The San Diego Padres will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Johnny Ritchey breaking the professional baseball color barrier on the West Coast by wearing their Pacific Coast League uniforms for Monday evening's game against the Atlanta Braves.
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Johnny Ritchey breaking the professional baseball color barrier on the West Coast by wearing their Pacific Coast League uniforms for Monday evening’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
The uniforms, which were worn by the 1948 PCL Padres, feature navy blue script over the chest outlined in red with piping along the neck, arms and buttons, while the navy blue hat highlights a red “S” for San Diego. The game- used jerseys will be autographed by Padres players and auctioned off at www.Padres.com/auctions, with proceeds benefiting the scholarship program.
Ritchey’s debut came nearly one year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Ritchey returned to San Diego State following the war and was the Aztecs’ leading hitter in 1946 with a .356 average. He began his professional career in 1947 with the Chicago American Giants, leading the Negro American League with a .381 batting average.
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