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Red Sox Gave Robinson First MLB Tryout In 1945

April 15, 2014 Space Coast Daily 2

The first, and little known, Major League tryout for black players was arranged by Wendell Smith, a black sportswriter for the Pittsburgh Courier, and took place at Fenway Park on April 16, 1945 – two years before the color barrier was broken. […]

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