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Unlocking the Untold Power of Negro Leagues on Jackie Robinson Day: More Than Just a Number

Unlocking the Untold Power of Negro Leagues on Jackie Robinson Day: More Than Just a Number
Jackie Robinson at All-Star Game
Jackie Robinson, right, breaking baseball’s colored barrier in 1947 opened doors for more former Negro Leagues player to join the major leagues, such as, from left, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby and Don Newcombe, who appeared with Robinson at the 16th annual All-Star Game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, July 12, 1949. (AP Photo)

Robinson played one season (1945) in the Negro American League, batting .375 in 34 games for the Kansas City Monarchs – he was teammates with the legendary Satchel Paige – before he spent the 1946 season in the Dodgers’ minor league system.

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