Player | Negro league Team(s) | Negro league Year(s) | Major League Team(s) | Major League Year(s) | Notes |
Jackie Robinson† | Kansas City Monarchs | 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1947–1956 | |
Larry Doby† | Newark Eagles | 1942–1944,1946–1947 | Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers | 1947–1955,1958 1956–1957,1959 1959 | |
Hank Thompson | Kansas City Monarchs | 1943,1946–1948 | St. Louis Browns New York Giants | 1947 1949–1956 | |
Willard Brown† | Kansas City Monarchs | 1935–1944,1946–1949 | St. Louis Browns | 1947 | |
Dan Bankhead | Birmingham Black Barons Memphis Red Sox | 1940–1942,1944 1946–1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1947,1950–1951 | - 3× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Marine Corp during WWII 1943–1945
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Roy Campanella† | Wash/Balt Elite Giants | 1937–1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1948–1957 | |
Satchel Paige† | Birmingham Black Barons Cleveland Cubs Pittsburgh Crawfords St. Louis Stars Newark Eagles Kansas City Monarchs | 1924–1955 | Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Kansas City Athletics | 1948–1949 1951–1953 1965 | |
Minnie Miñoso† | New York Cubans | 1946–1948 | Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators | 1949,1951,1958–1959 1951–57,60–61,64,76,80 1962 1963 | |
Don Newcombe | Newark Eagles | 1944–45 | Brooklyn/LA Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians | 1949–1951,1954–1958 1958–1960 1960 | - 1949 NL RoY, 1956 ML Cy Young & NL MVP
- 4× NL All-Star
- Served in the US Navy during WWII 1943
- Served in the US Army during Korean War 1952–1953
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Monte Irvin† | Newark Eagles | 1937–1942,1945–1949 | New York Giants Chicago Cubs | 1949–1955 1956 | - Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1× NL All-Star, 4× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1945
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Luke Easter | Homestead Grays | 1947–1948 | Cleveland Indians | 1949–1954 | - 1948 NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1942–1943
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Sam Jethroe | Indianapolis ABCs Cin/Cleveland Buckeyes | 1938 1942–1948 | Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates | 1950–1952 1954 | |
Luis Marquez | New York Black Yankees Baltimore Elite Giants Homestead Grays | 1945 1946 1946–1948 | Boston Braves Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates | 1951 1954 1954 | |
Ray Noble | New York Cubans | 1945–1950 | New York Giants | 1951–1953 | |
Artie Wilson | Birmingham Black Barons | 1944–1948 | New York Giants | 1951 | |
Harry Simpson | Philadelphia Stars | 1946–1948 | Cleveland Indians Kansas City Athletics New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates | 1951–1953,1955 1955–1957,1958–1959 1957–1958 1959 1959 | - 1× AL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1941–1945
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Willie Mays† | Birmingham Black Barons | 1948–1950 | NY/SF Giants New York Mets | 1951–1952,1954–1972 1972–1973 | - Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1951 NL RoY, 2× NL MVP
- 24× NL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during Korean War 1952–1953
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Sam Hairston | Birmingham Black Barons Cin-Ind/Indianapolis Clowns | 1944 1945–1950 | Chicago White Sox | 1951 | |
Bob Boyd | Memphis Red Sox | 1946–1950 | Chicago White Sox Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Athletics Milwaukee Braves | 1951,1953–1954 1956–1960 1961 1961 | - 3× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1944–1946
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Sam Jones | Cleveland Buckeyes | 1947–1948 | Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles | 1951–1952 1955–1956 1957–1958,1963 1959–1961 1962 1964 | - 2× NL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1947
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Hector Rodriguez | New York Cubans | 1944 | Chicago White Sox | 1952 | |
George Crowe | New York Black Yankees New York Cubans | 1947–1948 1948–1949 | Boston/Mil Braves Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals | 1952–1953,1955 1956–1958 1959–1961 | - 1× NL All-Star, 1× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1944–1946
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Buzz Clarkson | Pit/Tol/Tol-Ind Crawfords Newark Eagles Philadelphia Stars | 1938–1940 1940 1942,1946,1949 | Boston Braves | 1952 | - 2× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1945
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Quincy Trouppe | St. Louis Stars Detroit Wolves Homestead Grays Kansas City Monarchs Chicago American Giants Indianapolis ABC's Cleveland Buckeyes New York Cubans | 1930–1931,1939 1932 1932 1932,1934–1936 1933,1935,1948 1938–1939 1944–1947 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 1952 | |
Joe Black | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1943,1946–1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Washington Senators | 1952–1955 1955–1956 1957 | - 1952 NL RoY
- 3× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1945
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Dave Pope | Homestead Grays | 1946,1948 | Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles | 1952,1954–1955,1956 1955–1956 | - Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1946
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Sandy Amoros | New York Cubans | 1950 | Brooklyn/LA Dodgers Detroit Tigers | 1952,1954–1957,1959–1960 1960 | |
Junior Gilliam | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1946–1950 | Brooklyn/LA Dodgers | 1953–1966 | - 1953 NL RoY
- 2× NL All-Star, 3× NgL All-Star
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Connie Johnson | Atlanta Black Crackers Toledo-Ind Crawfords Kansas City Monarchs | 1940 1940 1940–1942,1946–1950 | Chicago White Sox Baltimore Orioles | 1953,1955–1956 1956–1958 | - 2× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Army during WWII 1943–1945
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Jim Pendleton | Chicago American Giants | 1948 | Milwaukee Braves Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Houston Colt .45's | 1953–1956 1957–1958 1959 1962 | |
Dave Hoskins | Cincinnati Clowns Chicago American Giants Homestead Grays Louisville Buckeyes | 1942 1943 1944–1946 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 1953–1954 | |
Al Smith | Cleveland Buckeyes | 1946–1948 | Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox | 1953–1957, 1964 1958–1962 1963 1964 | |
Bob Trice | Homestead Grays | 1948–1950 | Phil/KC Athletics | 1953–1955 | |
Ernie Banks† | Kansas City Monarchs | 1950,1953 | Chicago Cubs | 1953–1971 | |
Gene Baker | Kansas City Monarchs | 1948–1950 | Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates | 1953–1957 1957–1958,1960-961 | - 1× NL All-Star
- Served in the US Navy during WWII 1943–1946
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Curt Roberts | Kansas City Monarchs | 1947–1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1954–1956 | |
Chuck Harmon[note 1] | Indianapolis Clowns | 1947 | Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies | 1954–1956 1956–1957 1957 | |
Jose Santiago | New York Cubans | 1947–1948 | Cleveland Indians Kansas City Athletics | 1954–1955 1956 | |
Charlie White | Philadelphia Stars | 1950 | Milwaukee Braves | 1954–1955 | |
Jay Heard | Birmingham Black Barons Memphis Red Sox Houston/NO Eagles | 1945–1949 1949 1949–1951 | Baltimore Orioles | 1954 | |
Bill Greason | Birmingham Black Barons | 1948–1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1954 | - 1× NgL All-Star
- Served in the US Marine Corp during WWII 1943–1945 and the Korean War 1951–1952
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Elston Howard | Kansas City Monarchs | 1948–1950 | New York Yankees Boston Red Sox | 1955–1967 1967–1968 | |
Bob Thurman | Homestead Grays Kansas City Monarchs | 1946–1948 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 1955–1959 | - Served in the US Army during WWII 1942–1945
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Roberto Vargas | Chicago American Giants | 1948 | Milwaukee Braves | 1955 | |
Lino Donoso | New York Cubans | 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1955–1956 | |
Milt Smith | Philadelphia Stars Kansas City Monarchs | 1949,1950–1951 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 1955 | |
Webbo Clarke | Cleveland Buckeyes Memphis Red Sox | 1946–1948 1950 | Washington Senators | 1955 | |
Pat Scantlebury | New York Cubans | 1944–1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 1956 | |
Charlie Peete[note 2] | Indianapolis Clowns | 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1956 | - Served in the US Army during Korean War 1952–1953
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Joe Caffie | Cleveland Buckeyes | 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 1956–1957 | |
Frank Barnes | Kansas City Monarchs | 1949–1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1957–1958,1960 | |
Bob Wilson | Newark/Houston Eagles | 1947–1949 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1958 | |