How The Other Teams Integrated, Part Three: 1951-April 1953
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When you look back at the process of desegregation, one thing that stands out is how much of it was done by just a few teams. Of the first 20 Black players in the Major Leagues, 14 of them made their debut for the Dodgers, Giants, or Indians (and a 15th, Hank Thompson, ended up with the Giants after just a month in St. Louis, as we saw in Parts
How The Other Teams Integrated, Part Three: 1951-April 1953
How The Other Teams Integrated, Part Three…
How The Other Teams Integrated, Part Three: 1951-April 1953
When you look back at the process of desegregation, one thing that stands out is how much of it was done by just a few teams. Of the first 20 Black players in the Major Leagues, 14 of them made their debut for the Dodgers, Giants, or Indians (and a 15th, Hank Thompson, ended up with the Giants after just a month in St. Louis, as we saw in Parts