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Major League Baseball Game At Rickwood Field
MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues was a Major League Baseball (MLB) List of neutral site regular season Major League Baseball games played in the United States and Canada, specialty game played between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West's San Francisco Giants and the NL National League Central, Central's St. Louis Cardinals on June 20, 2024. The game was played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the former home of the Negro leagues' Birmingham Black Barons, one day after Juneteenth. This was the first regular-season Major League Baseball (MLB) game played in the state of Alabama. The Cardinals won 6–5. Background On June 13, 2023, initial reports revealed that the Giants would play in a MLB at Field of Dreams, Field of Dreams style game, celebrating Willie Mays in Alabama. Due to construction at the Field of Dreams (Dubuque County, Iowa), MLB at Field of Dreams site, games in 2023 and 2024 were unable to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, and renamed three years later the New York Giants, the team eventually moved from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any team in the history of major American sports. The team was the first major-league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the Giants won their then-record 23rd National League pennant; this mark has since been equaled and then eclipsed by the rival Dodgers, who as of 2022 lay claim to 24 NL crowns. The Giants' eight World Series championships are second-most in the NL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
