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Its common knowledge to know that Jackie Robinson broke the color border in 1947 by signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Who was the first black major-league man to play baseball?
Mr.Robinson
Who was the 1st black man to play Major League Baseball?
Moses Fleetwood Walker, a college graduate who attended law school at Ann Arbor, played for Toledo of the American Association -- then a major league -- in 1884. He was later joined by his brother. At the time there were also several African-American players in the minor leagues.
Who was the first women to play Major League Baseball?
rosa parks
What was the first Major League Baseball team to play with stadium lights?
the cubs
When bebe ruth first began major league baseball what position did he play?
Pitcher
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 was the first black major-league man to play baseball?
Mr.Robinson
What was Jackie Robinson Major?
Being the first black man to play Major League Baseball
What was Jackie Robinsons major achievement?
Being the first black man to play Major League Baseball
Who was the first black to play a major league sport?
i don't know but the first black baseball player is Jackie Robinson
Was Jackie Robinson the first black person to play major league baseball?
He was the first black to play MLB since Moses Walker did so in 1884.
How was Jakie Robinson important to the game?
He was the first black or negro to play in the major league baseball.
What was the major sport in the 1940's?
In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black to play Major League Baseball
Was Jackie Robinson the first African American to play major league baseball or was he merely the first to sign a major league contract?
first to play
Is Jackie Robinson the first to blak to play baseball?
Jackie Robinson, who began his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, was the first known black to play major league baseball in the modern era after 1900. Moses Fleetwood Walker, who played for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the old American Association, is credited with being the first black player in major league history.
Why was Jackie Robinson important to baseball?
first african american to play in major league baseballhe was the black man to play on a white mans base ball team
Who was the first black player to play the major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947, was the first black player to play major league baseball in the modern era. But it was a man named Moses Walker (b. 1856) who played back in 1884. However, some say that William Edward White was the first. He was half white and half black, and played one game in 1879.
