Elston Howard was born on this date in St. Louis,
Missouri; 1929. A four sport star in
high school, Howard began his Negro League baseball career with the Kansas City
Monarchs in 1949. After the 1950 season,
he was purchased by the New York Yankees.
In 1955, Howard became the first African-American to wear the famed
Yankee pinstripes. From 1955 – 1964, he
was part of the Yankee team nucleus that won nine American League pennants and
four World Series championships. In 1963
Howard became the first African-American to be named American League Most
Valuable Player (MVP).
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