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Lot # 145: 1950 Hector Rodriguez, "The Next Big Negro Leaguer" Montreal Royals Photo

Starting Bid: $15.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "MEGA Collectors Auction 2018",
which ran from 5/10/2018 12:00 AM to
5/26/2018 8:00 PM



Six years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, it was still a bit of a novelty to have black players on a roster. Several clubs had still not integrated including the Yankees and Red Sox while others did so sparingly. Black ballplayers were still attention grabbing figures and such was the case when superstar Hector Rodriguez was assigned to the same club as Robinson in Montreal. Pictured here in uniform this photo is a touching reminder of how we had come and also how far we still needed to go in 1950!

Size: 3.5x3.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Overall Grade: 8.5/10

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