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Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker (October 7, 1857 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio - May 11, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a baseball player and author who is credited with being the first African-American to play professional baseball at the major league level.
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Jackie Robinson is the first black player to sign a formal / major league contract : Montreal Royals.
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 ??“ October 24, 1972), became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. Robinson's achievement has been recognized by his uniform number, 42, being retired by all Major League Baseball Teams; the number will never again be given to a player, although two players (Mariano Rivera and Mo Vaughn) played with that number at the time of it's retirement; while Vaughn has retired Rivera continues to wear the number.
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Jackie Robinson is the first black player to sign a formal / major league contract : Montreal Royals.
http://baseball-almanac.com/firsts/first8.shtml
________________________________________________ Then the other side of the coin...
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 ??“ October 24, 1972), became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. Robinson's achievement has been recognized by his uniform number, 42, being retired by all Major League Baseball Teams; the number will never again be given to a player, although two players (Mariano Rivera and Mo Vaughn) played with that number at the time of it's retirement; while Vaughn has retired Rivera continues to wear the number.
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