#Shortstops: The business of the Negro Leagues
It was one of the most important sequences in baseball history, and opened the door for many of the game’s greats to finally show off their talents at the major league level.
It took some time, but a few months after Robinson debuted with the Dodgers, Bill Veeck, then-owner of the Cleveland Indians, approached the Eagles about purchasing the contract of Larry Doby.
Effa Manley’s continued advocacy paved the way for fair compensation for Negro League teams, and these letters in the Museum’s collection demonstrate the strength and tenacity of the first woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Isabelle Minasian was the digital content specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Related Hall of Famers
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Jackie Robinson
Inducted:
1962
Position:
2nd Baseman

Roy Campanella
Inducted:
1969
Position:
Catcher

Effa Manley
Inducted:
2006
Position:
Executive

Larry Doby
Inducted:
1998
Position:
Center Fielder

Bill Veeck
Inducted:
1991
Position:
Executive

Rube Foster
Inducted:
1981
Position:
Executive

Branch Rickey
Inducted:
1967
Position:
Executive

Happy Chandler
Inducted:
1982
Position:
Executive
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