Doug Williams
No African-American player helped organize the National League. It was organized by a group of team owners, non of which were African-American.
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
jackie robinson
He was African American that's all you need to know
Dan Bankhead was the first African-American pitcher to play in a major league game.
National urban league
Moses Fleetwood Walker played 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association in 1884. The American Association, at the time, was considered a major league. Moses Walker had a brother, Welday Walker, who played 5 games for the Blue Stockings in 1884. Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during the 'modern era'. His career spanned 1947-1956 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
National Urban League
National Urban League
Earl Lloyd.
Click on the 'African American Firsts in MLB' to find out who each team's first African American player was and other facts.
Jackie Robinson