John Kennedy (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES)

John Kennedy

John Kennedy listed two goals when he completed a questionnaire…
Nino Escalera (TRADING CARD DB)

Nino Escalera

It took 72 years for the first Black man to play for the Cincinnati…
Carlos Paula (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Carlos Paula

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

Ozzie Virgil Sr.

Ozzie Virgil was the first Dominican to play in the major leagues,…
Humberto “Chico” Fernandez (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Chico Fernández

Shortstop Humberto “Chico” Fernández played the game with…

Chuck Harmon

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

Tom Alston

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

Sam Jethroe

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

Ernie Banks

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

Pumpsie Green

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

Elston Howard

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

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson is perhaps the most historically significant…

Bob Trice

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

Carlos Bernier

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

Monte Irvin

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

Hank Thompson

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

Minnie Miñoso

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

Dan Bankhead

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

Larry Doby

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

Willard Brown

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