Satchel Paige, the best known pitcher in Negro Leagues history, was known for his pinpoint accuracy and fastball. But on June 27, 1927, Paige's wildness led to a near riot in St. Louis.

The team then became known as the Black Barons, a staple of the Negro American League from 1924 until 1960. Through the years, 180 future Major League Baseball Hall of Famers played at Rickwood ...

A Negro American League baseball signed by the Birmingham Black Barons, including Willie Mays, was examined by experts on PBS' Antiques Roadshow in Birmingham 2014.

Major League Baseball is staging a regular-season game at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals on June 20.

MLB is hosting a game at Rickwood Field, the oldest pro ballpark in the U.S. It was home to Birmingham Black Barons, who played in the Negro Leagues.

According to the NSLM, Mays played 25 games for Birmingham in 1948, posting a .262 average across 84 at-bats as the Black Barons won the Negro American League championship.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leag ...

On May 29, Major League Baseball announced it’s officially changing some long-held records to include Negro League statistics. Josh Gibson, who played most notably for the Homestead Grays in a ...

The Black Barons were beloved in Birmingham, a deeply segregated manufacturing city in the southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Joining a talented, veteran-laden roster, the 23-year ...

The game Thursday is a tribute to the Negro Leagues and to Willie Mays, who was as a 17-year-old high schooler debuted in 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons, who from 1920 to ’60 called ...

There are baseball stadiums scattered around the United States full of history. There are a handful of fields you can still visit today that were home to teams of the Negro leagues.

According to the NSLM, Mays played 25 games for Birmingham in 1948, posting a .262 average across 84 at-bats as the Black Barons won the Negro American League championship.