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In 1947, three African American players were integrated into the Major Leagues, and two of the teams that took them made it to the 48 and 49 World Series.

Larry Doby was the second NL player in the ML, and his new team, the Cleveland Indians, actually won the World Series in 1948; meanwhile, Jackie Robinson, the famous first, saw the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1949 WS, where they lost to the Yankees. It was a still slow start; by 1960, UIANM, the were something like 40 black players in the Major Leagues.

Now, I should stipulate that what I just said pretty much sums up my knowledge of the subject, so whatever you can tell me helps. My questions:

Is there anyway to increase the star power of the other* NL-to-ML players?

What if the Dodgers won the WS in 1949?

Might this have lead to something like 40** new NL players coming into the ML by the end of 1950? If no, what might have (PoD after 1946)?

What would be the repercussions?

EDIT NOTES:
*other than Jackie Robinson
**changed from 20, thanks to helpful comment by BaseballFan :D
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