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== Summary ==
According to the Brunswick Citizen, Ronnie Gilbert, Sr. was the first Brunswick baseball player to break the color barrier in organized ball. Here he is (3rd from top left) with the MARVA Babe Ruth Moose team in 1955. In the photo are:

Back row: Bob Pendergraft, Harry Garvin, Jr., Ronnie Gilbert, Coach Pickett Barger, Norman Runkles, Edwin Higdon

Front row: Larry Barger, Dick Goodrich, Garel Hauver, Larry Sheppard;

Missing were manager Dewey Taylor & several players

(Clipping from the May 21, 2014 issue of the Brunswick Citizen)

[[Category:Smoketown Baseball]]