0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Judy
Blake
CoachAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When did black people start to play baseball.?
Jackie Chan was the first black to be believed to play baseball.
Who was the first black person to play the game of baseball?
Jackie Robinson was the first pro ball player on a pro team.
When did the first black man play baseball?
In 1947, Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play professional baseball in the Major Leagues. However, black people had been playing baseball almost since baseball was invented. Because blacks weren't allowed to play with whites, all-black teams started forming after the US Civil War, and by the 1880's, the so-called "Negro Leagues" were formed. The Negro Leagues lasted until the end of the 1950's, when they died out- they were no longer needed since blacks were finally starting to be accepted in Major League Baseball.
Who was the first black women All-American basketball player?
Lucy Harris was the first black woman All-American basketball player in 1997
Was Hank Aaron the first black guy to play baseball?
No, there were many more before him. The second African American to play in MLB in the modern era was Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians whose first game was July 5, 1947. Jackie Robinson's first MLB game was April 15, 1947.
