From The Negro Leagues to the Majors provides information on the players who moved from the Negro Leagues to the majors.  Data is sorted so you can find (1) a chronological listing of players moving to the majors, (2) a list of players, based on their Negro League team, and (3) a list of players based on their major league team.

 Most of this movement occurred during the 1940s and ‘50s, but you will notice Jackie was not the first player to be drafted by the majors.  Fleet and Weldy Walker, were nineteenth century players who got a taste of the major leagues before attitudes hardened in the 1880s. 

Debut Date Player Major League Team Negro League Team   Position
5-1-1884 Moses Fleet Walker Toledo Blue Stockings Newark Little Giants c
7-1-1884 Weldy Walker

Toledo Blue Stockings

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4-15-1945 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers Kansas City Monarchs 1b
7-5-1947 Larry Doby Cleveland Indians Newark Eagles 2b
7-17-1947 Hank Thompson St. Louis Browns Kansas City Monarchs 2b
7-19-1947 Willard Brown St. Louis Browns Kansas City Monarchs of
8-26-1947 Dan Bankhead Brooklyn Dodgers Memphis Red Sox p
4-20-1948 Roy Campanula Brooklyn Dodgers Baltimore Elite Giants c
7-9-1948 Satchel Paige Cleveland Indians Kansas City Monarchs p
4-19-1949 Minnie Minoso Cleveland Indians New York Cubans of
5-20-1949 Don Newcombe Brooklyn Dodgers Newark Eagles p
7-8-1949 Monte Irvin  New York Giants Newark Eagles of
8-11-1949 Luke Easter Cleveland Indians Homestead Grays of
4-18-1950 Sam Jethroe Boston Braves Cleveland Buckeyes of
4-18-1951 Artie Wilson New York Giants Birmingham Black Barons 2b

5-25-1951

 Willie Mays New York Giants Birmingham Black Barons of
4-30-1952 Quincy Trouppe Cleveland Indians Cleveland Buckeyes c
5-1-1952 Joe Black Brooklyn Dodgers Baltimore Elite Giants p
9-17-1953 Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs Kansas City Monarchs ss
4-13-1954 Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves Indianapolis Clowns of
4-14-1955 Elston Howard New York Yankees Kansas City Monarchs c

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