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After baseball, Robinson became heavily involved working for the NAACP, campaigning for civil rights. [6] Robinson worked with President Richard Nixon and the Governor of New York, [7] Nelson Rockefeller. [8] In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored. [9]
[291] [292] On June 25, 2008, MLB installed a new plaque for Robinson at the Baseball Hall of Fame commemorating his off-the-field impact on the game as well as his playing statistics. [226] In 2009, all of MLB's uniformed personnel (including players) wore number 42 on April 15; this tradition has continued every year since on that date. [293]
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.
See "Retired numbers," below.] The MLB has taken this tribute so far that, on that day only, all 30 team websites' active rosters say that every player on the team is number 42. On August 21, 2012, the Boston Red Sox played their first home game since the death of Johnny Pesky, and all players wore his retired number 6 jersey during the game. [13]
Per MLB.com, the league will also provide funding for the broader goals of League 42, which was named after Robinson and aims to provide an affordable baseball league for children in the Wichita area.
Bruce Sutter's number 42 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. Sutter's number 42, which he wore throughout his career, was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals during a ceremony at Busch Stadium on September 17, 2006. He shares his retired number with Jackie Robinson, whose number 42 was retired by all MLB teams in 1997. [37]
League 42 — named for Robinson’s uniform number when he became the first Black player to get into the Major Leagues — is based at McAdams Park in the heart of Wichita’s Black community.
42 is a 2013 American biographical sports drama film produced by Howard Baldwin and distributed by Legendary Pictures.Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 is based on baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era.