In 1959, 12 years after the Brooklyn Dodgers hired an African-American player, Jackie Robinson, the Boston Red Sox were the last major league baseball team to integrate when they brought up an African-American second baseman, Pumpsie Green. After hiring Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers won the National League pennant for seven of the next 13 years; the Red Sox won the American League pennant in 1946 but did not win again for 21 years.
1. How did ending discrimination help the Dodgers? How did not hiring African-American players like Jackie Robinson effect the Red Sox?
2. Who had gained and who had lost when major league baseball discriminated against African-American players?