Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses Fleetwood Walker (October 7, 1856 - May 11, 1924) was one of the first African-American Major League Baseball players. Download high resolution version (500x644, 47 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (500x644, 47 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...

Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Walker was the son of a doctor. He enrolled in Oberlin College in 1878 and played on the college's first varsity baseball team. He then attended University of Michigan law school in 1881, playing for their baseball team as well. Mount Pleasant is a village located in Jefferson County, Ohio. ... Students passing through the Oberlin Memorial Arch in front of Peters Hall on the Oberlin College campus Oberlin College is a small liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1883 he signed with the Toledo Blue Stockings, an amateur Northwestern League team, as a catcher. Toledo joined the professional American Association in 1884. Walker made his major league debut on May 1, 1884 versus the Louisville Eclipse. Fleet's brother Welday Walker also played 5 games for Toledo that year. See also: 1882 in sports, 1884 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket England tour Australia for a 3-Test series. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is a position played in baseball. ... The American Association was a professional baseball league from 1882 to 1891. ... See also: 1883 in sports, 1885 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... The Louisville Colonels were a baseball team that played in the American Association until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse (1882- 1884) and later as the Louisville Colonels (1885 -1891). ...

Walker has traditionally been credited as the first African-American major league player. Recent research by the Society for American Baseball Research indicates William Edward White, who played one game for the Providence Grays in 1879, may have been the first. The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown, New York in August of 1971. ... The Providence Grays were a 19th century baseball team. ... See also: 1878 in sports, 1880 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Cricket 2 January-4 January, Sydney - Only Test between Australia and England. ...

Walker died in Cleveland, Ohio at age 67. City nickname: The Forest City Location within the state of Ohio County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Area  - Land  - Water 213. ...

External link

• Baseball-Reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walkefl01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis