On the day when #Baseball #MLB celebrates #JackieRobinson #42 I feel it's important to recognize the actual first black player in major league baseball.
Moses Fleetwood Walker, better know as Fleet Walker, was truly the first. He played in 1884 for the American Association (which became the American League) Toledo Blue Stockings. History has an interesting way of forgetting those who pave the way for progres, even if it's 63 years later.
Jackie Robinson: 79 años del debut que rompió el racismo en MLB
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🚨 JACKIE ROBINSON BREAKS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S COLOR BARRIER
April 15, 1947 — At Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond wearing #42, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. The stands held their breath as history unfolded, marking a pivotal moment that would transform not just baseball, but American society itself.
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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Roosevelt Robinson became the first African American to play in a major league baseball game in the 20th century. His stepping onto Ebbets Field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform broke the “color line,” the segregation of professional teams.
The International League in 1887 began a wave of League-wide black exclusion, and it had been complete since 1899, when Bill Galloway became the last African-American player in white organized ball (Woodstock, Ontario).
Though hitless in three at-bats, Robinson started at first base, and the Dodgers beat the Boston Braves that day, 5-3.
"Jackie, we've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I'm afraid that many fans will be hostile. We'll be in a tough position. We can win only if we can convince the world that I'm doing this because you're a great ballplayer, a fine gentleman."
"There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson."
~ Branch Rickey
Today In Labor History April 11, 1947: Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.
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Fiftieth Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Entry Into Major League Baseball
Today in Labor History March 21, 1946: The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, the first professional African American football player in the U.S. since 1933. His father played baseball in the negro leagues. His uncle was the first black lieutenant in the LAPD. In college, he played both baseball and football. He was a teammate of Jackie Robinson’s at UCLA. Many people thought he was a better baseball player than Robinson. Leo Durocher supposedly offered him a contract to play major league baseball, but only if he played in Puerto Rico first, which Washington refused to do.
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