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With Lamonte Wade Jr., of the San Francisco Giants to his right, Bill Greason (C), formerly of the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leagues, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Rickwood Field game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Birmingham, Ala., on June 20, 2024. Vasha Hunt/AP Photo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Brendan Donovan hit a two-run home run, a double, and a single Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6–5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at historic Rickwood Field.
The 114-year-old Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home to baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.
