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∙ 11y agoAnswer:Bud Fowler - 1878
There has never been a woman, African-American or otherwise, to play Major League baseball.
1947. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was a baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947.
Click on the 'African American Firsts in MLB' to find out who each team's first African American player was and other facts.
Moses Fleetwood Walker played 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association in 1884. The American Association, at the time, was considered a major league. Moses Walker had a brother, Welday Walker, who played 5 games for the Blue Stockings in 1884. Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during the 'modern era'. His career spanned 1947-1956 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
first to play
jackie robinson? stupid question
becoming the first african-american in the major league
Moses Fleetwood Walker