Birmingham, Alabama: Oldest Baseball Stadium in USA
Built in 1910, Rickwood Field hosts one game a year for the local semi-pro team. Otherwise closed; efforts are underway to restore and reopen it as a baseball museum.
Rickwood Field
- Address:
- 1137 2nd Ave. W., Birmingham, AL
- Directions:
- Rickwood Field. West side of the city, on the southeast corner of 2nd Ave. W. and 12th St. W.
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Built in 1910, Rickwood Field is the oldest professional baseball stadium in the USA. The local semi-pro team, the Birmingham Barons, plays one game a year at Rickwood Field. Otherwise it's closed, although efforts are underway to restore and reopen it as a baseball museum.
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