First mention of baseball in Arkansas: | Arkansas Gazette Weekly, May 21st, 1867?
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First Arkansas-born player in MLB: | Emmett Rogers, 1890
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First Arkansas-born player in the American League: | Harry Kane, 1902
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First Arkansas-born player in the National League: | Harry Kane, 1906
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First Arkansas-born players in Federal League: | Bill Bailey and Bert Maxwell, 1914
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First player from an Arkansas college in MLB: | Chuck Tompkins, 1912
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First professional team in Arkansas: | Little Rock Baseball Club, 1886
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First professional league in Arkansas: | Southwestern League, 1887
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First minor league team in Arkansas: | Little Rock Travelers, 1886
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First Hall of Famer from Arkansas: | Dizzy Dean, inducted in 1953
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First night game in Arkansas: | West End Park, July 13th, 1894 |
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First African-American to play Minor League Baseball in Arkansas | Uvoyd Reynolds, July 20th, 1954 |