Nino Escalera played for the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1954. On 4/17/54 he became the first Black to play for them in a game against the Milwaukee Braves. Chuck Harmon followed him pinch-hitting in the same game.
I had been using a 1977, "One Year Winners (Fritsch)"card to symbolize a "Rookie" card for him. I found out that the Redlegs had team postcards printed in 1954.
I've been looking for this postcard forever. My newly acquired Nino Escalera "Rookie" Autographed Postcard.
I replaced this....
![[Image: img369_zps1aade0ec.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/hlc1949/Negro%20League%20to%20Major%20League%20-%20%20Color%20Line%20RC/img369_zps1aade0ec.jpg)
With this....
![[Image: img106_zpsgkmi84kj.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/hlc1949/Negro%20League%20to%20Major%20League%20-%20%20Color%20Line%20RC/img106_zpsgkmi84kj.jpg)
![[Image: img107_zpsydq8rdls.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/hlc1949/Negro%20League%20to%20Major%20League%20-%20%20Color%20Line%20RC/img107_zpsydq8rdls.jpg)
I had been using a 1977, "One Year Winners (Fritsch)"card to symbolize a "Rookie" card for him. I found out that the Redlegs had team postcards printed in 1954.
I've been looking for this postcard forever. My newly acquired Nino Escalera "Rookie" Autographed Postcard.
I replaced this....
With this....
