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|Date=1879/06/21 | |Date=1879/06/21 | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State= | |State=RI | ||
|City=Providence | |City=Providence | ||
|Description=<p>The first African-American MLB player was not Jackie Robinson, or even Bud Fowler. The first was William E. White (1860-1937), who played one game for the Providence Grays in 1879. White was the first baseman of the Brown University baseball team, and was pressed into service when the Grays' regular first baseman was injured. The GA-born White was mixed-race. It is not clear that any of his classmates or Providence teammates knew he wasn't Caucasian.</p> | |Description=<p>The first African-American MLB player was not Jackie Robinson, or even Bud Fowler. The first was William E. White (1860-1937), who played one game for the Providence Grays in 1879. White was the first baseman of the Brown University baseball team, and was pressed into service when the Grays' regular first baseman was injured. The GA-born White was mixed-race. It is not clear that any of his classmates or Providence teammates knew he wasn't Caucasian.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Wikipedia, based on discoveries of Bruce Allardice</p> | |Sources=<p>Wikipedia, based on discoveries of Bruce Allardice. See also White's bio in SABR, also by BA.</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 20 March 2024
| Date | Saturday, June 21, 1879 |
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| Location | Providence, RI, United States |
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| Description | The first African-American MLB player was not Jackie Robinson, or even Bud Fowler. The first was William E. White (1860-1937), who played one game for the Providence Grays in 1879. White was the first baseman of the Brown University baseball team, and was pressed into service when the Grays' regular first baseman was injured. The GA-born White was mixed-race. It is not clear that any of his classmates or Providence teammates knew he wasn't Caucasian. |
| Sources | Wikipedia, based on discoveries of Bruce Allardice. See also White's bio in SABR, also by BA. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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