The Barons were one and the Birmingham Black Barons — a Negro League team that produced a handful of Hall of Famers — were the other. Here's what to know about the Black Barons as the Giants ...

The legendary player was discovered while he toiled the Negro Leagues dugouts while playing for the Birmingham Black Barons ...

Greason, a former pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons, was honored for his contributions to baseball, his community and ...

The game at Wisconsin was Alabama’s first outside the South since the 1926 Rose Bowl, and first in a true cold weather venue ...

Wishing a happy 100th birthday to Reverend Bill Greason, the oldest living Negro Leaguer. Greason was a lifelong friend of ...

Except for a fortunate few who got to see Willie Mays play in person, most Americans of my generation fell under his almost ...

The Birmingham Black Barons were his first professional team. "All of Major League Baseball is in mourning today as we are gathered at the very ballpark where a career and a legacy like no other ...

3, Greason’s 100th birthday. Greason, who pitched for the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Cardinals and other professional clubs in the 1940s and 50s, is also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran ...

By 15, he was already playing in the Negro Leagues for the Birmingham Black Barons. It’s our mission to inform the community through fact-based journalism, hold government accountable ...

the oldest ballpark in America still in use and the former home of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons. Mays, an Alabama native, played for the Black Barons in 1948. CBS News chief Washington ...

It’s moments like the “Flu Game” that contribute to a player’s mythology. The Air Jordan 12 aptly carries the spirit of ...

This story is part of the AL.com and Birmingham News series “Rickwood: The legacy of America’s oldest ballpark,” showcasing the history of Rickwood Field and history of baseball in the state ...