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...
The Toronto Blue Jays stand for the National Anthem before action against the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre April 15, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. Both teams wore the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.Abelimages/Getty Images Earlier this week, the First Lady hosted Rachel Robinso...
Jack Roosevelt Robinson Born: January 31, 1919, Cairo,Georgia, U.S. Died: October 24, 1972,Stamford,Connecticut Also Known As: Jack Roosevelt Robinson Awards And Honors: retired number Baseball Hall of Fame (1962) Most Valuable Player (1949) ...
The extensive and unified League-wide show of support has included retiring Jackie's number throughout the Majors in 1997; dedicating April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day each year since 2004; and requesting that every player and all on-field personnel wear his No. 42 during games scheduled on ...
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While a senior at UCLA, Robinson met his future wife, Rachel Isum (b.1922), a UCLA freshman who was familiar with Robinson's athletic career at PJC. [37] He played football as a senior, but the 1940 Bruins won only one game. [38] In the spring, Robinson left college just shy of...
andwontheNationalLeagueMostValuablePlayerAwardin1949–thefirstblackplayersohonored.RobinsonwasinductedintotheBaseballHallofFamein1962.In1997,MajorLeagueBaseballretiredhisuniformnumber,42,acrossallmajorleagueteams.Robinsonwasalsoknownforhispursuitsoutsidethebaseballdiamond.HewasthefirstAfrican-Americantelevisionanalystin...
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 ...
had actively campaigned against segregated baseball. There were a number of pending bills in different legislatures challenging fair employment practices. By Nineteen-Forty-Five, there was a lot of heat in a lot of different areas -- professional ba...
Robinson retired after the 1956 season and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. His jersey number, 42, was retired throughout Major League Baseball in 1997. More » Check out images from previous tournaments and events at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex here!