He went 0-3, but reached base on an error and scored the go-ahead run to win the game. More important than that, he broke through the ridiculous color barrier established by baseball for over 50 years.
He hit 12 homers and stole 29 bases on the way to earning the 1947 Rookie of the Year award. He helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1955 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1962. On April 15, 1997, 50 years after Jackie Robinson broke through the color barrier, Major League Baseball retired his number 42 for all Major League teams.
Biography piece on Jackie Robinson -
Jackie Robinson Quotes:
- The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
- There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
- I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
- A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
- Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.
Watch The Jackie Robinson Story, a 1950 biographical movie starring Jackie Robinson.
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