Soul of the Game--
Notes on Race and Baseball
Soul of the Game—Race in Baseball Wkst.
1. Who became baseball commissioner after the death of Judge Landis? Why was this important to the integration of MLB?
2. Identify the following players. Who they played for, what position, who were they compared with (white players)?
a. Satchel Paige
b. Josh Gibson
3. How did Branch Rickey select the man to integrate major league baseball in the 20th Century? What things did he do before making his decision?
4. What criteria did Rickey have for the player to break the “color line’?
5.What instructions did he give Jackie Robinson on how to win over the fans?
6. How did Rickey make it easier for Robinson in white baseball once he was signed-- Where did he play and why?
7. What were Rickey’s motives for doing all of this? What did HE want from integrating baseball?
8. How did the success of Jackie Robinson help kill black baseball?
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