Moses Fleetwood Walker

Tribute...African-American moments in MLB history (15 person items)

"Moses 'Fleetwood' Walker: The first black player in baseball historyJackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier in 1947, but Moses "Fleetwood" Walker, who played for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association, was the first African-American professional baseball player. In fact, Walker and his brother, Weldy, were the impetus for the color line to be drawn in 1884, which Robinson then broke in '47."