Lee Daniels & Rachel Robinson's biography of this first black major leaguer features 301 photographs
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Jackie Robinson - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Aug 22, 2016 ... Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues ... first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century. .... He was survived by his wife, Rachel Isum Robinson, and two of their three children.
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Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait by Robinson, Rachel; Daniels ...  Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait: Robinson, Rachel; Daniels, Lee ... rise to success, the impact of his fame on the family, and his life after baseball. ... Review: This rich collection of 301 black-and-white photographs, published in time ... him to endure racist taunts and mistreatment as the first black major leaguer, but it...
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Sharon Robinson facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  ... but was a full-time homemaker while her husband played major league base-ball. ... Robinson's brother became the first African American child to attend school in North Stamford. ... By the time I was born the major trauma of the first few years in baseball were .... Robinson, Rachel, with Lee Daniels, Jackie Robinson.
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Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait: Rachel Robinson, Lee ...  Buy Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait on Amazon.com  FREE ... This rich collection of 301 black-and-white photographs, published in time for the 50th ... him to endure racist taunts and mistreatment as the first black major leaguer, ... His wife's straightforward portrait of her life with Jackie, written with freelancer Daniels,...
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Rachel Robinson - Civil Rights Activist ... - Biography.com  May 28, 2015 ... On Biography.com, learn more about Rachel Robinson, a nursing ... history as the first African-American player to compete in baseball's major leagues. ... faced an onslaught of racist treatment during his early major league days, ... the photography book Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait in 1996, with...
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Six Who Paved the Way | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ... - NBA.com  On April 15, 1947, Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, ... to draft the league's first black player (1950), have the league's first all-black starting five (1963), and it first black head coach (1966). .... After the 1957 season, one in which Clifton was named to the NBA All-Star team, he was...
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The Non-Home Run Hitters - SABR  His claim to fame is that he is the only major league player to go to bat 2000 times ... drivers, sluggers such as Babe Ruth, Ralph Kiner, Hank Aaron and Mike Schmidt. ... First there is Duane Kuiper of the San Francisco Giants, who has hit only one ... number of home runs that a player would hit in a season with 600 at bats.
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The First African-American Major League Baseball Player - Neatorama  Oct 17, 2013 ... The First African-American Major League Baseball Player ... Two days later, Fleet (a catcher, by the way), got his first big-league hit. Okay...
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Brooks Robinson | The On Deck Circle  Sep 13, 2012 ... He belted 39 doubles, and led the league in stolen bases and runs ... His career WAR of 70.5, accumulated in just a dozen full seasons, places him among the top 50 ... The Hall by the Veteran's Committee in 1985, fully 33 years after his ... The voters finally came to their senses in 1977, jumping him into the...
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Dontrelle Willis Biography - Fergie Jenkins Foundation  Dontrelle Willis was born on January 12, 1982 in Oakland, California and he ... After being traded to the Florida Marlins, Dontrelle Willis made his first major ... League with 22 wins and became the first black pitcher in 15 years to win 20 games. ... MIAMI -- First in wins, but second in the 2005 National League Cy Young...
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Henry Louis Aaron facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  The baseball legend Hank Aaron holds the major league record for the most career home ... Throughout his long, decorated career as a player for the Indianapolis ... He had led the league in everything from batting average (.362) and RBI (125) ..... as mysterious and remote as Stonehenge, and certain to stand forever, to...
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When Sugar Ray Robinson And Jake LaMotta Made History In ...  Feb 5, 2013 ... Seventy years ago today, on February 5, 1943, boxing history was made ... Jake LaMotta handed Detroit-native Sugar Ray Robinson his first defeat. ... a cultural icon thanks to Martin Scorsese's classic film Raging Bull. ... a career that had, at that point, already spanned 130 professional and amateur fights.
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier - Apr 15, 1947 ...  The next year he became the Dodgers' highest paid player, earning a salary of $35,000. ... In 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his historic first game in the majors, ... the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto ... Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1,517 people.
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'Shoeless' Joe Jackson's baseball bat is auctioned for $583,500 ...  Oct 19, 2016 ... Its color inspired Jackson to name it 'Black Betsty' and he eventually took the ... Obesity rates soar among professional baseball players,. .... PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Drew Barrymore and ex-husband Will Kopelman seen together in ..... revealing she had Beyonce and Jay Z's approval She came under fire.
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Three Finger Brown Had Four Fingersand a Great Nickname  Baseball has a long history of players with colorful nicknames. ... the most famous baseball player of all time, George Herman Ruth, had no fewer than four well-known nicknames? ... Walter Big Train Johnson ... The old players (and old sportswriters) don't have anything on today's bunch. ... The Wizard of Oz---Ozzie Smith.
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Bill White Named Nl President Ex-phillie Will Be The Highest ...  Posted: February 04, 1989 ... White, who also becomes the first black ever to head a major sports league, ... the first time, two former players will lead the major baseball leagues. ... in 1956, and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals three years later. ... For the last 18 years, he has done the play-by-play for New York Yankees...
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Black Famous Baseball Firsts by Baseball Almanac  Baseball Almanac presents a set of black famous baseball firsts. ... Jackie Robinson is the first black player to sign a formal / major league ... his first major league game as a Brooklyn Dodger becoming the first modern black player. ... Jackie Robinson is the first black player enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Jackie Robinson - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Aug 22, 2016 ... Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues in 1947 ... He was named Rookie of the Year in 1947, National League MVP in 1949 ... Learn more about his famous life and career at Biography.com. ... A black man, even after he has proven himself on and off the playing field, will still be...
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MLB Players Who Wore Number 34 | Baseball-Reference.com  Player, Yrs, WAR, Team (click to sort by first year)
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ESPN.com: Paige never looked back  Leroy "Satchel" Paige was the longtime Negro League star who eventually received ... He reportedly got his nickname working as a baggage porter in Mobile, Ala., ... best known for saying: "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. ... broken the color barrier the year before, integration of baseball was still new.
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Frank Robinson - Wikipedia  Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in ... Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in MLB history. He managed the...