Negro League Stars
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2 min readWe take a look back at the stars of the Negro Leagues and their incredible achievements on and off the baseball diamond.
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972)
After playing in the Negro Leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs, Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base April 15, 1947, ending six decades of racial segregation.
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Larry Doby (1923–2003)
With the Newark Eagles, Doby won the Negro League World Series in 1946. Two years later, playing with the Cleveland Indians, Doby and his teammate Satchel Paige became the first Black players to win a Major League Baseball World Series.
Roy Campanella (1921–1993)
Campanella played for the Washington Elite Giants in the Negro Leagues and then for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s and 1950s, as one of the pioneers in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed “Campy” he is widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game.
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