What Were the Negro Leagues? Chapter 11 & 12

Who changed Major League Baseball forever?

Jackie Robinson changed the fate of the _____ _______ as other black players followed him to the majors in quick succession.

It wasn't until what year that every MLB team had at least one black player on their roster?

What year did the Negro League fold?

Veteran Negro League players, managers, and owners had mixed feelings about Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball's _____ _______.

A few aging Negro League star players were still determined to make it in the majors.

• True

• False

Although he was not as fast as he once was and his fastball wasn't as speedy, _______ _____ and his arm were still good enough to compete.

Satchel Paige became the ______ ______ in MLB history when he took the field for the Cleveland Indians in 1948.

How old was Satchel Paige when he took the field in the MLB for the first time?

Who gave a groundbreaking statement during his Hall of Fame induction, where he mentioned his hope that someday black players will get voted into the Hall of Fame as symbols of the great Negro players who were not given the chance in the majors?