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Jackie Robinson who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
In 1947 Jackie Robinson stated playing majors.
The first year of play for the National League was 1876.
The first major league in baseball was the National Association whose first year was 1871.
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.
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.
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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
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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.
In Major League Baseball, perhaps it can be said that Robinson's first marks were at the beginning of his baseball career. He was the first Black baseball player in the Major's and in his initial year he was named as the National League's Rookie of the Year. Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.