Long time coming

With third baseman Jackie Robinson and catcher Roy Campanella in the starting lineup alongside second baseman Junior Gilliam, left fielder Sandy Amoros and pitcher Don Newcombe, the Brooklyn Dodgers 69 years ago today become the major leagues’ first team to field a lineup with a majority of Black players.

The moment comes at Milwaukee's County Stadium, where the Dodgers outlast the Braves 2-1 in 12 innings.

The Braves’ left fielder that day in 1954 goes on to become a fairly historic player himself, but back then he is just a skinny rookie named Henry Aaron.