Willie Mays the star of the show one more time at MLB game at Rickwood Field
Players for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants play during the fifth inning in the MLB at Rickwood Field tribute game to the Negro Leagues on June 20, 2024. Rickwood Field is the oldest baseball stadium in America.As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honour of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm.
Stone and his wife Christina travelled from Charlotte, North Carolina, to be in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday for a moment they deemed just as special. You could hear the celebration at Rickwood Field on Thursday even before arriving at the ballpark with the rapid thumping of a drum echoing from inside the ballpark, excited murmurs from fans skipping toward the music and frequent bursts of laughter.There were photos and artifacts of baseball Hall of Famers who played at the 114-year-old ballpark, including Jackie Robinson, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige.
“I never even got to see Willie Mays play, but as a Giants fan, you knew what he meant to the game of baseball,” Torres said. “My son, he’s only 11. Willie Mays had such an effect on the game that even he knew who Willie Mays was.”
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