List of first black Major League Baseball players
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Below is a list of the first 20 black players in Major League Baseball since Moses Fleetwood Walker's last major league appearance.

List of first black Major League Baseball players

Section Title: Overall
Table Section Text: Below is a list of the first 20 black players in Major League Baseball since Moses Fleetwood Walker's last major league appearance.

Player	Team	League	Date

William Edward White	Providence Grays	AL	June 21, 1879

Moses Walker	Toledo Blue Stockings	AL	May 1, 1884

Weldy Walker	Toledo Blue Stockings	AL	July 15, 1884

Jackie Robinson †	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	April 15, 1947

Larry Doby †	Cleveland Indians	AL	July 5, 1947

Hank Thompson	St. Louis Browns	AL	July 17, 1947

Willard Brown †	St. Louis Browns	AL	July 19, 1947

Dan Bankhead	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	August 26, 1947

Roy Campanella †	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	April 20, 1948

Satchel Paige †	Cleveland Indians	AL	July 9, 1948

Minnie Miñoso	Cleveland Indians	AL	April 19, 1949

Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	May 20, 1949

Monte Irvin †	New York Giants	NL	July 8, 1949

Luke Easter	Cleveland Indians	AL	August 11, 1949

Sam Jethroe	Boston Braves	NL	April 18, 1950

Luis Márquez	Boston Braves	NL	April 18, 1951

Ray Noble	New York Giants	NL

Artie Wilson	New York Giants	NL

Harry Simpson	Cleveland Indians	AL	April 21, 1951

Willie Mays †	New York Giants	NL	May 25, 1951

Sam Hairston	Chicago White Sox	AL	July 21, 1951

Bob Boyd	Chicago White Sox	AL	September 8, 1951

Sam Jones	Cleveland Indians	AL	September 22, 1951

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Minnie Miñoso was one of the first black Major League Baseball player.

final_sentence: Minnie Miñoso was one of the first black Major League Baseball player.