Bob Trice becomes the first black player to appear for the A’s. The former Homestead Grays hurler will only pitch in three games for Philadelphia this season, 19 next year and a few more in 1956.

Bob Trice becomes the first black player to appear for the A’s. The former Homestead Grays hurler will only pitch in three games for Philadelphia this season, 19 next year and a few more in 1956.