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Jackie Robinson
Waist-up portrait of black batter in his mid-thirties, in Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number 42, at end of swing with bat over left shoulder, looking at where a hit ball would be
Second basemanBorn: January 31, 1919
Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 24, 1972 (aged 53)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 10, 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average .311
Hits 1,518
Home runs 137
Runs batted in 734
Stolen bases 197
Teams

Negroleagues

Kansas City Monarchs (1945)

International League

Montreal Royals (1946)

Major League Baseball

Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1956)

Career highlights and awards

6× All-Star (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
Negro League All-Star selection (1945)
World Series champion (1955)
1949 NL MVP
1947 MLB Rookie of the Year
1949 National LeagueBatting Title
2× National League Stolen Bases Champion (1947, 1949)
Jersey number 42 retired by all MLB teams
Major League Baseball All-Century Team

Member of the National
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Induction 1962
Vote 77.5% (first ballot)

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era.[1] Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which hadrelegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades.[2] The example of his character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement.[3][4]

In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. Over ten seasons, he playedin six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Championship. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954,[5] was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored.[6] Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997,Major League Baseball "universally" retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored. Since that time, Major League Baseball has adopted a new annual tradition, "Jackie Robinson Day," in which all players on all teams wear #42.

Robinson was also known for his pursuits outside the baseball diamond. He was the first blacktelevision analyst in Major League Baseball, and the first black vice-president of a major American corporation. In the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned financial institution based in Harlem, New York. In recognition of his achievements on and off the field, Robinson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional GoldMedal.
Contents

1 Early life
1.1 John Muir High School
1.2 Pasadena Junior College
1.3 UCLA and afterward
2 Military career
3 Post-military
4 Baseball career
4.1 Negro leagues
4.2 Minor leagues
4.3 Major leagues
4.3.1 Breaking the color barrier (1947)
4.3.2 MVP, Congressional testimony, and film...