01-22-2021, 08:08 PM
(01-22-2021, 07:51 PM)82lsju Wrote:_____(01-22-2021, 07:41 PM)Blue Hawk (Mizzou) Card Wrote: I am not positive, and I don't know how to check, but I think the following question and answer are correct:
Q: Who was the last Negro Leaguer to play in a Major League game?
A: Hank Aaron
We have indeed lost a lot of the big guns of baseball over the last 13 months.
Quote:Hank Aaron was the last Negro league player to hold a regular position in Major League Baseball.
Minnie Miñoso was the last Negro league player to play in a Major League game when he appeared in two games for the Chicago White Sox in 1980.
Buck O'Neil was the most recent former Negro league player to appear in a professional game when he made two appearances (one for each team) in the Northern League All-Star Game in 2006.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_leag...o_leaguers
Thanks for the correction. How could anyone forget Minnie Minoso? As you note, Hank Aaron was the last regular player, but Minnie got those late in life appearances.
BTW, if you are ever in Kansas City, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is definitely worth a stop. Could easily and very justifiably be a very negative place, but Buck O'Neil wouldn't allow it. Instead, it takes a bittersweet tone. Very well done, IMHO.