March 16, 1858 - February 26, 1913

Bud Fowler

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He was the first known African American baseball player and broke the color line for organized baseball. In 1895, he, along with, teammate Grant "Home Run" Johnson founded the Page Fence Giants, a dominant pre-Negro League team. ⁴²

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  Interesting Fact

  After the color line, he became a team promoter⁴²

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  Statistic

  Batted .350 in 34 games.⁴²

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  Teams Played

  Played as a pitcher and second baseman for numerous white minor league teams, including Stillwater, Binghamton, Crawfordsville, and Greenville⁴³

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  Quote

  The celebrated promoter of colored baseball clubs and the sage of baseball - Sol White⁴²

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