Back on April 15, 1947, history was made in Major League Baseball. After an unofficial ban for 63 years, Jackie Robinson shattered the color barrier, integrating the National League when he stepped on the diamond for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Cleveland Indians quickly followed suit, as Larry Doby integrated the American League on July 5 of that year.
Other teams followed suit, some quicker than others. The then Philadelphia Athletics were the fourth American League team, and the seventh major league team overall, to have a black player debut. That player was pitcher Bob Trice.