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- Jack Roosevelt  Jackie  Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era.
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Jackie Robinson Robinson had an exceptional 10-year baseball career. He was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored.
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- Lead Story. Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier. On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years.
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Retired Numbers 1 In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American man to play in the Major Leagues. 2  Number retired throughout baseball in 1997. 3  Played for Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947-56. 4  From his Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque:  5 Leading NL batter in 1949.
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Ty Cobb Jack Roosevelt  Jackie  Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era.obinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
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Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson was the first African-American Major League Baseball player of modern times. Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s. He had a big role in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball. Up to that point, African-Americans could only play in Negro leagues for six decades. His character and skills challenged the usual
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Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson. Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1962. Primary team: Brooklyn Dodgers. Primary position: 2nd Baseman. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” Jackie Robinson once said. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered.
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Jackie Robinson He agreed to do it. Like most new players in the major leagues, Robinson started out on a minor league team. As the first black player in the minors, he signed with the Dodgers' top farm team, the Montreal Royals, in October 1945.
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- Jackie plays his first professional baseball game for the Montreal Royals at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. Joe Cummiskey of the Jersey Journal wrote: Jackie Robinson, first Negro player ever to play in organized baseball, broke in yesterday with the Montreal Royals-and with a bang.
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When did Jackie Robinson start in the Negro Leagues? What position did Jackie Robinson play in the Negro Leagues? Answer . Jackie Robinson played one year in the Negro Leagues, 1945, and he played 47 games at shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs.
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Jackie Robinson Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams. Robinson was also known for his activities outside of baseball. He was the first African-American television analyst in Major League Baseball.
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Jackie Robinson Biography After just one year with the Mon-archs, Robinson signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1962 he became the ﬁ rst African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.Following his baseball career, Robinson went on to become an advocate for social and political causes.
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Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by signing Robinson, heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
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- Kids learn about the biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. He was a Hall of Fame player for the Brooklyn Dodgers who wore number 42.
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Remembering Jackie The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum presents the Top 10 moments in the career of Jackie Robinson: - 1  On October 23, 1945, Robinson was signed to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers by Branch Rickey.
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- Jackie Robinson was a sports pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, best known for becoming the first African American to play professional sports in the major leagues. Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947.he movement has had a lasting impact on United States society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. The American Civil Rights Movement has been made up of many movements.
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- Jackie Robinson and the Struggle of Becoming the First Black Player in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson, seen above in 1954, was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. When he broke the color barrier in 1947, he faced harsh treatment from his own teammates, as well as players on opposing teams.
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Jackie Robinson Robinson Makes History. On April 9, 1947, five days before the start of baseball season, Branch Rickey made the announcement that 28-year-old Jackie Robinson would play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The announcement came on the heels of a difficult spring training.
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Charlie Blackmon Professional career. Blackmon was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Blackmon had first been drafted in the 28th round in the 2004 draft by the Florida Marlins as a pitcher, and was also drafted in the 2005 draft in the 20th round by the Boston Red Sox.
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- Jackie Robinson: Baseball’s Noble Experiment Jackie Robinson broke the color line in baseball, the first African American to play on an integrated major league team. He endured with dignity the racism of many fans and other players and opened major league ball for all black players.
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Remembering Jackie The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum presents the Top 10 moments in the career of Jackie Robinson: - On October 23, 1945, Robinson was signed to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers by Branch Rickey.
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Jackie Robinson Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s. He had a big role in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball.
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American in the major leagues when he plays his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.
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- First African American to Play Baseball in the Major Leagues. In 1947, on opening day at Ebbets Field, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line, changing a game and a country forever. Robinson's stunning career with the Brooklyn Dodgers struck a blow to America's deep-seated racial stereotypes.