Opening Day 1901 In The IMLB

Welcome To InteGREATed Major League Baseball

We start this replay way back in 1901 with 16 clubs and a promise to make the game of baseball available to everyone no matter what color, or background. Welcome to InteGREATed Major League Baseball in 1901. Spring training has come and gone and it is now time to play ball. The 1901 InteGREATed Major League Baseball season begins today. During the first several seasons in the majors players were jumping from one club to another. For instance Nap Lajoie was one of the top stars he felt unapreached by his club the Philadelphia Phillies so before the 1901 season he jumped ship and joined the Athletics also of Philadelphia in american league. Later the next season he became one of the first free agents in the game and he ended up in Cleveland. You can read the full story here. Keeping in step with this activity at the start of our replay in 1901 there are multiple Black and Black Cuban players who jump into the majors. 

 

 

 

 

PlayerDebutNeL ClubDrafted
Bud Fowler1877PFGPHI
Frank Grant1886CXGCWS
Sol White1887CXGCHN
Grant Johnson1895CXGCIN
Harry Buckner1896CCGCIN
Carlos Moran1899SFONYG
Andrew Payne1899PGPIT
Regino Garcia1901ALMCLE
Alfredo Cabrera1901ALMWS1
Jose Munoz1901ALMBSN

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