Robinson joined a Dodgers club that went on a run ... I don't know how many signed, but several did. Jackie was a great ball player." Brooklyn traded Brown to the Philadelphia Phillies in June ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and ... Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Major League Baseball celebrates that groundbreaking day ...

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how ...

"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St ...

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

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.

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he ... Montreal before breaking baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. It was one spectacular season as he hit ...

Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers ... came back and was part of the 1947 Dodgers club that featured rookie Jackie Robinson, who broke the color line.

Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, has died.

LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson ...