Chapter 2 The Big Leagues and Beyond
Jackie Robinson broke into the majors with Brooklyn in 1947. His trials and tribulations have been well documented. But despite his breaking the color barrier, there was no real rush by any major league team to follow the Dodgers lead. Larry Doby was signed by the Indians, 3 months after Jackie made his debut and went straight to the majors from the Negro Leagues. It would be the following year in July of 1948, I was barely 3 weeks old, when 42-year-old Satchel Paige finally got his chance.