MLB Pioneer ⭐ Starting Nine
With historic Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL as the backdrop, this is a visual representation of the MLB Pioneer starting 9 from my card collection.
All these players got their professional baseball start in the Negro League and made it to the majors.
DH is Monte Irvin.
My right and left-handed relievers are Don Newcombe and Marshall Bridges, respectively.
Gene Baker is the manager.
Doing stuff like this is fun for me.

I'll be setting up at historic Rickwood Field this Saturday, 9am-4pm, with the Friends of Rickwood for a vintage sports card and memorabilia show. Admission is free and includes admission to the Perfect Game 17U Tournament.

So if you're interested the central Alabama area and not headed to the Nashville show, come check us out!

There are only about 100 baseball players (+/-) who can claim they played in the Negro Leagues and eventually made it to The Show -- I call them MLB Pioneers.
This is my PC starting lineup of MLB Pioneers.
The background for this visual is Rickwood Field, the oldest existing professional baseball park in the United States and home to the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons.