larry doby
Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
JACKIE ROBINSONSigned by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African-American baseball player to play in both the National League, and Major League baseball. Larry Doby was he first African-American player to play in the American League, signed by the Cleveland Indians eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson was signed. you are right
In 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player to be elected into the National Hall of Fame. He was also the very first African American player to play in the National Baseball league.
Jackie robenson
In 1884, two bothers, Fleet and Welday Walker, black Americans, played for Toledo in the American Association which was considered a Major League at the time. In the modern era, of course, Jackie Robinson is considered the first African American player when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Willie O'Ree
He was the first black american pitcher to make it in the majors, not the first black american player. I see no listing of him being married.
That was pitcher Jay Heard whose first game with the Orioles was April 24, 1954. Heard pitched only two games with the Orioles and those were the only two of his MLB career.
i don't know but the first black baseball player is Jackie Robinson
General manager Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers. the first Black player was, of course, Jackie Robinson, once a synonym for speed ( faster than you can say- Jaaaccck Robinsonnn!0 was a popular slogan. First Black player in American League was one Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians.