Jackie Robinson (1919–72) was the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. He famously broke the color line of Major League Baseball (MLB) when he appeared on the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April
Jackie Robinson, born on January 31, 1919, and passed away on October 24, 1972, was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. On April 15, 1947, Robinson, wearing number 42, made his MLB debut as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, marki...
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Jackie Robinson grew up in a family of five children in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles. His father had left. His mother did not earn much money, so Jackie Robinson learned to make his own way in life. It was in California that Jac...
April 15th is observed as Jackie Robinson Day throughout MLB franchises, with players wearing the former Dodgers’ jersey number 42. Robinson’s dazzling athletic prowess and grace under pressure effectively led to the integration of the Major Leagues, and his 10-year career with the Dodgers —...
None of this abuse stopped Robinson . He played well enough to move up to the Dodgers the next year . Wearing number 42 , Jackie Robinson took the field on April 15 , 1947 , beforea crowd of more than twenty-six thousand spectators . The Dodgers ...
JackRoosevelt"Jackie"Robinson(January31,1919–October24,1972)wasthefirstAfrican-AmericanMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)playerofthemodernera.RobinsonbrokethebaseballcolorlinewhenhedebutedwiththeBrooklynDodgersin1947.Asthefirstblackmantoopenlyplayinthemajorleaguessincethe1880s,hewasinstrumentalinbringinganendtoracialsegregat...
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Robinson’s uniform number, 42, was retired throughout major league baseball on the 50th anniversary of the breaking baseball’s color barrier. “In honor of Jackie,” acting Commissioner Bud Selig said, “Major League Baseball is taking the unprecedented step of retiring his uniform number in ...
Jackie Robinson is most well known for breaking the color barrier in baseball. His number 42 is one of the most historically famous numbers for the all the people of color who are able to succeed and do great things because of the struggles he went through to open the door for others. ...