(1931- ) a US BASEBALL player who was one of the greatest ever. He joined the New York Giants in 1951 and played for them for many years. In 1964 he became the first black player to be made CAPTAIN of a team in the MAJOR LEAGUE s . He was also the first NATIONAL LEAGUE player to hit more than 600 HOME RUN s .
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times