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Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, ...
This weekend, a scorecard is expected to be added to the upper eschelon: one from Jackie Robinson's debut in 1947. The ...
One of the people told me that the Black section, which was on the left field side, filled up really fast so they opened up ...
From Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona's perspective, Jackie Robinson Day isn't necessarily a day of celebration, and that's no slight against the Civl Rights icon. Speaking Tuesday in his ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Before he stepped onto Ebbets Field in New York, Jackie Robinson made baseball history in Daytona Beach. Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals March 17 ...
Major League Baseball celebrates the 69th anniversary Friday of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, and while the number of African-American players on teams remain near historic low ...
Discover the South Philadelphia Little League team inspired by Jackie Robinson. The Anderson Monarchs are the Little League team from South Philadelphia named after the Kansas City Monarchs ...
It may have been a celebratory day for Jackie Robinson throughout baseball, but the Houston Astros, believing they would make baseball’s legendary figure proud, boycotted their game Friday night ...
A 12-foot bronze statue of an anonymous Black woman has become a lightning rod in a fraught American debate about race, ...
More than 20 years before high school softball teams from Tucson won the first of their 54 state championships, Billie Frances Harris had pitched more than 70 no-hitters. An exact count?
Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.