baseball trivia

[giantfandave]

1949 was the 1st year black ballplayers played in the baseball allstar game.
can you name the first black ballplayers to make it to the allstar team?

 

[Duncan]

Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige??

 

[crutchie]

How many are you looking for?

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God Bless The USA

 

[giantfandave]

there are 4

 

[JT]

Satchel Paige
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
Roy Campanella
???

 

[giantfandave]

jt, you got 3 of the 4

 

[thisisbad]

Put Don Newcombe instead of Satchel Paige?

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

This historic game marked the first time that black players were selected for an All-Star Game. Appropriately, the game was held at Ebbets Field, where Jackie Robinson had democratized major league baseball two years previously.

These players included Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe for the NL and Larry Doby for the AL.

Most felt that the new diversity of talent would finally tip the scales to the NL.

-1949 BASEBALL ALMANAC

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

Final score: 11-7 A.L

 

[giantfandave]

good job thisisbad. you got the 4th one.