St. Louis Cardinals on X: Tom Alston became the 1st black

Players who broke color barrier for every team

Barrier Breakers

75 years ago, two Browns broke the St. Louis sports color barrier

Remembering Bill Greason, The Cardinals First African-American Pitcher, by Carson Shipley

Tom Alston was the first Black player in Cardinals history, making his big league debut on April 13, 1954. His first hit in the majors was…

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The debut of Bill Greason, first black Cardinals pitcher

Wally Moon - Wikiwand

St. Louis Cardinals Baseball 1954 Vintage Sports Photos

Wally Moon hits a home run in his first major league at-bat & om Alston becomes the first black player to wear a Cardinals uniform. - This Day In Baseball

Barrier Breakers

Class of 2022 — Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame

Tom Alston Grave by Baseball Almanac

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Thomas Edison “Tom” Alston (1926-1993) - Find a Grave Memorial