In 1947, Jackie Robinson changed baseball forever. Fifteen years later in 1962, five years after Robinson retired, Maury Wills discovered that discrimination was still alive. Maury Wills was born on ...
On this date, April 15, all players on all major league teams wear – when they are playing – Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 to honor the man who broke the color barrier in the game in 1947. Here are five ...
PATERSON, N.J.-- Seventy-five years ago, Paterson's Larry Doby broke the color barrier in baseball's American League. On Tuesday morning, the city honored him. There is also momentum for Major League ...