Good morning Obots! Today's Famous First --- Don Newcombe the first African American to win the Cy Young Award. From Madison, New Jersey, Don Newcombe was the first great American American pitcher in major league baseball history. He debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 20, 1949 and immediately helped them to the league pennant with 17 victories, led the league in … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread | Famous Black Firsts in Major League Baseball
Blacks in Major League Baseball
Monday Open Thread | Famous Firsts: Blacks in Major League Baseball
Good morning Obots! Today's famous first is the legendary Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. From this humble beginning would grow the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread | Famous Firsts: Blacks in Major League Baseball