View of cut-outs of African-American players from the Negro Leagues are displayed in left field during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and...
Jackie Robinson, first Negro player to be signed by a major league ball club and Johnny Wright, another Negro player are pictured with other members...
Fan cut-outs of African-American baseball players are seen in the left field seats during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta...
Former hockey player Eddie Stumpf manages the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League. Five of his players crouch in...
Two Negro players who signed with the St.Louis Browns of the American League sit in the dugout with the manager "Muddy" Ruel prior to the July 17th...
Portrait of Hyde Park High School baseball team, eleven members, wearing uniforms, sitting in three rows outdoors on the field in Chicago, Illinois,...
Chet Brewer, star American Negro League pitcher, works on the mound for the Panama City team in 1935.
Portrait of pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige, former star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, in uniform for the St. Louis Browns of the American League. July...
Satchel Paige, famed Negro Leagues pitcher, stands on the pitcher's mound during one of his scoreless performances with the St. Louis Browns of the...
Shortstop Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in white organized baseball, as a member of the minor league Montreal Royals.
Young African-American baseball player poses in a photo studio in what appears to be an "Oklahoma" uniform, in Mobile, Alabama around the year 1890.
Bud Fowler poses in his Keokuk, Iowa baseball club uniform in 1885, the first professional African American baseball player.
Jimmie Crutchfield, outfielder for the Chicago American Giants of the Negro Leagues, poses for a portrait in 1942.
Opa Locka, FL: Twins Eilaine and Ilaine Roth of Michigan City, IM, play shortstop and second base, respectively, for the Muskegon, MI, Lassies....
Leroy "Satchel" Paige of the Negro League Kansas City Monarchs on the mound. Paige played for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1939-1947. In this era of...
Promotional portrait of American baseball player Willie Mays of the Minneapolis Millers minor league team, 1951.
James "Cool Papa" Bell poses for a portrait. Cool Papa played in the Negro Leagues for the St. Louis Stars, Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American...
An African-American ballplayer in full uniform poses for a photo in a New Castle, Indiana studio for a full length portrait, around 1890.
American baseball player Jackie Robinson during his time with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 28th August 1949.
Pitcher Willie Foster of the Chicago American Giants poses for a season portrait. Willie Foster played for the Negro Leagues' Memphis Red Sox,...
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds stand on the field to honor major league ballplayers who passed away in the last year before their...
Members of the Japan Samurai Bears line up for the National Anthem before the Golden Baseball League game against the Surprise Fighting Falcons May...
Infielder Shinichiro Uchino and outfielder Keiji Takakura of the Japan Samurai Bears celebrate after scoring against the Fullerton Flyers during the...
American baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers holds the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People placard in...
American baseball player Jackie Robinson , of the Brooklyn Dodgers, stretches for first base but is called 'out' by the umpire during a game, April...
Detail shot of Rawlings official Major League baseballs prior to Game 1 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Petco Park...
Informal full-length portrait of Lane High School baseball player F. Pollard, who is African American, kneeling on a dirt lot in Chicago, Illinois,...
Newest Brooklyn Dodgers recruit Jackie Robinson on the end of the bench with his team mates at Ebbet's Field, 1947. Robinson was the first African...
Pitcher Willie Foster of the Chicago American Giants poses as he pitches before a season game. Willie Foster played for the Negro Leagues' Memphis...
American baseball player Jackie Robinson , of the Brooklyn Dodgers, at bat during a game, late 1940s or 1950s
Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, joins Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers after presenting the Larry Doby Legacy Award...
New York, NY: You might say that that hair styling and that smile make California Angels' Rod Carew look most angelic July 23rd at Yankee Stadium,...
Leroy "Satchel" Paige of the Negro League Kansas City Monarchs pitches. Paige played for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1939-1947. In this era of his...
American baseball player Jackie Robinson during his wartime service as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, circa 1943.
Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, presents Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers with the Larry Doby Legacy Award for...
Daniel Robert Bankhead, the first black pitcher in Major League baseball, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York City, New York, August 30, 1947.
During a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, American baseball player Jackie Robinson , of the Brooklyn Dodgers, trapped between the first and...
American baseball player Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel Robinson , smile and wave as they deplane, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 20,...
The video board displays an picture honoring the 100 year anniversary of the Negro Leagues during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the...
Detail shot of a Rawlings Official Major League Baseball prior to Game 1 of the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Houston Astros at Petco Park...
Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after hitting an RBI single in the sixth inning during the game against the Chicago Cubs at PNC...
Jackie Robinson, who made baseball history by becoming the first Negro in the history of modern Major League baseball, sets another marker as he...
St. Louis Browns' relief pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige, a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues for many years, relaxes in a new easy chair in the...
Umpires Mike Winters Mike Muchlinski , Marty Foster and Mark Wegner, point out a player to a young fan before the start of a game between the...
View of American baseball player Jackie Robinson , dressed in a military uniform, as he run with his rifle, April 21, 1945. This image is heavily...
American baseball player Andy Allanson , catcher for the Cleveland Indians, watches a foul ball hit by Dave Parker, of the Oakland Athletics, during...
Willy Adames and Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate a series win against the Houston Astros in Game Seven of the American League...
Charlie "Paw Paw" Maxwell, right, surprises Jake Wood, the first African-American starter developed by Detroit's organization, during the Detroit...
Alex Kirilloff of the Minnesota Twins singles in the fourth inning of his Major League debut against the Houston Astros during Game Two of the...
Baseball analyst and former player Alex Rodriguez looks on during batting practice prior to the start of the American League WildCard Game between...
Detail of officiall major league baseball postseason baseballs are seen in a bucket during batting practice between the New York Yankees and the...
Detail of baseballs prior to game two of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees at Minute Maid...
General view of a baseball during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park on September 20, 2019 in...
Greg Harris, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox prepares to throw a pitch during the Major League Baseball American League East game against the...