On learning that Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ second baseman ... ♦ Published in the print edition of the January 7, 1950, issue. The average American celebrates just one healthy ...

Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson poses in his ... At four, I was no one to evaluate how great Jackie was, but the intensity of the Dodgers’ fans in that intimate old box of a stadium was ...

Every MLB team has retired his No. 42 jersey, and on the anniversary of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie ... at 5-foot-11. Robinson was West ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field in front of crowd of 26,623. He walked and scored a run in the Dodgers’ 5 ... Jackie, we’ve got no ...

The $2.7 million dollar project at Gonzalez Park will feature Jackie Robinson Stadium, the Rachel Robinson Field, Field No. 42 ... Foundation include a 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jersey ...

Robinson played his entire major league career with the Dodgers when they were located in Brooklyn ... "He made no excuses and wanted to get this mission done." Happy Jackie Robinson Day.

Wearing their No. 42 jerseys in honor of the Brooklyn Dodgers great, on-field personnel and others from the organization — approximately 75 in total — gathered around the Jackie Robinson ...

The Dodgers celebrated the 77th anniversary of Jackie ... wore Robinson’s retired No. 42 and fittingly, the Dodger Stadium attendance was 42,677. Washington starter Mitchell Parker (1-0) allowed ...