Less African American MLB Players Now than in 1960's
by Matthew Lawlor on Apr 15, 2014 | Views: 169 | Score: 0
| % of African American Players in MLB | |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9 |
| 1965 | 12.7 |
| 1970 | 14.6 |
| 1975 | 18.5 |
| 1980 | 17.4 |
| 1985 | 18.3 |
| 1990 | 16.6 |
| 1995 | 16.1 |
| 2000 | 12.8 |
| 2005 | 9.1 |
| 2010 | 7.8 |
| 2014* | 7.8 |
Sources:
sabr.org, usatoday.com
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As the MLB honors Jackie Robinson, many have called attention to the continued racial in-equality found in professional baseball. The Society for American Baseball History reports that by 2005, the MLB had numbers of African American players comparable to the 1960's. A USA Today survey of opening day 2014 rosters reveals that this trend is still continuing.