Why does every think Jackie Robinson was the first brotha to play ball with c.a.c's?

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Bud Fowler was the first one to do it in 1878 AND he was a manager

No disrespect to Jackie Robinson, but he wasn't no pioneer. He took a hand out from a white man, and sold out the negro leagues. The Negro leagues had top talent but instead of MLB integrating teams from the negro leagues they cherry picked.

Just like HBCU colleges that got raided in football. shyt irks me. Black people in this country need to learn their history.

 

[Hammer]

dude wasn't even good really he was playing in the fukking 1940's and 1950's where athletes were non existent and only played for a few years, fukk him

 

[nalej]

that dude looks scared as shyt in that pic but can you blame him?

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

that dude looks scared as shyt in that pic but can you blame him?

Ok, I give you that but what about the FIRST african american to play MLB.. no its not sell out Robinson its Fleetwood Walker

Or his brother Weldy Walker who was the 2nd person.

Toledo Blue Stockings

At the start of the 1884 baseball season, Weldy continued to study homeopathic medicine and play baseball at Michigan. Meanwhile, Fleetwood was playing for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association, which was considered to be part of Major League Baseball. On May 1, 1884,[24] Fleetwood became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.[25][11][26][27]

As the 1884 baseball season progressed, the roster of the Toledo Blue Stockings was depleted by injuries. In need of additional players, the team recruited Weldy to join his brother in Toledo. Weldy appeared in his first game for the Blue Stockings on July 15, 1884,[28] becoming the second African American to play Major League Baseball.[6][29][30][31][32] Weldy appeared in five games as an outfielder for the Blue Stockings between July 15 and August 6, 1884. He had four hits, two runs batted in, and one run scored in 18 at bats for a .222 batting average.[28][33] After a series in Indianapolis, an article in The Sporting Life noted that "the Toledos were short-handed and played Weldy Walker, a brother of the catcher; he played well."[34] The Walker brothers in 1884 were the last African Americans to play Major League Baseball for more than 60 years until Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.[35][36]

[edit] Segregation of baseball and minor leagues

Weldy blamed Cap Anson for the fact that neither he, his brother, nor any other African Americans were allowed to play in the major leagues after 1884.[37] During the 1884 season, Anson refused to play against Toledo until the Walker brothers were benched. In 1887, Anson again refused to play against the Newark team on which Fleetwood played.[38] Anson biographer David L. Fleitz shared Weldy's belief that Anson was responsible for the game's segregation: "Cap Anson, more than anyone else, was the man who wielded the infamous pen."[31]

Following his time with the Blue Stockings, Weldy played for the Cleveland team in the Western League.[39][40] During the 1885 season, Weldy compiled a .375 batting average for the Cleveland Forest Cities.[41] In 1886, Weldy played third base for the Excelsior Club in Cleveland.[42]

 

[Keengcong]

You call getting hit, spit on, treated like shyt, etc. everynight a hand out? Jackie may not have been the first but lets not act like he didn't open doors.



And Negro leagues were talented for sure, but that was never going to last up against the power of the dollar.



who cares... its baseball

 

[#1 pick]

White people had money. That's why Blacks left a better product. Koons. Says that while wearing a Jackie Rob jersey.

 

[Reggie]

I have heard of Fleetwood Walker and i always thought he was the first but after seeing this about Bud Fowler he should be acknowledged as the first black man to truly play pro baseball.

 

[Marvel]

People don't know that many black people were after the emancipation (as long as you were not a share cropper though) compared to the average cac in the south. They had a lot skill in various areas which made cacs jealous of them. A lot of black people don't know that blacks were winning offenses throughout the South back them from governor, senators, mayors and reps. The rise of the Red Shirts, White League, the klan, other butthurt cacs hurt their momentum. Eventually leading to us being banded from various areas of life, from sports to politics to employment. Eventually Plessy v. Ferguson made the hate and separation more official and that mentality slowly spread across the country.


First black coach in the NFL (no need for a Rooney Rule) in 1921. First black player to named an All-American in college football.

Fritz Pollard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There a lot of people who broke ground for us and went through hell. Its typical of people to focus one person and not other. We forget the Medgar Evers' and Steven Biko's of the black struggle. We shouldn't forget many contributions.

 

[concise]

dumb thread.

They never say he was the 1st black ballplayer, he was the first to break the color barrier that was formed after MLB became segregated, gained national relevance, and became a powerful machine.

 

[Sunalmighty]

dumb thread.

They never say he was the 1st black ballplayer, he was the first to break the color barrier that was formed after MLB became segregated, gained national relevance, and became a powerful machine.

Key words. I don't know why they chose Robinson, other Negro League players were more talented. He probably could put up with more b.s. it doesn't matter, he is an American Icon, and rightfully so. Negro Leagues couldn't compete with the MLB anyway, on a financial scale. Why not open the doors to make bigger dollars and leave your mark on the field, proving you are just as good or better than your counterpart?

 

[Sunalmighty]

dumb thread.

They never say he was the 1st black ballplayer, he was the first to break the color barrier that was formed after MLB became segregated, gained national relevance, and became a powerful machine.

Why change the avi, that Punjab chick had style lol

 

[concise]

Why change the avi, that Punjab chick had style lol

meh, I had it for like a month, might have been the longest I stayed with one avi. Maybe I'll bring it back later, like I brought back this one.

 

[gho3st]

that dude looks scared as shyt in that pic but can you blame him?

He cock eyed by circumstances. Had to be prepared. He looking at both directions in that first pic.