<P> The color line was breached when Rickey , with Chandler 's support , signed the African American player Jackie Robinson in October 1945 , intending him to play for the Dodgers . Chandler later wrote in his biography that although he risked losing his job as commissioner , he could not in good conscience tell black players they could not play with white players when they had fought alongside them in World War II . date </P>
<P> The color line was breached when Rickey , with Chandler 's support , signed the African American player Jackie Robinson in October 1945 , intending him to play for the Dodgers . Chandler later wrote in his biography that although he risked losing his job as commissioner , he could not in good conscience tell black players they could not play with white players when they had fought alongside them in World War II . date </P>
who was the first african american to play in baseball 's major leagues
who was the first african american to play in baseball 's major leagues
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson