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First Black Arkansans in Professional Baseball

The following is a list of the First Black Arkansans in Professional Baseball, not including Mexican League baseball.

PlayerBirthDebut DateDebut TeamNotes
Julian Ware8/7/1874 in AR1904Sault Ste. MarieFirst black Arkansan in independent baseball
Nate Moreland4/22/1917 in England, AR5/3/1947El CentroFirst black player in Sunset League
Art Pennington5/18/1923 in Memphis, TN1949 Resided in Hot Springs, AR
Nathaniel Clifton12/13/1922 in AR1949PittsfieldFirst black player with Pittsfield
Booker McDaniels9/28/1923 in Kenwood, AR1949Los AngelesFirst black player with Los Angeles
Napoleon Gulley8/29/1924 in Huttig, AR1950Visalia
Solly Drake10/23/1930 in Little Rock, AR1951TopekaFirst black Arkansan in Major Leagues
Ralph Palmer9/11/1926 in Hope, AR1951Aberdeen
Marshall Riddle4/22/1918 in Warren, AR1951Trois-Rivieres
Bill McCrary11/5/1929 in Beliot, WI1951Janesville
Theolic Smith5/19/1913 in Wabbesika, AR1952San Diego
Ollie Brantley9/16/1931 in Marianna, AR1953Wisconsin Rapids
Uvoyd Reynolds9/16/1935 in AR1954Hot SpringsFirst black player in Cotton States League
Carl Boles10/31/1934 in Center Point, AR1954Danville
Floyd Robinson5/9/1936 in Prescott, AR1954Boise
Jesse Gonder1/20/1936 in Monticello, AR1955Odgen
Sammy Drake10/7/1934 in Little Rock, AR1955Macon