How Integration Came to the American League, in Cleveland's Glory Days
How Integration Came to the American League, in Clevelandâs Glory Days Credit.... Whether or not you care about baseball, you know the name Jackie Robinson. But even baseball fans of a certain age might not know Larry Doby, who made his major-league debut with the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1947, integrating the American League just three months after Robinson had courageously done the same for the National League. Dobyâs experience as the second Black player to break baseballâs 20th-century color barrier is one strand of Luke Epplinâs first book, âOur Team.â E...
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