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Posted By: ramram

I doubt he played up there in '84 (although some players played for several different teams in a season. No telling who it might be but there were several blacks who played in semi-pro teams during that period.

"The first black professional baseball player, Fowler debuted in the 1878 International Association.

In 1884 Fowler hit .302 for Stillwater of the Northwestern League, topping the circuit with 57 hits. In '85, Fowler was the second baseman for Keokuk of the Western League and then for Puebl of othe Colorado State League."

Rob M.