Jackie Robinson wuz the first..I want the team, the year and the name of the player
2006-06-19 04:51:14 · 6 answers · asked by Druby 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Boston Red Sox, 1959 - the player was Pumpsie Green.
2006-06-19 04:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by K-Dawg 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually William Edward White was the first black player in the major leagues. it's a little know fact but I just wanted you to know. He played for the Providence Greys on June 21, 1879. It's generally accepted that Moses Fleetood and Welday Walker were the first 2 to play for the Toledo Blue Stockings in the American Association in 1884. After thet no black players appeared until Jackie Robinson. in 1947.
2006-06-19 05:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pumpsie Green was indeed the first Red Sox who was an American of African descent.
It is interesting to note that the team with the first all minorty line-up, the Pitssburgh Pirates (all black/Latin lineup on September 1, 1971) doesn't have a black player on its current roster.
2006-06-19 04:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by SCOTT & ELLIE W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boston Red Sox and the player was Pumpsie Green
2006-06-19 06:44:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you care, are you some predjudice dude
2006-06-19 05:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does color matter?
2006-06-19 06:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋