every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career in pro baseball, Robinson was the Rookie of the Year, the National League MVP, the NL batting champion ...

In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...

We all know Jackie Robinson could hit a home run and steal bases like nobody's business. But off the field, he enjoyed a life of well-deserved luxury. Imagine a sleek, four-door design that turned ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he ... Still, he got just one hit in 10 at-bats in Louisville. With the Colonels up 2-1, the series shifted to Montreal, where the home ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that ... help them win six pennants in his 10 seasons. "Robinson could hit and bunt and steal and run," Roger Kahn wrote in The Boys of Summer.

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

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Overall, he hit .241/.292/.355 (75 OPS+ ... and competed for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and successfully ...

Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of black ... help them win six pennants in his 10 seasons. "Robinson could hit and bunt and steal and run," Roger Kahn wrote in The Boys of Summer.