First African-American Players in Major League Baseball
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This page is part of the African-American Project. This is a list of the first African-American players in Major League Baseball since the abolition of the Baseball color line. African-Americans had been excluded from major league baseball since 1884, and from all professional baseball since 1889.
| Player | Team | League | WikiTree Profile | Profile Review | Connected | Volunteer |
| Bankhead, Dan | Brooklyn Dodgers | NL | Daniel Robert Bankhead | No | No | |
| Boyd, Bob | Chicago White Socks | AL | Robert Richard Boyd | No | No | |
| Brown, Willard | St Louis Browns | AL | no profile | No | No | |
| Campanella, Roy | Brooklyn Dodgers | NL | Roy Campanella | No | No | |
| Doby, Larry | Cleveland Indians | AL | Lawrence Eugene Doby Sr. | No | No | |
| Easter, Luke | Cleveland Indians | AL | Luscious Luke Easter | No | No | |
| Hairston, Sam | Chicago White Socks | AL | Samuel Harding Hairston | No | No | |
| Irvin, Monte | New York Giants | NL | Monford Merrill Irvin | No | No | |
| Jethroe, Sam | Boston Braves | NL | no profile | No | No | |
| Jones, Sam | Cleveland Indians | AL | Samuel Jones | No | No | |
| Marquez, Luis | Boston Braves | NL | no profile | No | No | |
| Mays, Willie | New York Giants | NL | Willie Mays | No | No | |
| Miñoso, Minnie | Cleveland Indians | AL | Saturnino (Arrieta) Miñoso | No | No | |
| Newcombe, Don | Brooklyn Dodgers | NL | Don Newcombe | No | No | |
| Noble, Ray | New York Giants | NL | no profile | No | No | |
| Paige, Satchel | Cleveland Indians | AL | Leroy Robert Paige | No | No | |
| Robinson, Jackie | Brooklyn Dodgers | NL | Jackie Robinson | No | No | |
| Simpson, Harry | Cleveland Indians | AL | no profile | No | No | |
| Thompson, Hank | St Louis Browns | AL | Henry Curtis Thompson | No | No | |
| Wilson, Artie | New York Giants | NL | no profile | No | No |
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https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2020/12/16/22178257/mlb-acknowledge-negro-leagues-officially
Maybe a separate category and list?
edited by Connie Graham