |
| Capacity | 10,800 |
| Field size |
Left field: 321 feet (98 m) |
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Rickwood Field
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| Coordinates | 33°30′9″N 86°51′21″W / 33.50250°N 86.85583°WCoordinates: 33°30′9″N 86°51′21″W / 33.50250°N 86.85583°W |
| Area | 12.7 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001826 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1993 |
| Designated ARLH | December 19, 1991 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | Spring 1910 |
| Opened | August 18, 1910 |
| Construction cost | $75,000 |
| Tenants | |
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Birmingham Barons (Southern Association) – 1910–1961 |
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Left field: 321 feet (98 m)
Left center: 399 feet (122 m)
Center field: 393 feet (120 m)
Right center: 392 feet (119 m)
Right field: 332 feet (101 m)
Birmingham Barons (Southern Association) – 1910–1961
Birmingham Barons (Southern League) – 1964–1965, 1981–1987, part-time 1988–present
Birmingham A's (Southern League) – 1967–1975
Birmingham Black Barons (Negro Southern League) – 1920–1924, 1926, 1931–1936, 1938–1939
Birmingham Black Barons (Negro National League) – 1925–1926, 1927–1930, 1937, 1940–1948
Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League) – 1949–1960
Philadelphia Phillies (Major League Baseball Spring Training) - 1911, 1920
Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues. Though the Barons moved their home games to the Hoover Met in the suburbs, and most recently to Regions Field in Birmingham, Rickwood Field has been preserved and is undergoing gradual restoration as a "working museum" where baseball's history can be experienced. The Barons also play one regular season game a year at Rickwood Field. Rickwood Field is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Birmingham Coal Barons baseball team began playing professionally in 1887, with their home games at an informal park called "Slag Pile Field" in West End. In 1901 they joined the Southern Association.
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