The second catcher from Negro League baseball, Roy
Campanella was the first, to play in the Major Leagues after Jackie Robinson
erased “the invisible color line” was Ray Noble. Cuban born Rafael (Ray) Miguel Noble spent
four years (1947 – 1950) with the New York Cubans, playing on their 1947 Negro
League World Series championship team.
At age 32, Noble signed with the New York Giants and in 1951 played on
the Giants’ National League pennant winning team along with other former Negro
League players Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, and Hank Thompson. After
three years with Giants (1951 1953), Noble finished his career playing in the
minor leagues (Pacific Coast League, International League).
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