Even teams that eagerly sought black stars still feared that their fans wouldn't accept too many black players on the same roster. But expansion killed the talent surplus of the 50s. Didn't create perfect equality overnight, but much rarer after 1962 to see guys just languish.
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ABA definitely opened things up.https://twitter.com/LMandrakeJr/status/1367586960861261826 …
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I question whether one could factually document that.
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It would be challenging to study systematically. But anecdotally, you still see a bunch of these guys (esp hitters) just murdering minor league pitching for a few years - some white guys too (your Sieberns and Cervs) but it just crops up in a lot of bios. Far less so after.
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