Ichiro Suzuki achieved baseball immortality last night, eclipsing the 84-year-old record for hits in a season with hits in his first two at-bats at Safeco Field. The record is the most important historic achievement ever by a Seattle Mariner, mesmerizing the region and easing the bitterness of a dismal season.
The following year, 1884, Toledo moved up to the major leagues, playing against teams such as the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals and Brooklyn Atlantics as part of the American Assn. Around midseason, Walker's younger brother, Weldy Wilberforce Walker, joined him on the team, becoming the third and final black major leaguer before Jackie Robinson.
In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and was the first African American to play major league baseball. A member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson wa â¦ s the first African American to break a record in the Negro league and was the best African American baseball player in history.