OT - Integration by the Yankees
 

My son is researching the book he is writing and he was just in Cooperstown. He found the following two items which I thought are quite interesting. The Yankees could have integrated with Hank Thompson in 1949, obviously they passed on that opportunity.

Interesting Richard - thanks for posting.

Integration Issues
 

Along those same lines. These are currently on loan to the Chasing Dreams Exhibit.

Dave Grob

Wow, that is horrifying to read.

+1

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That letter is pretty bad. It is also pretty bad that it took until 1955 and Elston Howard for the Yankees when Mays was clearly the man just across town. I say that as a huge Yankees fan. It obviously didn't hurt them much in the late 40's and 50's, but they must have passed on some big time players. What might have been.....