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Jackie Robinson and the Struggle of Becoming the First Black Player in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson, seen above in 1954, was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. When he broke the color barrier in 1947, he faced harsh treatment from his own teammates, as well as players on opposing teams.
He won major-league baseball's first official Rookie of the Year award and was the first baseball player, black or white, to be featured on a United States postage stamp. The raw statistics only scratch the surface in evaluating Jackie Robinson as a ballplayer.