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Why was the number 42 retired by all teams?
Jackie Robinson
Why did all the baseball players wear number 42 on April 15th 2009?
it was Jackie Robinson day
Who was the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier?
Jackie Robinson was the first player to break the Major League Baseball "Color Barrier". He broke the barrier wearing the number 42 which is now retired for all of Major League Baseball. The only player left wearing it is Marino Rivera of the New York Yankees. Jackie Robinson broke the barrier with The Brooklyn (now L.A.) Dodgers
Who was the first African American baseball player to be elected in the Hall of Fame?
If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, all players elected to the H of F that year, were elected by the Veterans Committe, and only one Black player was elected by the Special Committee on Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige. Regular election to the H of F were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and no modern day player received enough votes to be elected that year.
Who was the best baseball player who ever lived?
thsi is an opinion but i think babe Ruth......or mickey mantle........or Jackie Robinson those are all sensiblel answers thsi is an opinion but i think babe Ruth......or mickey mantle........or Jackie Robinson those are all sensiblel answers
