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List of first black Major League Baseball players by team and date - Definition and Overview |
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Below is the list of the First Black players in Major League Baseball by team and chronological order.
| Player |
Team |
Date |
| Jackie Robinson |
Brooklyn Dodgers, NL |
April 15, 1947 |
| Larry Doby |
Cleveland Indians, AL |
July 5, 1947 |
| Hank Thompson |
St. Louis Browns, AL |
July 17, 1947 |
| Monte Irvin |
New York Giants, NL |
July 8, 1949 |
| Hank Thompson |
New York Giants, NL |
July 8, 1949 |
| Sam Jethroe |
Boston Braves, NL |
April 18, 1950 |
| Minnie Miñoso |
Chicago White Sox, AL |
May 5, 1951 |
| Bob Trice |
Kansas City Athletics, AL |
Sept. 13, 1953 |
| Ernie Banks |
Chicago Cubs, NL |
Sept. 17, 1953 |
| Hank Aaron |
Milwaukee Braves, NL |
1954 |
| Curt Roberts |
Pittsburgh Pirates, NL |
April 13, 1954 |
| Tom Alston |
St. Louis Cardinals, NL |
April 13, 1954 |
| Nino Escalera |
Cincinnati Reds, NL |
April 17, 1954 |
| Chuck Harmon |
Cincinnati Reds, NL |
April 17, 1954 |
| Carlos Paula |
Washington Senators, AL |
Sept. 6, 1954 |
| Elston Howard |
New York Yankees, AL |
April 14, 1955 |
| John Kennedy |
Philadelphia Phillies, NL |
April 22, 1957 |
| Ozzie Virgil, Sr. |
Detroit Tigers, AL |
June 6, 1958 |
| Pumpsie Green |
Boston Red Sox, AL |
July 21, 1959 |
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