<Table> Key <Tr> <Td> † </Td> <Td> Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> † </Td> <Td> Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> League </Th> <Th> Date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackie Robinson </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> April 15, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Larry Doby </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> July 5, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hank Thompson </Td> <Td> St. Louis Browns </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> July 17, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willard Brown </Td> <Td> St. Louis Browns </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> July 19, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dan Bankhead </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> August 26, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roy Campanella </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> April 20, 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Satchel Paige </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> July 9, 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnie Miñoso </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> April 19, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Don Newcombe </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> May 20, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monte Irvin </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> July 8, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luke Easter </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> August 11, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Jethroe </Td> <Td> Boston Braves </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> April 18, 1950 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luis Márquez </Td> <Td> Boston Braves </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> April 18, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Noble </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> NL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artie Wilson </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> NL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Simpson </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> April 21, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willie Mays </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> NL </Td> <Td> May 25, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Hairston </Td> <Td> Chicago White Sox </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> July 21, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bob Boyd </Td> <Td> Chicago White Sox </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> September 8, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Jones </Td> <Td> Cleveland Indians </Td> <Td> AL </Td> <Td> September 22, 1951 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> League </Th> <Th> Date </Th> </Tr>

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