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Joe Black

1924–2002

United States

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Joseph Black (February 8, 1924 – May 17, 2002) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Elite Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, and Washington Senators. Black became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game, in 1952.

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