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No. In the modern era, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the Major Leagues.
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What year was Satchel Paige inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Satchel Paige was introducted into the hall of fame in 1971. He was the first African American to be introducted into the baseball hall of fame.
First African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era was?
Jackie Robinson for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues and to be inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame?
Jackie Robinson
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.
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.
