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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.
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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.
When did baseball player Perry Currin play?
Perry Currin debuted on June 29, 1947 and played his final game on September 17, 1947.
Who was the First black baseball player with Brooklyn Dodgers?
Jackie Robinson was the first black ballplayer in Major League Baseball, made his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
What year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier by being the first black major league baseball player?
1947. The Sporting News named one Rookie of the Year for both leagues in that season. Robinson was named ROY for the entire majors and not just the National League.
What year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier by becoming the first black Major League Baseball player?
1947 was when Jackie breaks the color barrier
