Jackie Robinson

Second baseman
Born: 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 BrooklynDodgers
Career statistics
.311 Batting average
Hits 1,518
137 Home runs
734 Runs batted in
197 Stolen bases
Teams
Negro leagues
*. 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
*. Jersey number 42 retired by all MLB teams
*. Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
1962 Induction
Vote 77.5% (first ballot)
Jack Roosevelt " Jackie " Robinson (January 31, 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 had relegated black players to the Negro
leagues for sixdecades. [ 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 played in 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—thefirst
black player so honored. [ 6 ] 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 pursuits outside the baseball diamond.
He was the first black television analyst in Major League Baseball,
and the first black vice-president of a major American corporation. In
the 1960s, he helpedestablish 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 Gold Medal

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