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Who was the first black player in the American leagues and the team he played for?
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Good question. It was Larry Doby of The Cleveland Indians. Many think its Satch but its not.
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Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
Who became the first black player?
The first African-American player in the major leagues was Jackie Robinson. The Brooklyn Dodgers played him for the first time on April 15, 1947.
Has there ever been a black female profesional baseball player?
Professional? Yes -- Toni Stone played in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s. She also played in the Negro minor leagues in the 1940s.
When did the Philadelphia Phillies sign their first African American player?
The Phillies first African American player was infielder John Kennedy whose first game with the team was April 22, 1957. I have no idea when he was signed. Kennedy's MLB career lasted 5 games. He had previous played in the Negro Leagues with the Birmingham Black Barons and Kansas City Monarchs.
Jackie Robinson help to change baseball by?
becoming the first black player in the major leagues
Is Babe Ruth black?
He is a famous baseball player. He played for the Yankees red soxs and braves.Babe ruth or [ george herman ruth] was the best baseball player in the world
Jackie Robinson helped to change baseball by apex?
Becoming the first black player in the major leagues- Apex
What black baseball player played in 1947?
How many times must this question be answered. Jackie Robinson was the first African American in the modern era to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers to start the 1947 season.
What year did Jackie Robinson play her first baseball game?
Jackie Robinson played for the Negro League, but on April 15, 1947, was called to play in the big leagues, making him the first black big league baseball player.
Who was First black lacrosse player?
I don't know who the first black lacrosse player was. I have read that Rutgers had a black player a in the 1940s, but I have no further information. The first black lacrosse player who rose to prominence was Jim Brown, a 2x All-American middie from Syracuse who graduated in 1957. Brown, from Manhasset NY, subsequently played professional football & acted in movies. === ===
What is the name of the baseball league that the African America played before 1947?
If you mean Moses Walker, the last black player in the majors before Jackie Robinson, he played in the American Association.
Who was the 1st black pro baseball player?
Moses Fleetwood Walker played on an major league integrated team, the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association, in 1884. Over the next few years, about a dozen blacks played minor league ball. An ban on such players -- sometimes unofficial, sometimes explicit -- began about 1890. Professional teams, and later professional leagues, consisting solely of blacks began soon afterwards. The first black baseball player in MLB after that was Jackie Robinson, in 1947.
