Gready McKinnis, a Negro Leagues star, was the first Black player in the Minnesota State Baseball Tournament in 1947, and his stats are now officially recognized by Major League Baseball.
During the half-century that baseball was divided by a color line, Black America created a sporting world of its own.
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