1940-3-14 (LA Eagle) Was 4-for-4 in his baseball debut in a practice game last week. details about 4 for 4 game
1940-4-08 (Oakland) Pic showing him rounding the bases after a homer v. UC
1940-4-09 (Pasadena) Not faring so well - 1 for 14 in the recent California series - and made two errors in one game.
1940-4-11 (Sacramento) Don Cox got tough luck - Robinson moved in at short when league schedule started. "And trying to oust Robinson at U.C.L.A is like trying to win an election from Hitler in Wiesbaden."
1940-5-18 (Pasadena) Hit . 098 for UCLA.
1940-3-18 Got just one hit in 12-10 win v. Santa Clara in league game.
1940-3-19 5-1 loss v. Santa Clara. Team as a whole got just 3 hits. Robinson reached on an error, stole second, got to third on a passed ball, then stole home.
1940-3-29 Turned two double-plays in 7-0 win v. Stanford. UCLA moved into a 3rd-place tie with Santa Clara. Opener of a two-game series; 2nd game will be played today.
1940-4-04 Collected a homer. Big action shot of someone else. UCLA opened their bay region schedule.
1940-4-04 Boxes. Combined 1 for 9.
1940-4-08 box. 0 for 4 v. Stanford.
1940-4-20 line. Made four hits in second game of a two-game series v. San Diego Marines.
1940-5-05 Should play at short today for the Pasadena Sox.
1940-5-05 Should play at short today for the Pasadena Sox.
1940-5-17 Expected to join the all-black Lakewood Larks of the National Night League as soon as school is out.
1939-8-13 (LA Times) Robinson was 4 for 6 in the final. 3000 saw the final, and 4500 saw the afternoon semifinal played at Wrigley field, in which Pasadena beat Kong Beach 12-2.
1939-8-17 (California Eagle) The Pasadena Sox won the southern California amateur baseball title, beating Bakersfield 12-7 on Sunday (8-13.) Moreland pitched the entire game Sunday after having pitched part of Saturday's game. Jackie stole home with the ball still in the pitcher's hand. Pic of Jackie. Pasadena's catcher, Ellery Prince, was also black. The trio's play was an argument for the inclusion of blacks in the majors.
1939-8-31 (California Eagle. Thur.) The Pasadena Sox won the state amateur championship, defeating the Fresno Augie Fries 7-3 on Sunday. Moreland threw a 10-3 2-hitter on Saturday. Robinson stole four bases and scored two runs on Sunday. The Sox were awarded the Ty Cobb trophy. The Sox are sponsored by the Chicago White Sox.
https://arkbaseball.com/tiki-index.php?page=Nate+Moreland
A very good bio of him in 1999 TNP, p. 55
A very good bio of him in 1999 TNP, p. 55
Didn't face racism from Sunset League players, probably because most of them were veterans of the LA winter circuit, where it was common to play against or even with black players.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=morela001nat Was 33 when he debuted in OB. Was a good pitcher in Southern CA/AZ minors for 10 years. Didn't begin season full-time until June because he taught at a high school in his years in El Centro.
1939-6-25 Won 3-2 vs. the Cudahy Packers, winning his own game with an RBI single. It was an Industrial Intercity League game. The Pasadena Sox are sponsored by the Chicago White Sox.
1942-4-09 (California Eagle) With Assistant Superintendent Chris Scott's championship Post Office Station K team, which will play the Mystery Nine, champs of the Municipal Northern League three years running. Team was the champs of the 1941 Post Office League. The team has Nate Moreland and Chet Brewer Jr.; roster listed, with full names.
"The unusually large Station K following is expected for the tiff, during which the work of the city's sole Negro umpire, Emmett (Father) Ashford will undoubtedly be under microscopic scrutiny."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Ashford Became first black MLB umpire.
(1943-12-03) North American Aviators 9, Rosabell Plumbers 7. Box. Nate Moreland pitched for the Aviators. Next Sunday the Aviators will use Chet Brewer.
Chet Brewer
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