PLAY BALL! CRACK! The sound of Jackie Robinson hitting a homerun with the wooden baseball bat.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American MLB player. According to Wikipedia, “Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. During his 10-year MLB career, Robinson won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored”. Jackie Robinson was a second baseman,he batted right and throw right.Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (Wikipedia- Jackie Robinson).
In 1949 Jackie Robinson got awarded MVP.FUN FACT,Jackie Robinson had 1518 hits and 137 home runs/scores.Branch Rickey wanted a good player from the Negro Leagues. Branch Rickey did not care what skin color they were.Pee wee was a white person who was in danger of losing his position to Jackie Robinson and he was the nicest player to Jackie Robinson on the team even though Jackie Robinson might take his position.Pee Wee said and I quote “If he’s good enough to take my job,he deserves it”.
Jackie Robinson’s teammates did not like him(except for Pee Wee)and would call him names.His teammates were not the only ones to call him names in the stands at games the spectators would say bad things to him and would try to hurt him.The pitcher on the other teams would throw the ball right at him and try to”cleat”him. (Book- Teammates)
Jackie Robinson had a tough life and was a big part in the stop of racism. He died at 53 years old from heart problems and Diabetes. Jackie Robinson.Jackie’s poise and strength—both on and off the field—are why we still honor him today according to History.