Chuck Brodsky - The Ballad of Eddie Klep (Dugout of Rickwood Field, Birmingham AL) - Video
PUBLISHED:  Feb 04, 2016
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In the 3B dugout at Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest ballpark in America. It opened on August 18, 1910. It was here in 1946 that Eddie Klep, the first while player in the Negro Leagues, was not allowed to play for his team, the Cleveland Buckeyes, and had to watch from the stands in the "white" section.
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