Jackie Robinson played for the Negro League, but on April 15, 1947, was called to play in the big leagues, making him the first black big league Baseball player.
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If you are asking how many spectators came to watch Jackie Robinson's game as the first African American playing in major league baseball then the answer is 26,623 spectators. That date was April 15, 1947. Of course this was not the 'first' baseball game that Jackie played.
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Jackie Robinson was the first pro ball player on a pro team.
Jackie Robinson played his final MLB game on October 10, 1956.
Jackie Robinson's first game in MLB was April 15, 1947.
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Jackie robinson was the first african american to play in the major leagues and win the first major league game
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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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.
Moses Fleetwood Walker debut game May 1, 1884 as the Catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings versus the Louisville. This is the official debut of an African American in baseball. of madern day it would be Jackie Robinson who first played in April 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.