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March 2020 The Rickwood SABR Chapter recently conducted a Facebook poll to determine the best players at each position in Rickwood Field history. Voters considered 5-6 candidates at each position, and 2 pitchers. Barons, A’s, and Black Barons who played at least one season at Rickwood, were eligible for consideration. Nominations were based on each […]

December 2019 Dan Weinrib My parents Mike and Louisa first met on a blind date in 1957. Their mutual love for baseball led to their own love for each other. This past June, they celebrated 60 years of marriage. You can truthfully say that my own love of baseball is genetic. As long as I

December 2019 Jeb Stewart The Friends of Rickwood mourn the loss of Art Clarkson, who died in Birmingham on October 7, 2019, at the age of 78. Clarkson spent his professional life as a tireless promoter, owner, and general manager of sports franchises throughout the United States. When the A’s left Birmingham following the 1975