Grant played ball in Hot Springs , Arkansas , during the gentlemans agreement era of baseball when owners denied African Americans access to the professional game .
At the start of the twentieth century , Baltimore Orioles manager John McGraw discovered a talented African American ballplayer named Charlie Grant .
Charlie Grant played ball in Hot Springs , Arkansas , during the gentlemans agreement era of baseball when owners denied African American   access to the professional game .
At the start of the twentieth century , Baltimore Orioles manager John McGraw discovered a talented African American ballplayer named Charlie Grant .