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    Baseball's first African-American player was...

    William Edward White in 1879?!

    The First Black Player in the Major Leagues Lived His Life as a White Man
    http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/02/william_edward_white_baseball_s_first_black_player_lived_his_life_as_a_white.single.html
    On June 22, 1937, Joe Louis knocked out James Braddock with a right to the jaw to become the world heavyweight champion. At a time when Major League...


    Since the 1879 game was unearthed a decade ago, questions about White’s race have clouded his legacy. If he didn’t want other people to think of him as black, did he actually break the sports world’s most infamous racial barrier? Or is the reality of his racial heritage, and the difficult personal issues it no doubt forced him to confront, enough to qualify him as a pioneer? Should William Edward White be recognized during Black History Month alongside Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson and other groundbreaking African-Americans?
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    EDIT: apparently a different guy
    Last edited by Judge Jude; 02-05-2014, 07:55 PM.
    finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
    own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
    won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84

    SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
    RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
    C Stallings 2, Casali 1
    1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
    OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1

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    • #3
      see also the early Cuban players, who could play if they were light-skinned enough to pass for Spanish.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Judge Jude View Post
        White is a very well-known 19th-century guy, winning 40 games three times (!) and finishing 229-166 in 10 big-league seasons (including AA). Plus his 42 losses in 1880 are the second-most EVER.

        It's true that he couldn't reveal his heritage, but if no one could tell....
        Every vintage drafter definitely knows Will White.
        This is a different William White. This guy played in a single game.

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        • #5
          sorry, he ain't on baseball-reference so he doesn't exist!
          finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
          own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
          won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84

          SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
          RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
          C Stallings 2, Casali 1
          1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
          OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Judge Jude View Post
            sorry, he ain't on baseball-reference so he doesn't exist!
            Bill White Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
            http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitebi01.shtml
            Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill White. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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            • #7
              Interesting story. But probably unknown to most, there were other blacks that played in MLB prior to Jackie Robinson. Moses Fleetwood (Fleet) Walker was previously considered to be the 1st black to play in MLB. He played for the Toledo team in the American Assn (a major league) in 1884. He was a catcher, played in 42 games and batted .263. His brother, Welday, also played and was 4 for 18. I think there were others, but I'm not sure.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by revo View Post
                http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...hitebi01.shtml
                uh, that's Bill White, not the Cardinals 1B and longtime Yankees announcer, though

                and if you're scoring at home, this black guy named White who went to Brown played for the Greys.

                he was colored, alright!
                finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
                own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
                won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84

                SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
                RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
                C Stallings 2, Casali 1
                1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
                OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Judge Jude View Post
                  uh, that's Bill White, not the Cardinals 1B and longtime Yankees announcer, though

                  and if you're scoring at home, this black guy named White who went to Brown played for the Greys.

                  he was colored, alright!


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