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He was the youngest player to play in the MLB before his record was smashed by Joe Nuxhall the following year. Age of debut: 15 years, 316 days By jetsfan11. .mHQYb .p-search{display:block;position:relative;color:#333333;width:inherit;}/*!sc*/ Youngest MLB Player since 1980 Can you name the Youngest MLB Player since 1980? @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-items{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ Data Provided By Here are the last five players to go. .eJdqRG a:hover{color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content .share-btn button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ ::-webkit-file-upload-button{-webkit-appearance:button;font:inherit;}/*!sc*/ Required fields are marked *. A typical Major League Baseball season lasts approximately one month and one half, and teams play 162 games. That's how a 10-year-old kid, who just wanted to help out his mom, wound up with a display in baseball's most holy institution and integrated pro ball in one of the most racially-divided, brutally-segregated areas of the country. .HQoYx{border:0;padding:0;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu{border-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ "Joe loved baseball," Gwendolyn says. .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team.p-search-item--es:first-of-type:before{content:'Equipos';}/*!sc*/ Date of Debut: 16 on September 16, 1955 Charlie wasn't having it. 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"When they would find spots to eat and they'd go in the restaurants and there was this Black boy in there, [the restaurant] would say, 'We don't feed Blacks,'" Gwendolyn tells me. 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Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943-October 11, 2020) was an American former professional baseball second baseman who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. Joe's celebrity status (and talent) got him a job playing with a local Negro League team called the Lucky Stars and he was a star football, baseball and basketball player in high school. .groqnz{margin-bottom:32px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ With his team down so many runs, the crowd not letting up and knowing that Joe could hold his own with the pros -- Ridgeway gave in: he told Joe to "grab a bat." progress{vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ . .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner::after{display:none;content:'';width:0;height:0;position:absolute;left:auto;right:-1px;top:33%;z-index:calc(99992 + 1);border-color:transparent #ffffff transparent transparent;border-style:solid;border-width:8px;}/*!sc*/ .sczZi{border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;border-top:1px solid #dddddd;font-size:1rem;margin:32px 16px;padding:32px 0;}/*!sc*/ Despite his age, he was given a regular start to produce stellar results that earned him a position in the Hall of Fame. Comments. Those who are interested in baseball probably heard this name before. And well, the balls were hit to him. ", "The bleachers emptied, and it scared me to death," Reliford said years later. Many stars have shined in the league, especially young stars, over the years. He was 20 years, 113 days old on June 22, 2021, when he went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against the Red Sox in his MLB debut. The modern era of Major League Baseball began with 8 teams in the National League in 1900 and 8 in the American League in 1901. Born in Esperanza in the Dominican Republic, Dominguez is a switch-hitting center fielder for the New York Yankees Organization. Joe Nuxhall is the youngest MLB player of all time. Brown served in the U.S. Army for a year before returning to play in the MLB with legends like Pee Wee Reese. He earned a $50,000 bonus during that period the fourth largest bonus during the bonus rule era. 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They were also in the midst of a terrible season, 14 games under .500 and 20 games out of first place. .Eda-Du{color:#666666;font-size:0.8rem;margin-left:4px;}/*!sc*/ Voting is now open for the best Major . .hSQYJO{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:35px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq svg path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ He believes the attention his appearance got helped pave the way for future Black stars like Willie McCovey, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays to be able to play with whites in the South. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner span{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container{margin-bottom:32px;padding:43px 0 16px 0;position:relative;text-align:center;width:343px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g66[id="textInputstyle__styledTextInput-sc-q34wel-2"]{content:"hHLkAw,"}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::-webkit-search-decoration,.hHLkAw input::-webkit-search-cancel-button,.hHLkAw input::-webkit-search-results-button,.hHLkAw input::-webkit-search-results-decoration{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Reliford would pinch-hit for Ray Nichting -- who, as Joe described, was the Pioneers' version of "Mickey Mantle." pic.twitter.com/g5fHseKGDp. 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"Not only did he shine shoes and keep up with equipment, they actually let him get out on the field and pitch and hit and practice with the ballplayers. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__primary{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;width:100%;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input:focus{outline:none;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input:-ms-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ "Just because he was Black. data-styled.g151[id="Credit__CreditContainer-c1qxwl-0"]{content:"Eda-Du,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(3){-webkit-transform:rotate(-45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-45deg);transform:rotate(-45deg);}/*!sc*/ Putsy Caballero - 16 years. Altoona was represented in the National Association of Base Ball Players, the nation . .hHLkAw input.right{padding-right:32px;}/*!sc*/ That could've been enough for a legendary story, the fact that he put the ball in play. In the 1943 and 1944 seasons, he won the championship and the American Legion championship with his high school team, elevating his status as a player. His contract was worth $10,000, so the team was keen to display his skills. details{display:block;}/*!sc*/ "Mr. Ridgeway gave him a glove and said, 'Go on out there,'" Gwendolyn says. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item{color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ He made his debut for the Philadelphia A's in the second game of their September 6, 1943 twinbill with the Yankees when he was 16 years and 8 months old. Dodgers Career: 1959-1966, 1969-1972. 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"He was a Black guy and he wasn't supposed to be out there anyway," Gwendolyn says. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu__link:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Roger McKee only played five games in the MLB and played the rest of his career in the minor baseball leagues; however, most of his records remain intact to this day. summary{display:list-item;}/*!sc*/ sup{top:-0.5em;}/*!sc*/ Photo via Gwendolyn Reliford, Art by Tom Forget, Satchel Paige, Kansas City Monarchs ace, at Yankee Stadium, Reliford poses with a Douglas, GA., sign honoring his moment back in 1952. .ezZJVn:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ Date of Debut: August 18, 1943 @media (max-width:350px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ Share with Friends Add To Playlist. There it was, it's almost too unbelievable to be real: A five-foot, 12-year-old child standing in against a six-foot, 24-year-old man named Curtis White. His introduction into the MLB was due to a player shortage as a result of World War II. Spectators patted him on the back and stuffed money in his pockets. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector--active{background-color:#4c8cee;}/*!sc*/ His career in the MLB lasted from 1948 to 1952. [type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button{height:auto;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g10[id="buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0"]{content:"iwXciG,"}/*!sc*/ Favorite. Comments. 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Dave Kingman, Joe Carter, Mark . window.appId = '' Several years ago, I (Mark) performed a research project to numerically define the spread of integration in the years after Jackie Robinson's debut.This research was presented at the 2007 SABR convention in St. Louis, and then in the Fall 2007 Baseball Research Journal.The primary task in the project was to identify players who played in the 1947-1986 period (40 years) who would not have . photo source: Baseball history come alive! All rights reserved. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight:hover{background-color:lighten;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline{margin-right:auto;display:none;}/*!sc*/ Marlins . Soto has 570 hits himself. .dLQAwR a{color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ After his extraordinary performance in 1944, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9th. 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Alex Thomas Michael George is among the youngest of debutants in the MLB to play most games under the age of 17. Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. 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For the boy who grew up watching Satchel Paige barnstorm through Georgia and remembered Josh Gibson getting at-bats in local Negro League games, warming up with pro players -- pro white players -- seemed unimaginable. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container{margin-top:64px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector{width:3px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g170[id="Styles__TimestampContainer-sc-8rwtua-0"]{content:"hedPca,"}/*!sc*/ Maury Wills. There's more thrilling young talent in baseball than at any point in recent memory. Always taking place during the first week, The UFC of Ultimate Fighting Championship made its debut in 1993 and and popularized Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the, In general an NFL kickers career can last longer than players in other positions, because although being a kicker requires, Baseball is the quintessential American game. Joe threw out a runner trying to go first to third -- "I guess he was thinking that little child can't throw me out" -- and for the last out of the inning, he made a play for the ages. "He threw to him just like he was a grown man," Gwendolyn says. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__league{margin-bottom:5px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline--no-sponsor{margin-right:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Nobody would ever top it. .dLQAwR .contributor__image{margin-right:8px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top > *{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;}/*!sc*/ The 20-year-old hailed from the Dominican Republic and made his major league debut late in the season on Sept. 7, 2017. "That was the last time he played there.". Essentially the same can be said for Carl Scheib, the youngest player ever to take part in an American League game. h5.headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0{font-weight:normal;}/*!sc*/ Before too long, I could catch ground balls and catch pop flies, and then I could hit the ball too.. data-styled.g145[id="Styles__StickyHeaderContent-sc-1wye7kw-1"]{content:"jbYgiH,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team:first-of-type:before,.mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team + .p-search-item--player:before{color:#737373;font-size:12px;position:absolute;left:10px;top:10px;padding-top:12px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{color:#aaaaaa;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;}/*!sc*/ Joe Louis Reliford, a 12-year-old Black kid, played in a professional baseball game. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item__subnav-arrow{color:#ffffff;margin-left:auto;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;font-size:10px;opacity:0.5;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in.active::after{opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ Age of debut: 16 Years, 10 Months and 9 Days .kwDmpG input{box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;}/*!sc*/ A Black guy and he was n't supposed to be out there anyway, '' Gwendolyn says represented in eighth. 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