Terms: leagues
Matches: 4    Displayed: 3

Categories

• Social Studies > History > Biographies > African Americans
• Health PE > Sports > Baseball > History
• Social Studies > Multicultural > Equity > Civil Rights and Racism

Specific Results

1. Erving, Julius (InfoPlease.com)
   "American basketball player, b. Roosevelt, N.J., known as 'Dr. J.' An excellent shooter, rebounder, and ball-handler, he played for the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires (1971–73) and New York Nets (1973–76) and for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers (1976–87). He led the ABA in scoring three times (1973–74, 1976) and was named most valuable player four times (ABA, 1974–76; NBA, 1981). With 30,026 career points in both leagues, he ranks third on the all-time scoring list." 1-05

2. Rodriguez, Alex (A-Rod) (Wikipedia.org)
   "Alexander Enmanuel 'Alex' Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican-American baseball infielder. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners."
   
   "Since 1996 (his first full season) through 2006 he leads the major leagues in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total bases and extra-base hits. Of all players in baseball history at age 30, he is first all-time in both HR and runs scored, 2nd in total bases and extra base hits, 3rd in RBI, and 4th in hits. In his career to that point, Rodriguez had more HR, more RBI, more runs scored, and more base hits than all-time leaders Hank Aaron (HR and RBI), Rickey Henderson (runs scored), and Pete Rose (hits) did prior to their 30th birthdays. He also shares the MLB record (and holds the AL record) for most home runs in the month of April, hitting 14 in 2007."
   
   "He has often been cited as the best all-around player currently in baseball." 07-07

3. Major League Baseball Gets an "A" for Racial Diversity (CBS News)
   "On the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, the Major Leagues scored an "A" for its racial hiring practices, according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport." 04-09