CHICAGO, IL - JULY 5, 1948: Larry Doby (right), the American league's first black player, shakes hands with his new boss, President Bill Veeck of the Cleveland Indians', after Doby arrived in Chicago, IL on July 5, 1948 from Newmark, N.J. to join the Cleveland club. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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