Who was the first black manager in the major leagues and what team did he manage?

Answer 1

Bud Fowler became the first African American to play as a professional Baseball player, but not the major leagues. Despite many believing Jackie4 Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball, it was actually a man named Moses Fleetwood Walker who was first. Jackie Robinson was the first in the modern era of MLB.

Answer 2

The first African-American manager in the Major Leagues was Frank Robinson on April 8, 1975 for the Cleveland Indians. Hall of Famer Robinson led the Cincinnati Reds to the National League championship in 1961 and won two World Series with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and 1970. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1982. The first African-American coach in the Major Leagues was famed Negro League player Buck O'Neil for the Chicago Cubs starting in the 1962 season.

Answer 3

The first African-American general manager of a team in Major League Baseball was Bill Lucas of the Atlanta Braves. His actual title was vice president of player personnel, but team owner Ted Turner gave him all the duties of a GM. Lucas ran the ballclub from September 17, 1976 until his death from a massive stroke on May 5, 1979. He was 43.

In 1982, the Braves won the National League West Division title with many of the players that Lucas had brought into the organization.

Answer 4

In MLB, that was Frank Robinson who became manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.

Answer 5

As far as MLB goes, that was Hall of Famer Frank Robinson who took over as manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.

Answer 6

Cito Gaston of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992.

Answer 7

05-29-1962, Buck O'Neil was the first Major League Baseball coach