Q 01/05

On what date did Jackie Robinson break MLB's colour line, starting at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers?

A) April 15, 1947

B) April 15, 1945

C) May 5, 1948

D) April 18, 1946

Answer · why

A) April 15, 1947

April 15, 1947 was Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers debut at Ebbets Field; MLB marks the date as Jackie Robinson Day and retired his number 42 leagu...

Q 02/05

Which award did Jackie Robinson win in its inaugural season, 1947?

A) Gold Glove

B) Rookie of the Year

C) Silver Slugger

D) National League MVP

Answer · why

B) Rookie of the Year

Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the Year award in 1947, when a single award covered both leagues; he added the NL MVP in 1949.

Q 03/05

Who was the American League's first Black player, debuting for Cleveland eleven weeks after Robinson?

A) Satchel Paige

B) Roy Campanella

C) Larry Doby

D) Monte Irvin

Answer · why

C) Larry Doby

Larry Doby debuted for the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1947, the American League's first Black player, and won a World Series with Cleveland in 1948.

Q 04/05

Who founded the Negro National League in 1920?

A) Cool Papa Bell

B) Josh Gibson

C) Satchel Paige

D) Rube Foster

Answer · why

D) Rube Foster

Rube Foster, owner-manager of the Chicago American Giants, organized the Negro National League at a Kansas City meeting in February 1920; he entered t...

Q 05/05

Who became MLB's first Black manager in 1975?

A) Ernie Banks

B) Frank Robinson

C) Hank Aaron

D) Willie Mays

Answer · why

B) Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson became player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975, MLB's first Black manager, and homered in his first game in charge on April 8.