The color line, also known as the color barrier, in American baseball excluded players of black African descent from Major League Baseball and its affiliated...

Color line may refer to: Color line (racism) Color Line (ferry operator) Baseball color line This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

The baseball color line excluded players of Black African descent from Major League Baseball and its affiliated Minor Leagues until 1947 (with a few notable...

Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectator sport. The first professional competitions emerged in...

and by the early 1890s, a gentlemen's agreement in the form of the baseball color line effectively barred black players from the white-owned professional...

franchise's first title in 1955. The Dodgers made history by breaking the baseball color line in 1947 with the debut of Jackie Robinson, the first African American...

the late 19th century, the baseball color line developed, excluding African Americans from play in Major League Baseball and its affiliated minor leagues...

never really returned. Landis perpetuated the color line and prolonged the segregation of organized baseball. His successor, Happy Chandler, said, "For twenty-four...

into the all-white world of baseball. Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey tapped Robinson to break the baseball color line. Robinson was still a target...

Women's baseball is played in several countries. The strongest and most organized women's baseball leagues are in the United States, Australia, Japan,...