He switched political party affiliations in the 1960s. 29. He was the first African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the National ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame presented its class of 2025 on Saturday. “It’s important that we celebrate our own, and I’m not just talking ...

The state of Iowa boasts 222 athletes that have made it to the ranks of Major League Baseball and has seven men who are ...

Until her late father, Curt Flood, is in the Baseball Hall of Fame ... Flood accomplished something for all players, not just African American ones. “If there was no Jackie Robinson, my dad ...

1915 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run. 1917 — Bob Groom of the Browns duplicates teammate Ernie Koob’s feat of the previous day by pitching a 3-0 no-hit ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame announced on Saturday its Class of 2025. 23 new members will be inducted into the Hall on Sept. 20 at Central Bank Center.

The 15-year-old joins fellow African American jockey Alonzo Clayton as the youngest jockey to ride a Derby winner. 1915 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run.