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A native of Plainfield, N. Black was 28 when he reached the majors after helping the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro Leagues win two championships in seven years. He roomed with Jackie Robinson while with Brooklyn, pushed for a pension plan for Negro League players, and was instrumental, including players who played before He spent a season in the minors before the Dodgers promoted him to the major leagues in , five years after teammate Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.

He was dominant out of the bullpen, chosen Rookie of the Year after winning 15 games and saving 15 others for the National League champions.

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He had a 2. Strapped for pitching, the Dodgers brought Black out of the bullpen and started him three times in seven days in the World Series against the New York Yankees. He won the opener with a six-hitter over Allie Reynolds, , and then lost the fourth game, , and the seventh, The following spring, after the World Series, the team urged Black to add some pitches to his strong fastball and tight curve.

He lost control of his two basic pitches and didn't regain his dominance until , when he won 10 straight games at the start, a record. After three more seasons with Brooklyn, Black drifted to Cincinnati and Washington and was out of baseball by He compiled a record in six seasons, half of his wins in his rookie season.

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After his career ended, Black became an executive with Greyhound in Phoenix. In addition to lobbying for Black players, he remained in baseball through his affiliation with the commissioner's office, where he consulted with players about career choices. He was a board director of the Baseball Assistance Team and worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks in community relations after they joined the National League in He was To become a Professional Athlete.