Who was the third Black player inducted into the baseball hall of fame?

Answer 1

In 1971, Jackie Robinson was the first black Baseball player ever to be elected into the National Hall of Fame. He was also the first black baseball player to be recruited to play for Major League Baseball. Prior to joining Major League Baseball, he played and excelled in the Negro Leagues, when separate leagues were common. He wore the number 42, and every year on Jackie Robinson Day, every player in the MLB wears a jersey with 42 in his honor and memory.

Answer 2

Jackie Robinson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1962 -- his first year of eligibility in 1962. Interestingly, the great Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller was inducted at the same time. Feller had been critical of Robinson through the years and once said that the Dodgers great had "football shoulders and couldn't hit an inside pitch to save his neck."

Answer 3

Jackie Robinson

While this answer is technically correct, the first player from the Negro Leagues to be elected the the Baseball Hall of Fame, and did not play in the Major Leagues, was Josh Gibson, who was elected, along with Buck Leonard, in 1972, by the special committee on Negro Leagues.

Answer 4

1962 - Jackie Robinson

1968 - Roy Campanella

1971 - Satchel Paige

1972 - Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard

Answer 5

Satchel Paige, inducted in 1971.

Prior to Paige ... Jackie Robinson was inducted in 1962 and Roy Campanella was inducted in 1969.