Elston Howard

Baseball player Elston Howard was born.

Roger Maris crossing home plate when he tied Ruth at 60. Bobby Richardson & Elston Howard waiting.

St. Louis Native Elston Howard - First African American to play for the New York Yankees

1957 Topps Baseball Cards..82 Elston Howard. by OldBaseballCards

Elston Howard - first Black NY Yankee, first Black player to win the AL MVP (in 1953). Number retired by Yankees.

Hall of Fame wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff is celebrating his 68th birthday today. 1968 Topps #168 December 16, 1973 January 1, 1978 Pre-season 1975 Fred is at starts 5:55 Yankee great Elston Howard was born in St. Louis Missouri on this date in 1929. 1968 Topps #167 Whitey Ford and Eslton Howard May 24, 1959 sliding into home (the catcher is Gus Triandos) Ron Hunt is 70 today. 1968 Topps #15 I found a great tribute to Ron Hunt at Centerfield Maz. Check it out.

25 Elston Howard 1967 Topps

A scene from Game 5 of the 1961 World Series

Elston Howard

Elston Howard was a 12X AS and the 1963 AL MVP. He was on 10 pennant winners, the first 9 with the Yankees, and the last in 1967 with the Red Sox. He began his professional baseball career as a 19-year-old with the Negro League Kansas City Monarchs.

1961 Topps #495 Elston Howard Yankees EX/MT #Yankees

On this day in 1963 ELSTON HOWARD IS the first black player in AMERICAN LEAGUE to receive the "MVP"award

Elston Howard - the first African-American to play for the Yankees. His uniform will arrive at MTS in July.

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