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That was pitcher Jay Heard whose first game with the Orioles was April 24, 1954. Heard pitched only two games with the Orioles and those were the only two of his MLB career.
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∙ 14y agoLarry Doby of the Cleveland Indians was the first African American to play in the American League in 1947.
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First black player in the american league?
larry doby
Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
First black player in baseball's american league?
Jackie Robinson
Who you Jackie Robinson?
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
Who was the first black baseball player in the national leauge?
JACKIE ROBINSONSigned by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African-American baseball player to play in both the National League, and Major League baseball. Larry Doby was he first African-American player to play in the American League, signed by the Cleveland Indians eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson was signed. you are right
Who and in what year was the first black player elected into the National Hall of Fame?
In 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player to be elected into the National Hall of Fame. He was also the very first African American player to play in the National Baseball league.
Who was the first black major league player?
Jackie robenson
Who was the first African American professional baseball player in the American League?
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
Who was the first African-American baseball player in the major league?
In 1884, two bothers, Fleet and Welday Walker, black Americans, played for Toledo in the American Association which was considered a Major League at the time. In the modern era, of course, Jackie Robinson is considered the first African American player when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who was American league base stealing champion in 1980?
thomas hopper is the first sorry player in the American league base ...
Who was the first black player in the National Hockey League?
Willie O'Ree
Who was the first African American league basketball player?
Earl Lloyd.
