Double Play: Minor-League Team's Nonprofit Owner Instills Confidence in Urban Kids Through Baseball

Memphis, August 20, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — A sun-scorched day slowly gives way to a warm evening, the air close and still.

In other words, a perfect night for baseball.

As crowds stream into downtown's AutoZone Park this particular Friday, the hometown Redbirds, a Triple-A, minor-league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, are scheduled to go nine innings with the visiting Omaha Royals.