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1871 featured the inclusion of about 25 historical Black Baseball players including Octavius Cato, Charles Douglass, Isaac Irons, George Hopkins, Arthur Peterson and more. Fleet Walker comes into the draft pool in 1873, brother Welday on his way in a few more seasons as well. Each season will include a few historical Black Baseball and Negro Leagues players.
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"About race, I'm going to say this. If you're green or purple or whatever color, you can play for me if I think you can help this ballclub.That's all I'm going to say about race."
Leo Durocher, New York Giants manager, 1946
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