On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he become the first black man to play in a Major League Baseball game. On April 8, 1969 — over 20 years later — the San Diego Padres played their first ever game in Major League Baseball.
And while it had been that long since Jackie broke the color barrier, there were still those who opposed black men playing in the league.
But San Diego was no such franchise, and they proved that as the first ever player for the San Diego Padres was a black man, Ollie Brown.