Baseball was originally segregated, with African Americans barred from playing in the major leagues with white players. As a result, African Americans formed their own Negro Leagues. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Other star players in the Negro Leagues included Satchel Paige, who was one of the best pitchers but his statistics were not officially recorded. The New York Yankees featured some of baseball's best players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, though Gehrig's career was cut short by Lou Gehrig's disease, now known as ALS, for which there is still no cure.

1. History of Baseball inHistory of Baseball in
the United Statesthe United States
by Bryce Alonsoby Bryce Alonso

2. Players in the
Negro League
• White racial riots would come
to watch these games just to
taunt and make fun of these
players.
• These “fans” would call names,
throw food, and even threaten
them.This cruelty needed to
stop.

3. In the Beginning...In the Beginning...
Baseball was not all
fun and games when it
first originated.
When baseball
originated, african
americans were not
allowed to play with
the white men.

4. Early African AmericanEarly African American
BaseballBaseball
Since the “blacks” weren’t allowed to play with the
“whites”, the African Americans went and built their
own league that they could play in.
This league was publicly know as the Negro
League.

5. Jackie Robinson
was the first black
baseball player to
play in the MLB.
He played for the
Brooklyn Dodgers
(Now known as the
Los Angeles
Dodgers).
Jackie
Robinson

6. Brooklyn

7. Los Angeles

8. 42
There has been a movie created
about Jackie Robinson’s baseball
life.
This movie is called 42 because that
was his number in the major
leagues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkI3RDL5__Y

9. Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige could
have been one of the
best pitchers of all
time in Major League
Baseball.
Most of his statistics
were not recorded
because he played
most of his career in
the Negro Leagues.

10. Satchel Paige

11. George “Babe” Ruth
Babe Ruth is
arguably one of
the best baseball
players of all
time.
He played for the
New York Yankees.
(one of the most
successful teams
ever)

13. Lou Gehrig
• Lou Gehrig was
arguably one of the
best 1st baseman
ever to play the
game.
• Lou Gehrig died of
what is known these
days as Lou Gehrig’s
disease.

14. Lou gehrig’s disease
• This disease is a disease
that effects the brain and
the spinal chord.
• This is a fatal (deathly)
disease and has no cure as
of today.

15. Yankees
•Lou Gehrig played for
the NewYorkYankees
along with Babe Ruth.

17. New York Yankees
The Yankees are
viewed as the most
successful team of all
time.
They have had some
of the best players
like: Babe Ruth, Lou
Gehrig, and also
Mickie Mantle (not in
Slide Show)

18. Aroldis Chapman

19. Fastest pitch
• Aroldis Chapman in currently
playing for the Cincinnati
Reds.
• He holds the fastest pitch of
all time in baseball, standing at
105 mph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3wJ-HgsnCg

20. conclusion
• In conclusion the reason
I wanted to do this report
is:
• To teach about the pastime
of baseball.
• To teach how African
Americans were
discriminated in the “old
days” of America.

21. Thanks for watching!!

22. Credits/SourcesCredits/Sources
www.wikipedia.org
images.google.com
www.alsa.org
www.youtube.com