Beschreibung:

Lot of 2 pinbacks featuring the first African American players in the National and American leagues in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. "Rookie of the Year / Jackie Robinson / 1947" surrounding black and white photograph of Robinson in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, 1947. Diam.: 1.75 in. (144 mm). Robinson famously broke baseball's color line in 1947 when he started at first base for the Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and remarkably won Rookie of the Year, celebrated on this pinback. "Congratulations Larry Doby / Cleveland Indians" surrounding black and white photograph of Doby in his Cleveland uniform, n.d., ca 1947. Diam.: 1.25 in. (32 mm). Doby became the second black player to join the Major Leagues and the first to play in the American League, starting just three months after Robinson in July 1947 for the Cleveland Indians. Notably, he was the first player to go directly from the Negro Leagues to the Majors, as most players were integrated first through the minors. Condition: Both are bright and vivid with excellent images, only minor oxidation to backs.