Kansas City/Oakland Athletics
Reggie Jackson NY Yankees ContractReggie signed with the New York Yankees in 1977. He had a yearly salary of $580,000.00 until 1981. Reggie signed with the California Angels in 1982. I don't know any other details of the contract or if he had a signing bonus.
Reggie Jackson ... 269 with the Athletics, 144 with the Yankees, and 123 with the Angels.
I think it was "Blues Away" which was on The Jacksons' album "The Jacksons."
The first major league, the National Association, started in 1871. The National League's first year was 1876 and the American League's first year was 1901.
Jackie Robinson's first major league team was the Brooklyn Dodgers.
If you do not count the Negro League, the first non-white major league player was the great Jackie Robinson.
first to play
The first major league in baseball was the National Association whose first year was 1871.
Emmett Ashford is the first black umpire in a major league game when Cleveland beats Washington
Although the definition of "major league" has been argued, present day MLB, as well as the Hall of Fame, define the first "major" league as the National League founded in 1876. The link below describes the first game played in that league, on April 22, and mentions that Jim O'Rourke got the first hit in that game.
Because the National League has been in existence longer than the American League ... the National League's first season as a major league was 1876 and the American League's first season as a major league was 1901.
Jackie Robinson