... African-Americans. Robinson's achievement goes beyond the statistics and championships he earned on the field. He opened the door for his entire race to play professional sports and gain acceptance as more desegregation took place. Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his ... attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. Being accepted into professional sports also helped African-Americans become more easily accepted into other aspects of life ....

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... Melville 47). In 1870, the White Stockings played a single season in the NABBP, where they won the championship before joining the National Association to play in the first season of its existence in 1871. The White Stockings played their next 5 seasons in the NA except for the years of ... League. Hulbert's plan symbolized a nationwide assertion of the city of Chicago's role in professional baseball. Hulbert convinced the top eight professional clubs to play championship games only among themselves and commit to a schedule. He made efforts to see that this league was kept clean and that...

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... towns formed teams, and baseball clubs were formed in larger cities. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright wanted to formalize a list of rules by which all team could play. Much of that original code is still in place today. Although popular legend says that the game was invented by Abner Doubleday, baseball's true father was ... round ball, and is somehow expected make a square hit. Former Giants, now Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Poole sums it up this way: "Part of the key to our game is to keep giving the hitters different appearances of the ball. Some go straight down, some fade away, some go...

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