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Baseball Integration
Baseball Integration
Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball on April
15, 1947, and it took until July 21, 1959 for the 15 other teams in baseball
to integrate. The following list represents teams and the first black player
to appear in a game for the franchise.
| Team | Player | Debut |
| Brooklyn | Jackie Robinson | 4/15/1947 |
| Cleveland | Larry Doby | 7/5/1947 |
| St. Louis AL | Hank Thompson | 7/17/1947 |
| New York NL | Hank Thompson | 1949* |
| Boston NL | Sam Jethroe | 4/18/1950 |
| Chicago AL | Minnie Minoso | 1951* |
| Philadelphia AL | Bob Trice | 9/13/1953 |
| Chicago NL | Ernie Banks | 9/17/1953 |
| Pittsburgh | Curt Roberts | 4/13/1954 |
| St. Louis NL | Tom Alston | 4/13/1954 |
| Cincinnati | Nino Escalera | 4/17/1954 |
| Washington | Carlos Paula | 9/6/1954 |
| New York AL | Elston Howard | 4/14/1955 |
| Philadelphia NL | John Kennedy | 4/22/1957 |
| Detroit | Ozzie Virgil | 1958* |
| Boston AL | Pumpsie Green | 7/21/1959 |
* Player made his MLB debut with another team