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History: In his last stop before the majors and history, the young Henry Aaron played for Jacksonville in the segregated South of 1953.

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History: The barrios of East Los Angeles were a hotbed of Mexican-American baseball in the years following World War II. One of the top clubs was founded by Mario Lopez and sponsored by his Carmelita Provision Company. The Chorizeros (sausage makers) became one of the top clubs in L.A. semi-pro ball and at one time were composed of the nine brothers - the Penas.

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History: In 1953, the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League were looking for a new second baseman to replace their previous second baseman, a teenager named Hank Aaron, who had just been signed by the Milwaukee Braves. Like other Negro League ballclubs, the Clowns were struggling after the 1947 signings of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby to Major League clubs opened the door for all of the best black ballplayers to leave the Negro Leagues for better opportunities in the big leagues.

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History: Jorge Pascual, founder of the Mexican League challenged Major League Baseball for talent, offering major league and Negro league players better money than their American clubs were playing. Newark Eagles third-sacker Ray Dandridge (#3) spent nine years in the Mexican League starting with Veracruz in 1940. Cleveland Indians GM Bill Veeck tried to entice Dandridge into coming to Cleveland, but Dandridge declined, favoring his situation in Mexico.

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History: The Glass Sox, led by Tommy Holmes and George Selkirk, won the AA regular season title in 1953. Gene Conley led the league in wins, strike

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History:  Hawaii-born Wally Yonamine was the first player of Japanese ancestry to play professional football (for the AAFC's San Francisco 49ers) and the only US-born player to be inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Before signing with Tokyo, Yonamine hit.335 for the Salt Lake Bees in 1950.

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