
Tom Alston
Tom Alston tried to hit big-league pitching while hearing voices,…

Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead is best known for two things. He was the first African-American…

Ernie Banks
"Jarvis fires away … That’s a fly ball, deep to left, back,…

Carlos Bernier
He was a very good ballplayer. Certainly good enough that he…

Willard Brown
Ese Hombre — That Man — was Willard Brown’s nickname…

Larry Doby
Larry Doby is best remembered for becoming the first black player…

Nino Escalera
It took 72 years for the first Black man to play for the Cincinnati…

Chico Fernández
Shortstop Humberto “Chico” Fernández played the game with…

Pumpsie Green
He’s been termed a “reluctant pioneer.” All Pumpsie Green…

Chuck Harmon
The first African-American player for the Cincinnati Reds, Charles…

Elston Howard
Elston Howard was born February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri,…

Monte Irvin
Of all those who proudly wore the uniform of the Newark Eagles…

Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1950,…

John Kennedy
John Kennedy listed two goals when he completed a questionnaire…

Minnie Miñoso
In February of 2006, Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso was preparing himself…

Carlos Paula
Cuban outfielder Carlos Paula parlayed an all-star tour in the…

Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is perhaps the most historically significant…

Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson, a New York Giants mainstay from 1949 to 1956,…

Bob Trice
On a sunny but windy and cool September Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia,…

Ozzie Virgil Sr.
Ozzie Virgil was the first Dominican to play in the major leagues,…