Joe Black

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Joe Black was an American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his standout rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, during which he became the first Black pitcher to win a World Series game.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
pitcher ⓘ
almaMater Morgan State University ⓘ
awardReceived 1952 National League Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
bats right ⓘ
birthName Joseph Black ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from prostate cancer ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-02-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2002-05-17 ⓘ
debutLeague Major League Baseball ⓘ
education Morgan State College ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Black ⓘ
finalMLBGameDate 1957-09-29 ⓘ
finalMLBTeam Washington Senators ⓘ
fullName Joseph Black ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
hallOfFame Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame ⓘ
Morgan State University Hall of Fame ⓘ
jerseyNumber 23 ⓘ
league Major League Baseball ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
MLBdebutDate 1952-05-01 ⓘ
MLBdebutTeam Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ
NegroLeagueTeam Baltimore Elite Giants ⓘ
notableAchievement first Black pitcher to win a World Series game ⓘ
occupation bank executive ⓘ
public speaker ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Plainfield, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona, United States ⓘ
linked to: Scottsdale, Arizona
playedInLeague Negro leagues ⓘ
linked to: Negro Leagues
positionPlayed pitcher ⓘ
postPlayingCareerEmployer Chase Manhattan Bank ⓘ
residence Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ
roleIn1952Season relief pitcher ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
team Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ
Cincinnati Redlegs ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati Reds

Washington Senators ⓘ
throws right ⓘ
WorldSeries 1952 World Series ⓘ

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