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∙ 11y agoIn 1971 the Baseball Hall of Fame Special Committee on Negro Leagues, elected Satchel Paige to the H of F. Paige became the first Aferican American pitcher to be elected to the H of F.
Harry Truman was in the White House when Robinson became the first African-American to play professional baseball in the modern era.
Bud Fowler became the first African American to play as a professional baseball player, but not the major leagues. Despite many believing Jackie4 Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball, it was actually a man named Moses Fleetwood Walker who was first. Jackie Robinson was the first in the modern era of MLB.
Jackie Robinson was a Major League Baseball player who played 2nd base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is famous because in April of 1947, he broke baseball's color barrier by becoming the first ever African American to play in a Major League Baseball game for a Major League Baseball team.
He was the first ever Rookie of the Year in the Major Leagues. He was voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. He became Vice President of Chock Full o' Nuts.
He became the first African-american to play baseball.
The National League was founded in 1876. The American League was founded in 1901. At first, the two leagues were enemies. The American League 'stole' a lot of players from the National League by offering them more money. After two years, the two leagues made a truce and became friends, so to speak. They decided to stay as two separate leagues instead of merging into one.
The first African-American player in the major leagues was Jackie Robinson. The Brooklyn Dodgers played him for the first time on April 15, 1947.
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was an American Baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
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Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball