San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, pitchers, history

The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals will face off at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, June 20 in a first-of-its-kind "Tribute to the Negro Leagues" MLB game.

Rickwood Field opened in 1910 and is considered the oldest professional ballpark in the United States, having served as the home field for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1924-1980.

A reported 181 Hall of Famers played at Rickwood, including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson.

Let's get into all you need to know about Thursday's game, including start time, how to watch, stream, starting pitchers, and some more history behind Rickwood Field.

How to watch San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field, TV channel and streaming

Giants vs. Cardinals from Rickwood Field will be broadcast nationally on FOX. Streaming will be available on any service that carries FOX, such as YouTube TV and fuboTV.

San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field start time, date and venue

Giants vs. Cardinals will start at 7:15 PM ET / 6:15 PM CT / 4:15 PM PT on Thursday, June 20 from Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field starting pitchers

SF Giants: RHP Keaton Winn (3-7, 6.66 ERA, 52.2 IP, 46 K, 19 BB)

STL Cardinals: RHP Andre Pallante (2-3, 4.61 ERA, 27.1 IP, 21 K, 12 BB)

San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field predicted lineups

SF Giants: SS Brett Wisely, CF Heliot Ramos, C Patrick Bailey, 3B Matt Chapman, LF Michael Conforto, DH Jorge Soler, 2B Wilmer Fores, RF Mike Yastrzemski, 2B Thairo Estrada

STL Cardinals: SS Masyn Winn, RF Alec Burleson, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 3B Nolan Arenado, 2B Nolan Gorman, DH Ivan Herrera, LF Brendan Donovan, C Pedro Pages, CF Michael Siani

Rickwood Field history

Built in 1910 and located in Birmingham, Alabama, Rickwood Field is the oldest professional baseball park still standing in the United States. It served as the home field for the Birmingham Black Barons, a powerhouse team in the Negro Leagues, from 1924-1960.

A reported 181 Hall of Famers played at Rickwood, including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson.

Mays, widely regarded as one of the best baseball players of all time, began his professional career with the Black Barons in 1948, the same year Rickwood hosted the final Negro League World Series game.

During its heyday in the early 1900s, Rickwood hosted spring training games for the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates and college football games, including Alabama Crimson Tide games from 1912 to 1927.

Since the mid-1960s, the stadium has had several different controlling owners but maintained its purpose of hosting baseball games. A number of minor league teams, including the Kansas City Athletics' AA farm team, for whom Reggie Jackson played, called Rickwood their home park. Numerous renovations such as seating and scoreboard improvements were made in the latter half of the 20th century.

Since 1992, Rickwood has been under the care and control of the 'Friends of Rickwood,' whose efforts to restore the stadium to its former glory have led to the MLB hosting a regular season game there in 2024.

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Odds mentioned in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.