Saturday, March 27, 2021

How Black Players Propelled Cleveland’s Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series

Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland

In 1948, Cleveland’s baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn’t have made it without the team’s first two Black players, and the team owner’s willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.

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Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/27/979683299/how-black-players-propelled-clevelands-baseball-team-to-win-the-1948-world-serie
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