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That year, a song about Robinson by Buddy Johnson, "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?", ... Robinson retired from baseball at age 37 on January 5, 1957. [220]
Jackie Robinson’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers. Willie Mays' #24 was retired by the Giants and Mets. Excluding Jackie Robinson, only Frank Robinson and Nolan Ryan have had their number(s) retired by three teams.
Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. Celebrated at MLB ballparks , on that one day, all players, coaches, and managers on both teams, and the umpires, wear Robinson's uniform number , 42.
Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 ...
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, and Dodgers president Branch Rickey after signing a contract in 1950. Robinson more than doubled his salary from $17,000 to $35,000 after winning ...
Jackie Robinson’s debut for the Dodgers marked the breaking of the “color line” in modern major league baseball, the same color line within professional baseball that had been broken in 1884 ...
See: Cincinnati Reds § Retired numbers. 1 – Fred Hutchinson; 5 – Johnny Bench; 8 – Joe Morgan; 10 – Sparky Anderson; 11 – Barry Larkin; 13 – Dave Concepción; 14 – Pete Rose; 18 – Ted Kluszewski; 20 – Frank Robinson; 24 – Tony Pérez; 42 – Jackie Robinson (retired throughout all of professional baseball on April 15, 1997)
Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine was teammates with Jackie Robinson from 1948 to 1956. He recalls his relationship with the man who broke baseball's color barrier.