Teaneck NJ's Elston Howard made history on the New York Yankees

Elston Howard, a legendary baseball player who moved to Teaneck in 1958, was the first African American Yankee, American League MVP and league coach.

Elston Howard, New York Yankees catcher from 1955-67, first black ballplayer to be a member of the Yankees team Stock Photo - Alamy

The day Elston Howard became the first African-American voted AL MVP

Opening Day Gives Yankees Plenty of Reason to Dream - The New York Times

Elston Howard was a star baseball player with the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s Stock Photo - Alamy

April 14, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore: Yankee catcher, Elston Howard tries to slide …

April 14, 1955: Elston Howard integrates the Yankees – Society for American Baseball Research

On this day in Yankees history - Elston Howard the Yanks first African American player, Bronx Pinstripes

Let's Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees' Historic Day, April 14, 1955

Yankee stadium monument park hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Elston Howard Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball

Let's Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees' Historic Day, April 14, 1955

On this day in Yankees history - Elston Howard the Yanks first African American player, Bronx Pinstripes

Teaneck NJ's Elston Howard made history on the New York Yankees

On this day in Yankees history - Elston Howard the Yanks first African American player, Bronx Pinstripes