First black professional baseball player?

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Originally Posted by spec

Fowler played professionally in the 1870s (as early as 1872 at age 14), but not in league baseball. He was a barber, not a doctor, though I believe barbers did more than cut hair in those days.
By the way, William Edward White was of mixed race and was believed to be caucasian when he played his lone major league game.

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Fowler is credited as the first Black player in organized professional baseball.
White (who passed as a White player) played in the one professional game before the Walker Bros.
Fleetwood Walker is credited as being first Black player in Major League baseball
Weldy Walker followed his brother playing Major League baseball in the AA
After which the Major Leagues then expelled/excluded all Black players ~ 1884 until Jackie came and broke the color line April 15, 1947