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Although Jackie Robinson is often remembered as the first African American
to play major league baseball in the United States, he was actually the first
player to end decades of segregation in baseball. 21) (Nevertheless, However, In
fact), numerous African American men played professional baseball in America
after the Civil War ended in 1865. However, the push for segregation increased
throughout the late 1800s, and by 1900, there were no more black men in
professional baseball leagues. Jackie Robinson changed that on April 15, 1947,
when he played his first major league game with the Dodgers.
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22) (Additionally, Nevertheless, For example), in the summer of 1947,
four more African American men joined the major leagues. All five men
demonstrated how American society was changing, but segregation was
still prominent throughout other aspects of life; 23) (accordingly, however,
moreover), the men faced ongoing discrimination and isolation. They had to use
separate locker rooms and stay in separate hotels from the rest of their teams.
Personally, Robinson also battled diabetes: 24) (consequently, nevertheless,
of course), he played for the Dodgers for ten years and won the 1955 World
Series against the New York Yankees. When Robinson was being considered
for the hall of fame, he wanted to be selected based on his athletic skills, not his
cultural contributions. 25) (For example, Similarly, Next), from 1948 to 1952,
he was the top second baseman of that time, having an on-base plus slugging
average of 0.036, higher than any other player. He was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
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