Podcasts about Moses Fleetwood Walker

We welcome to our microphones award-winning author, cultural critic and Washington University in St. Louis professor Gerald Early, whose new book "Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America" is a sweeping chronicle of Black Americans' extraordinary influence on the game of baseball — from the sport's formative days in the wake of the Civil War, through the heyday of the Negro Leagues, to the modern era. A leading voice in the conversation about race, sports, and American identity, Early also served as an advisor to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's landmark new exhibit, Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball. Together, the book and exhibit offer a timely and powerful retelling of baseball's past — one that acknowledges long-overlooked figures like Moses Fleetwood Walker, Rube Foster, and Cool Papa Bell, and reexamines well-known legends like Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Barry Bonds through a deeper historical lens. We discuss how Play Harder arrives at a moment of renewed focus on the Negro Leagues, as Major League Baseball officially recognizes them as major leagues and integrates their stats into the game's official record.  Early explains why this recognition matters, how the Negro Leagues shaped Black identity and community, and what the story of Black baseball says about America itself. + + +   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Buy Us a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/goodseatsstillavailable "Good Seats" Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/good-seats-still-avalable?ref_id=35106 BUY THE BOOK (AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!):  "Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America": https://amzn.to/4dzBmRj   SPONSOR THANKS (AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!): Royal Retros (10% off promo code: SEATS): https://www.503-sports.com?aff=2 Old Fort Baseball Co. (15% off promo code: GOODSEATS): https://www.oldfortbaseballco.com/?ref=seats 417 Helmets (10% off promo code: GOODSEATS): https://417helmets.com/?wpam_id=3 Old School Shirts.com (10% off promo code: GOODSEATS): https://oldschoolshirts.com/goodseats Yinzylvania (20% off promo code: GOODSEATSSTILLAVAILABLE): https://yinzylvania.com/GOODSEATSSTILLAVAILABLE FIND AND FOLLOW: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/GoodSeatsStillAvailable Web: https://goodseatsstillavailable.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goodseatsstillavailable.com X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodSeatsStill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goodseatsstillavailable Threads: https://www.threads.net/@goodseatsstillavailable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodseatsstillavailable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodSeatsStillAvailable/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-seats-still-available/

Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview baseball historian, Craig Brown about Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856 – 1924) and Weldy Walker (1860 – 1937), who were the first two African American professional baseball players.

While his name is familiar to baseball history fans, the life of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first acknowledged African-American man to play Major League Baseball, is not. On the 137th anniversary of his debut, Mike and Bill look back on that life, at the efforts of Cap Anson and other bigots to stop his career and ban other black players from the pro ranks, and the effect that treatment had on Fleet in his later years. Plus, happy birthday to Granny Hamner and Russ Ford!

Moses Fleetwood Walker fue un destacado beisbolista y pionero en la lucha por la igualdad racial en el deporte. Fue el primer jugador negro en las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol, a pesar de enfrentar discriminación y adversidades, Walker dejó una huella significativa en la historia del deporte al desafiar las barreras raciales y abrir el camino para futuros jugadores afroamericanos en el béisbol profesional. Síguenos y visita nuestro sitio oficial: instagram.com/eldollop twitter.com/eldollop facebook.com/eldolloppodcast eldollop.com/ 

Sports historian Bill Ryczek (Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association; Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL) returns after a five-year absence to help us unpack the intriguing story of 1884 - arguably the wildest season in major league baseball history. In his latest tome, "Baseball's Wildest Season: Three Leagues, Thirty-Four Teams and the Chaos of 1884," Ryczek details a fragile professional game pioneered by a still-fledgling National League that found itself not only challenged by a two-year-old lower-priced, Sunday-playing, beer-allowing American Association - but also an upstart third circuit called the Union Association whose president just happened to also own its most dominant franchise. 1884 saw the first incarnation of an inter-league "World Series" (the NL Providence Grays defeating the AA New York Metropolitans); the majors' first-ever African-American player (the AA Toledo Blue Stockings' Moses Fleetwood Walker); a (still-standing) record start to a season (the UA's 20-0 St. Louis Maroons) - and more drunken brawls, mid-season team relocations, player league-jumping, and underhand pitching than any time in big league history.     BUY EARLY & OFTEN: Baseball's Wildest Season: Three Leagues, Thirty-Four Teams and the Chaos of 1884 - by William J. Ryczek Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association - by William J. Ryczek Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL - by William J. Ryczek FIND & FOLLOW: Website: https://goodseatsstillavailable.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodSeatsStill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodseatsstillavailable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodSeatsStillAvailable/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goodseatsstillavailable

Tuesday, April 15th, 1947. 12:30PM. It's damp and overcast. We're at Ebbets field in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. The visiting Boston Braves are playing the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day. We can smell hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn, knishes, and beer. Manager Leo Deroucher has been suspended by MLB's offices for conduct detrimental to the team. He'll have to sit out the whole season. Burt Shotton, known to be calm and steady, is managing the Dodgers. They're expected to contend. Red Barber is up in the press booth calling the action for CBS and Gladys Gooding is on the organ. Here with us are stadium celebs like the Dodgers Sym-phony and Hilda Chester the Cowbell Lady, along with more than twenty-six thousand others. These men, women, and children are wearing Dodgers caps, windbreakers, flannel jackets, letterman's sweaters, sport coats, and suits. They're Italian, African-American, Jewish, Irish, Polish, Norwegian. At 12:45 the melting pot stirs as the Dodgers trot out of the clubhouse. There's Second Baseman Eddie Stanky, Center Fielder Peter Reiser, Catcher Bruce Edwards, and pitcher Joe Hatten. Hatten warms up as one by one the rest of the Dodgers starters come out. Right fielder Dixie Walker. Left Fielder Gene Hermanski. Third Baseman Spider Jorgensen, Shortstop Pee Wee Reese. There's an audible buzz as the Dodgers first baseman and final starter comes out. This man was born in Cairo, Georgia. The youngest son of a sharecropper, he was a four-sport letterman at UCLA, and an Army second lieutenant in World War II. His name is Jack Roosevelt Robinson and he's the first African-American to play in the Major Leagues since Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884. Robinson tosses infield practice until Home Plate umpire Babe Pinell signals for the start of the game. Robinson smooths the dirt in a playing path by first base and sets himself, knees bent, slightly crouched. His glove is on the ground and open. Boston's Shortstop Dick Culler digs in. Brooklyn's lefty Joe Hatten winds and delivers the pitch. Culler swings and slaps a ground ball towards third base. He digs out of the batter's box as Spider Jorgensen charges in and fields the ball on a high hop, throwing slightly off balance towards first base. Robinson, right foot on the bag, stretches as far as he can, catching Jorgensen's throw and getting Culler out by a step. And just like that, a fifty-year old gentleman's agreement between changing owners and the commissioner's office, that had barred any dark skinned men from playing in the league, was dead. It died here in Flatbush at 1PM, on Tuesday April 15th, 1947 as twenty-six thousand people looked on, and wildly cheered. Later, in the bottom of the Seventh inning, after an error while batting allowed him to reach second base, Robinson scored the Dodgers fifth run of the game on a double from Pete Reiser. The Dodgers would win five to three. Although he was the subject of taunts, bean balls, spikes, and scuffles with opposing players and fans all season, Jackie Robinson had the faith of African-Americans and Brooklyn Dodgers fans, as well as the quickly-earned support of his teammates. Robinson would go on to hit .297 with one-hundred-twenty-five runs scored, forty-eight extra-base hits, and lead the league with twenty-nine stolen bases en route to winning the Rookie of the Year as the Brooklyn Dodgers went ninety-four and sixty, winning the National League pennant.

Welcome to the party, Sickos of Summer.So long as you're here, go check out The Sickos Sentinel. If you've already done that and have come here because you're a fellow Sicko, hello (it's specmotors from the Discord) and welcome to you, too! And check out our Discord, because, can you ever really have enough places to post?Anyway, you were promised a sports rabbit hole yesterday, and it is time to deliver on that promise.Since we're not going to see Edwin Díaz pitch again for quite some time (sigh), here's the list of the most strikeouts in a season, by a pitcher with 3.0 walks per nine innings or fewer, a 2.00 ERA or lower, and an FIP of 1.00 or lower. A list of 3-2-1… K, if you will.Eric Gagne, 2003 Dodgers, 137Díaz, last season, 118Craig Kimbrel, 2012 Atlanta, 116Sergio Romo, 2011 Giants, 70Devin Williams, 2020 Brewers, 53Ed Cushman, 1884 Brewers (Union Association), 47The 1884 Brewers played 12 games. Cushman pitched four of them, won all four, and gave up a total of four runs, two against the Boston Reds and two against the Baltimore Monumentals (do not get any ideas from this, Ted Leonsis).Cushman, in his career, pitched for the 1883 Buffalo Bisons in the National League, then had those four starts for Milwaukee the next year, and moved on to the American Association in 1885, pitching for both the Philadelphia A's and the New York Metropolitans – at the original Polo Grounds, the place that had actually been built for polo in 1876. It was those Metropolitans who converted the field, across the street from the northeast corner of Central Park, into a baseball park.In 1886, the Mets moved to the St. George Cricket Grounds on Staten Island, and Cushman won a career-high 17 games… while losing 21, those Mets weren't so good. Cushman was fourth in American Association pitching WAR that season, and ranked seventh in the league at 4.62 strikeouts per nine innings.Here are the Mets pitchers who had fewer than 4.62 strikeouts per nine innings last season: Nate Fisher (one strikeout in three innings, 3.0 K/9) and Darin Ruf (zero strikeouts in two innings, 0.0). Among regularly-appearing pitchers, Adonis Medina checked in at 6.5 K/9, Taijuan Walker at 7.6, and Chris Bassitt at 8.3. In 1886, the American Association leader was Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles at 7.9 (513 strikeouts in 583 innings).Kilroy completed 66 of his 68 starts, just shy of half the Orioles' 139 games – shoutout to their other two main starters, Jumbo McGinnis and Hardie Henderson. The Orioles were the only team the Mets finished ahead of that year – the St. Louis Browns won the league, then beat the National League champion Chicago White Stockings in the 1880s version of the World Series.Chicago outhomered St. Louis, 3-2, getting dingers along the way from George Gore, King Kelly, and Fred Pfeffer, but only managed a .195/.254/.300 line against St. Louis pitching in the series. The Browns, led by Canadian legend Tip O'Neill (who really went off the next season) going 8-for-20 with two triples, two homers, and four walks.Cap Anson was 5-for-21 in the series. He's the son of a bitch that Shoeless Joe and the rest of the ghosts in Field of Dreams should've told to stick it.Cushman, meanwhile, spent 1888 and 1889 out of Baseball Reference's data set, but according to Wikipedia playing in Des Moines. When the manager there, Charlie Morton, took the job managing the Toledo Maumees, Cushman returned to the American Association with him.And no, of course not that Charlie Morton, but the manager of a previous Toledo team, the Blue Stockings, that had Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weldy Walker — and whose presence on that team gave Morton a chance to be someone other than a footnote in the history of racism, as both the manager of the Walker brothers' team, and the first guy to get steamrolled by Anson's racism. Morton declined the hero role, although his Wikipedia page (this is already a tangent on a tangent, at least, but important)  makes it very clear both that he had the chance and that his motivation was not racism but something even more American, dollars.On August 10, 1883 before a scheduled exhibition game, Cap Anson and his Chicago White Stockings had told Morton that his team would not play on the same field as the Walker brothers. Even though he had initially given Walker the day off due to injuries, Morton then re-inserted Moses in the game. He did this to force Anson to either play or lose his portion of the gate receipts. Anson decided to play that day, but when Chicago came to town the following year, they had already signed an agreement that the Walker brothers would not play.To be clear, Morton isn't exactly a villain here, either. Some 19th century racist comes to town with his National League team, and Morton and Toledo are in the minor league Union Association in 1883, so he bamboozles Anson — great! But he's still basically an NPC (well, not really, he was a player-manager) handing a brief L to this main character of baseball racism. In 1884, the Blue Stockings played their only year in the American Association (it wasn't promotion/relegation, just more free-flowing alignments in baseball's early days, Addy can tell you more after all that Ken Burns). Weldy — who is listed as Welday Walker in some places, but we'll go with SABR here — was fresh out of college at Michigan and a reserve for Toledo. No sweat benching him, he's already there. And Fleet was a catcher, the one position where a 19th century team would have depth, because of the necessity as they got hurt all the time. Morton could've made a stand, but it only would've hurt himself and the rest of his team — his teammates — including the Walker brothers, what with the team being run on such a shoestring that they were calling players' brothers out of college to play for them — that they were the only team even willing to play Black players — defunct by 1886.It was in 1887 that Anson really enshrined racism in baseball by refusing to play agianst Fleet Walker's team in Newark, the Little Giants, who featured a Black battery of Walker and pitcher George Stovey. The big Giants, back in New York, had an eye on Stovey, and maybe he could have been the first of MLB's Black Aces, but not in a league where the game's most influential figure was racist even by 19th century standards. Let's go to John R. Husman from SABR:Cap Anson was not entirely responsible for baseball's more than half-century of segregation, but he had a lot to do with it. The incident of August 10, 1883, in Toledo certainly brought the issue to the forefront and began an open, blatant, and successful effort to bar black players from Organized Baseball.One of the obvious effects of institutional racism is all the greatness that never gets to emerge, because it's held back. Cap Anson was a generational talent who helped set the game back about three-quarters of a century, from the Walker brothers to Pumpsie Green.(That would've been a clever little ending had I gotten it together to post this episode on St. Patrick's Day, which I did not, rather obviously. Sorry.)And now, some Midjourney art that did not become the title of this episode:And now, the actual cover art for this episode… not made with Midjourney! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I put a spotlight on the 1st TRUE Black Professional Baseball Player in History and the impact he had for generations.   I am your host, Marci Nettles. I have had a lifetime of opportunities where I had the choice to Breakdown or Breakthrough. It is my hope this Podcast may become your light in the darkness, as you listen to the stories of people I consider “heroes.” Each one had a point where they too had to choose to either Breakdown or Breakthrough!    Thank you for listening!   Learn more about Moses Fleetwood Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Fleetwood_Walker   Find Marci at https://www.marcinettles.com

The Toledo Mud Hens and baseball have a rich history within the Toledo city limits. John Husman, the Mud Hens Historian joins us on the show as we discuss the past and present and how America's Pastime has evolved over the elongated history of baseball in Toledo. We touch on topics ranging from Moses Fleetwood Walker to the vast number of historical figures that were impacted by the presence of baseball in Northwest Ohio.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jacob-hornstein/message

Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview baseball historian, Craig Brown about Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856 – 1924) and Weldy Walker (1860 – 1937), who were the first two African American professional baseball players.

Journalist Farrell Evans describes thebaseball of Moses Fleetwood Walker that took place before the so-called gentleman's agreement known as baseball's color barrier.  Farrell can be found at:  history.com andscape.com    

Jake wishes all the mothers (especially mothers of athletes) a happy Mother's Day this week. It was a fantastic week to be a prospect while Miggy makes even more history this season. We got some power-hitting first basemen shining this week and some shutdown pitchers getting it done on the bump. Social media showed us the worst sides of baseball (in a funny way) and "today in history" celebrates Tim Wakefield and Civil Rights legend, Moses Fleetwood Walker. Our obscure player might be more well-known for a historic Yankee trade but had some all-star seasons under his belt. Audio Engineer: Soravit Kitsiriboon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tunnelvisionsports/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tunnelvisionsports/support

Moses Fleetwood Walker played for a Major League Baseball team in the 1880s. Support No Man's Land & New Age Cinematics, with a small monthly donation to help sustain more episodes in the future. Doing this, we will be able to continue to bring new an exciting conversations right to you everyday. NewAgeCinematics.com Support No Man's Land & New Age Cinematics, with a small monthly donation to help sustain more episodes in the future. Doing this, we will be able to continue to bring new an exciting conversations right to you everyday. Shop: NewAgeCinematics.com Donate: https://anchor.fm/nomanslandbynac/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nomanslandbynac/support

The Context of White Supremacy hosts The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize White people. We'll examine news reports from the past seven days and – hopefully – promote a constructive dialog. #ANTIBLACKNESS President Joe Biden came to Gus T.'s backyard, Seattle, Washington this week. He talked climate change and made a mess of traffic before hitting the road. The courts struck down the travel mask mandate on plains, buses and subways, which caused applause, confusion, and a new batch of Covid-19 rules. The president announced plans to appeal the decision. Major League Baseball recognized the extraordinary White Supremacy practiced against Jackie Robinson during his debut season 75 years ago. They frequently repeat the lie about Robinson being the first black player allowed to play professional baseball with Whites (It was actually Moses Fleetwood Walker). In Chicago, the residence where Black Panther Party member Fed Hampton lived as a child will be marked as a historic site. For decades, his 1969 assassination was celebrated by Chicago Police officers and Whites in general. #MaskOff #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

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As America celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson making his debut in the major leagues, we wanted to understand why there are so few Black baseball players today. In this episode, we speak to a former Negro League player who also played in the major league. He describes the racism Black players experienced and why some left the Major Leagues for the Negro Leagues. We learn about Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first Black man to integrate baseball decades before Robinson. In addition, we explore why Black children seem less interested in baseball. Lastly, we find out why Jackie Robinson Day is so important. Guests: W. James Cobbin, former Negro Leagues and Major Leagues baseball player Dr. Raymond Doswell, Negro League Baseball Museum Ed Easton Jr, Sports journalist Host: Femi Redwood, Managing Producer of Podcasts Credits: Dempsey Pillot, Producer Anddy Egan-Thorpe, Music composer

While Jackie Robinson is rightfully embraced as the man who would smash the color line in 1947, it was Moses Fleetwood Walker who was actually the first black man to play Major League Baseball, a whole 63 years before Jackie would take center stage. In fact, it was due to Walkers participation during that 1884 season, that the powers that be, would establish the racist color line. This is the oft-forgotten story of Moses Fleetwood Walker. Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories #MosesFleetwoodWalker #WeldyWalker #MichiganWolverines #ToledoBlueStockings #ChicagoWhiteStockings #WilliamEdwardWhite #WilliamVoltz #TommyMullane #JakeRobinson #BackwardsKPod #LetsTalkBaseballPodcastNetwork

While Jackie Robinson is rightfully embraced as the man who would smash the color line in 1947, it was Moses Fleetwood Walker who was actually the first black man to play Major League Baseball, a whole 63 years before Jackie would take center stage. In fact, it was due to Walkers participation during that 1884 season, that the powers that be, would establish the racist color line. This is the oft-forgotten story of Moses Fleetwood Walker. Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories #MosesFleetwoodWalker #WeldyWalker #MichiganWolverines #ToledoBlueStockings #ChicagoWhiteStockings #WilliamEdwardWhite #WilliamVoltz #TommyMullane #JakeRobinson #BackwardsKPod #LetsTalkBaseballPodcastNetwork

Artist: Justin Riebman Justin shares key contributions from Moses Fleetwood Walker.

In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate the man who first, if only briefly, broke baseball's color barrier, Moses Fleetwood Walker. His single season with the Toledo Bluestockings in 1884 was met with predictable resistance, even from his own teammates. He went on to lead a life notable for its achievements as well as its setbacks, but his trailblazing has been largely forgotten since his death in 1924. Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Jackie Robinson is rightfully remembered as a groundbreaker, MLB integration is a story that spans almost a century, involving Moses Fleetwood Walker, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, a gentleman's agreement, and the players who integrated every single MLB franchise of the era.  Josh takes Tom through one of the most important chapters in MLB history and highlights those stories.

In this episode, Yusuf explains the story of the first black professional baseball player before Jackie Robinson. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support

In this month's episode, we delve into the life and times of Moses Fleetwood Walker, America's first black player in Major League Baseball. https://www.jackierobinson.org/ Sources: Fleet Walker's Divided Heart by David W Zang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/419915.Fleet_Walker_s_Divided_Heart Society For American Baseball Research BaseballReference.com Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

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Mike teaches Gavin about Moses Fleetwood Walker, the second black major league baseball player, and everything that comes along with him. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin's Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

This episode of The American Tapestry Project continues our exploration of how Americans weave the common objects of their love into the fabric of their national story through the things they celebrate, the games they play and sometimes the politics they forget. We'll meet more Unsung American heroes – people who changed America who you might not know. Who was Ann Reeves Jarvis and her daughter Anna Maria Jarvis and what did they have to do with Mother's Day? Who was Sonora Smart Dodd and Marian McQuade? Everyone knows Jackie Robinson, but who were Larry Doby, William Clarence Matthews and Moses “Fleetwood” Walker? Who was Ed Abbaticchio? And, although he's scarcely unsung, who was Henry Clay and what was his “The American System”? We'll begin with Henry Clay's “The American System” which invented the business model upon which America was built. Then we'll switch to Freedom's Faultlines and The Immigrant's Tale exploring baseball, segregation & immigration. And, since this program first airs on Mothers' Day, we'll conclude with a detailed look into the origins of those venerable American holidays – Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day.

While his name is familiar to baseball history fans, the life of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first acknowledged African-American man to play Major League Baseball, is not. On the 137th anniversary of his debut, Mike and Bill look back on that life, at the efforts of Cap Anson and other bigots to stop his career and ban other black players from the pro ranks, and the effect that treatment had on Fleet in his later years. Plus, happy birthday to Granny Hamner and Russ Ford!

In which Phil tells the story of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first African American to play Major League Baseball, Matt finds joy in old-timey baseball names, and we connect our hometown to baseball integration history. You can support or become a member of History's B-Side here: https://historysbside.com/support

Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview baseball historian, Craig Brown about Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856 – 1924) and Weldy Walker (1860 – 1937), who were the first two African American professional baseball players.

The first African American player in MLB history isn't who you think it is. Meet Moses Fleetwood Walker, MLB's first African American baseball player. In the second episode of Forgotten African American Trail Blazers Limited Series, I take a in-depth look at the life and career of Moses Fleetwood Walker. How did Walker become the first African American MLB player in history and what trials and tribulations did he faced during his career? Stay tuned and find out! Social Media pages: Twitter: @kenny_sports Instagram: @kennythesportsguy Search Kenny The Sports Guy on Anchor FM, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, Breaker and Spotify --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kennythesportsguy/support

The first African American player in MLB history isn't who you think it is. Meet Moses Fleetwood Walker, MLB's first African American baseball player. In the second episode of Forgotten African American Trail Blazers Limited Series, I take a in-depth look at the life and career of Moses Fleetwood Walker. How did Walker become the first African American MLB player in history and what trials and tribulations did he faced during his career? Stay tuned and find out! Social Media pages: Twitter: @kenny_sports Instagram: @kennythesportsguy Search Kenny The Sports Guy on Anchor FM, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, Breaker and Spotify --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kennythesportsguy/support

Welcome to the Feb 5th, joining us on our adventure of Black History Month we have our regular guest host Mikey joining us today to talk about some sports history and dropping some knowledge on him about a certain baseball player who you may have not of heard of.

Ben takes a look at Moses Fleetwood Walker, and the story beneath Jackie Robinson.

Today we celebrate the birth and life of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first African-American man to play pro baseball.

Many of baseball's little-known pioneers who transformed the game. John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.

Many of baseball's little-known pioneers who transformed the game. John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.

Many of baseball's little-known pioneers who transformed the game. John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.

This episode is all about firsts. Lendsey tells the incredible story of Moses Fleetwood Walker, aka Fleet, and how he was a pioneer in baseball as the first Black major league baseball player in 1884. We also feature Lauren Simmons who made history in 2017 as the youngest female trader and second African American woman ever on the NYSE trading floor. Dial in fam! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefillingstationpod/message

Moses Fleetwood Walker was a officially the first Black man to play in the MLB, some 6 decades before Jackie Robinson. He was an inventor and entrepreneur that owned theaters and opera houses as well as a newspaper. Check out the episode for more info --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/EverydayBlackHistory/support

With the Fourth of July this week and being in the thick of the MLB season, Travis and Paul reflect on baseball in the late-1800s, and some of the perils some players went through. Specifically, Moses Fleetwood Walker, one of the first black players in the league, and backlash he faced, especially from Chicago White Stockings player, Cap Anson (the White Stockings eventually became the Chicago Cubs). While often we discuss Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, it was the presence of players like Fleetwood that led to the ban than Robinson eventually lifted. We hope you listen in on this fascinating podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the color barrier in Major League baseball.  However, on May 1, 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black man to play in a Major League game before baseball became segregated for the next 63 years.  What might have been different if the American Pastime had not become segregated and other African-Americans had followed Walker?Guest Host: Ryan Cole (bio can be found in the Guests tab at the website)Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Website:www.aforkintimepodcast.comE-Mail:aforkintimepodcast@gmail.comYou can follow A Fork In Time on….Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aforkintimeTwitter: @AFITPodcastPinterest: www.pinterest.com/aforkintimeIf you enjoy the podcast, you can help by supporting us via Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/aforkintimeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/aforkintime)

This week, for Black History Month, we're talking about Moses Fleetwood Walker. Don't know who he is? Tune in to find out!

Mo tells the stories of three remarkable people who changed history - but whose names you've probably never heard. They are the pioneers before the pioneers. Before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings. Before Jackie Robinson, there was Moses Fleetwood Walker. And then there's Lois Weber, the woman who ruled Hollywood 100 years ago.Learn more about the Mobituaries book: http://bit.ly/MobituariesBook

“Ohio v Baseball” (Fleet Walker/Branch Rickey/BlackSox/Merkle’s Boner) In Episode 14 (ONE EPISODE LEFT!!!), Alex looks at our national pastime from the 1880s to WWII. We tell 4 different stories about Ohioans in baseball with 4 amazing guests: 1) Moses Fleetwood Walker, the 1st African American to play professional baseball with the Toledo BlueSox. Guest Craig Brown tells this little-known story and his efforts to get Moses Fleetwood Walker Day recognized by the State of Ohio (5:45); 2) Branch Rickey, Delaware, Ohio’s famous baseball innovator and how he and Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Capital University AD Roger Ingles shares stories of Mr. Rickey’s remarkable career (24.00); 3) The BlackSox Scandal of 1919. Baseball historian Rick Huhn tells the story of the infamous 1919 World Series and the Cincinnati Reds 1st world championship (47:00); 4) Merkle’s Boner. Fred Merkle, of Toledo, and famous baserunning blunder that leads to one of baseball’s biggest controversies. Chicago Cubs historian and author Sam Pathy discusses the Chicago Cubs last World Series win in 1908 before beating the Indians in 2016 (1:10:00).

This week we step up to the plate to take on the origins and history of baseball, and how the sport has both reflected and shaped American society.  Among the many things we'll discuss:  Early bat and ball games that date back as 14th century Europe (and one involving nuns and monks!).  How British immigrants in the 18th century brought early forms of baseball to North America, including rounders and cricket.  Why baseball emerged as a popular sport in US cities, and not in the pastures of rural America.  Why Alexander Cartwright and NOT Abner Doubleday is the the true "father of baseball."  How the American Civil War played a key role in popularizing not just baseball, but the so-called "New York" version that eventually became the standard.  Why the early promoters of baseball insisted it remain an amateur sport played by men of good character --and why they eventually lost the battle to the forces of commercialization.  How as many as 50 African Americans played major league baseball in the 1870s and 1880s before the surging racism of the day led owners to purge black players and segregate baseball. And why Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first African American to play major league baseball, 60 years before Jackie Robinson re-integrated baseball.  Why the individualism of baseball both sets it apart from other major team sports and reflects a core American value.  How there are dozens of words and phrases in the American lexicon that trace their origins to baseball, everything from "rain check" to "big league" to "screwball."  Further Reading Block, David. Baseball Before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game (University of Nebraska Press, 2005). Nemec, David. The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball. 2nd ed. (University of Alabama Press, 2006). Peterson, Robert. Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams (Gramercy Books, 1999). Rielly, Edward J. Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond (Haworth Press, 2003). Riess, Steven A. Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era (University of Illinois Press, 1983. Revised 1999). Rossi, John. The National Game: Baseball and American Culture (Ivan R. Dee, 2002). Thorn, John. Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game (Simon & Schuster, 2011). Tygiel, Jules. Past Time: Baseball as History (Oxford, 2000). Voigt, David Q. America Through Baseball (Nelson Hall, 1976). White, G. Edward. Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself, 1903-1953 (Princeton University Press, 1996). Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) David Szesztay, “Joyful Meeting” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Podcasting Consultant: Darrell Darnell of Pro Podcast Solutions Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © Snoring Beagle International, 2017

I cover Mr. Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first Black player in Major League Baseball, not Jackie Robinson, contrary to popular belief

We go in depth with Craig Browns attempt to honor Moses Fleetwood Walker as the first professional baseball player ever.

Lifestylewater, The official water of The Batchelor Pad show and The Batchelor Pad Radio Network. Guest:Robert Jones, Men's basketball coach at Norfolk State University joins us to recap their last game, preview their next game and tells us what it takes to winThe MEAC men's basketball tournament. Kevin Corke, White House Correspondent for Fox News joins us to discuss the latest in White House/Political news.Barry Barnes of The Locker Report joins us to recap the NFL combine and other NFL news and notes. Ervin Gardener, Playwright of the Play "The Trial of Moses Fleetwood Walker talks about Moses Fleetwood Walker as the first African American to play Major League Baseball and his self-defense trial in killing a white man.Plus breaking news, updates and "DIS N DAT WITH TEE-MAC" evening rant!!Listen at beginning at 6pm EST at www.blogtalkradio.com/la-batchlor or listen on your phone at 646-929-0130.If you miss the show you can listen to the Podcast at www.thebatchelorpad.vpweb.com    

Halloween is the time to get sexy, so why not do that while dressing up like your favorite athlete. News News News: Lane Kiffin's Mom Fears for his Life, Steve Nash to Miss Entire Season. Sketches: Meta Athlete Halloween Costumes. Weird Sportsmen: Moses Fleetwood Walker.

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