three, walter o'malley. this is the power of baseball. this is what i believe is the social force.eball, much like american back in the 19th century. we do remember jackie robinson for what he did and the legacy he left the hind, the fact he -- but he left behind, major-league in the modern era. baseball had the chance to integrate in the 19th century. yes, there was a gentleman's agreement made by the national association of baseball players as early as 1867. but two men in particular broke the color bar. first, we have bud fowler. who played for a team in lynn, massachusetts. we will talk a lot about massachusetts and its conflict with race a lot. he played as a member of the international league, and as a member of the new england association. his career was short-lived. he only pitched three games and one game with new england, but the door had been opened. fleetwood walker, and he became an accidental pioneer. he played for the toledo blue stockings, and this team was not a member of what we would in 1884, toledo's team was elevated to major-league status as part of the americ