Jackie Robinson

Aug 23, 2018

Joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American in major league baseball.

CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
YEAR	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WAR
1947	BKN	151	590	125	175	31	5	12	48	74	36	29	0	.297	.383	.427	.810	3.0
1948	BKN	147	574	108	170	38	8	12	85	57	37	22	0	.296	.367	.453	.820	5.0
1949	BKN	156	593	122	203	38	12	16	124	86	27	37	0	.342	.432	.528	.960	9.3
1950	BKN	144	518	99	170	39	4	14	81	80	24	12	0	.328	.423	.500	.923	7.1
1951	BKN	153	548	106	185	33	7	19	88	79	27	25	8	.338	.429	.527	.956	9.3
1952	BKN	149	510	104	157	17	3	19	75	106	40	24	7	.308	.440	.465	.905	8.1
1953	BKN	136	484	109	159	34	7	12	95	74	30	17	4	.329	.425	.502	.927	6.7
1954	BKN	124	386	62	120	22	4	15	59	63	20	7	3	.311	.413	.505	.918	3.5
1955	BKN	105	317	51	81	6	2	8	36	61	18	12	3	.256	.378	.363	.741	2.4
1956	BKN	117	357	61	98	15	2	10	43	60	32	12	5	.275	.382	.412	.794	4.3
Total	Total	1382	4877	947	1518	273	54	137	734	740	291	197	30	.311	.409	.474	.883	—
Season Averages		138.0	487.7	94.7	151.8	27.3	5.4	13.7	73.4	74.0	29.1	19.7	3.0	.311	.409	.474	.883	—

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2 Comments

Douglas M Fenton on August 23, 2018 at 12:02 pm
Many people don’t know that football was Robinson’s best sport at UCLA, but professional football didn’t offer as much earning potential as MLB. His size, strength and speed were on display whenever he stole home; he would eliminate the poor catcher.
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Mark Smith on January 31, 2019 at 2:34 pm
My friend Doug sent me this fascinating report about a court-martial for refusing to sit in the back of the bus:
http://www.thehistoryreader.com/modern-history/court-martial-jackie-robinson/
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