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Jackie Robinson timeline

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Jackie Robinson

Born: January 31, 1919

1937-39: Attended Pasadena Junior College

1938: Arrested for disputing the arrest of a friend by police.

1939-41: Attended UCLA where he was a track star

1942: Drafted into army

1943: Commissioned 2nd lieutenant

1944: Court-martialed for refusing to sit in the back of a desegregated bus

1944: He was acquitted and honorably discharged

1944-5: Athletic Director for Sam Houston College

1945: Signed with KC Monarchs of Negro Leagues

1945: Branch Rickey signs Robinson to a Minor League contract with the Dodgers

1946: Plays for Montreal Royals

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Dodgers)

1947: Robinson becomes first black player in Major Leagues since 1887

1947: Won Rookie of the Year

1947: Dodgers lose World Series to Yankees

1949: ?Did You See Jackie Hit That Ball?? becomes a hit single

1949: Testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee

1949: Won batting title (.342)

1949: Won NL MVP

1949: Dodgers lose World Series to Yankees

1950: The movie, The Jackie Robinson Story starring Robinson is released

1951: Hit dramatic home run to force pennant playoff (Dodgers lost playoff)

1952: Dodgers lose World Series to Yankees

1953: Was openly criticizing segregation by this point

1953: Dodgers lose World Series to Yankees

1955: Steals home in World Series. Yogi Berra swears he was out.

1955: Dodgers win the World Series

1956: Dodgers lose World Series to Yankees

1957: Retired after being traded to the Giants

1957-64: VP for personnel for Chock full o? Nuts

1960: Endorsed Richard Nixon for President

1962: Elected to Hall of Fame

1964: Served on Nelson Rockefeller?s presidential campaign

1965: First black hired to do color analysis

1966: GM for Brooklyn Dodgers in the Continental Football League

1970: Started Robinson Construction Company to build for low income families

1971: Son died in an auto accident

1972: Did color commentary for Montreal Expos

1972: Dodgers retired his #42

1972: Appeared at World Series advocating for black managers

1972: Died

1975: Frank Robinson became the first black manager

1984: Won the Presidential Medal of Freedom

1987: The Rookie of the Year Award was named in his honor

1997: MLB retired #42 for all clubs

1999: Time Magazine named him one of the most 100 influential people of the 20th century

1999: All Century Team

2005: Won the Congressional Gold Medal

2013: The Movie 42 is released starring Harrison Ford

Accomplishments:

Desegregated Baseball

1955 World Champion

1949 NL MVP

1947 Rookie of the Year

1949 Batting Champ

6x All Star

#42 retired by all MLB teams

Negro League All Star

2x stolen base champ

.311 average

137 Home runs

734 RBI

947 runs

273 doubles

54 triples

197 steals

.409 OBP

.474 Slugging

.883 OPS

Hit .300: 6x

Scored 100 runs: 6x

203 hits (1949)

30+ doubles: 6x

12 triples (1949)

124 RBI (1949)

20+ steals: 5x

37 steals (1949)

106 walks (1952)

740 walks-249 strikeouts

.400 OBP: 6x

.500 slugging: 5x

Led league in SH: 2x

Led league w/7 HBP (1948)

Postseason: .234, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 6 SB, .679 OPS (6 World Series)
 
That is quite a gap between the first entry and the second one.

How does he account for what he was doing during that time?
 
Also damn, how did that movie 42 not win the academy award for best make up, making Harrison Ford look so much like Jackie Robinson?
 
I searched the forum looking for a previous thread on Jackie Robinson to add for
April 15th Jackie Robinson Day and found this.
Unfortunately, no one had added a post to the opening.

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/jackie-robinson-affected-ernie-harwell-willie-horton-tigers
Jackie's trickle-down effect inspired Tigers.
Hall of Famer's reach began with Harwell and spread through organization.
Tigers official site

From MLB.com
https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-day-2020-complete-guide
Complete guide to 2020 Jackie Robinson Day.

https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-griffey-jr-jackie-robinson-day-jersey-idea
How Griffey inspired wearing No. 42 on JRD.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-friendship-with-ron-rabinovitz
Jackie and the kid: Unlikely bond spans decades.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-civil-rights-activist
Jackie's daughter remembers Civil Rights icon.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-hank-aaron-historic-connection
An April date links Robinson, Aaron in Atlanta.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-significant-moments
10 significant moments from Jackie's life.

https://www.mlb.com/news/monte-irvin-created-legacy-with-new-york-giants
After Jackie paved way, Irvin created a legacy.

https://www.mlb.com/news/what-else-was-going-on-when-jackie-robinson-debuted
Stories from around MLB amid Jackie's debut in '47.
Ruth, Berra and Greenberg were also in the news that day.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1052010346700046336
Jackie Robinson's lone appearance as a player at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium came in the 1951 All-Star Game, when he collected 2 hits, including an RBI on a squeeze bunt that scored the runner from third. Priceless pregame footage from
Flagstaff films.

Today on #JackieRobinsonDay, we salute Jake Wood, the first African-American player to come through the #Tigers minor league system and start. In 1957, he was assigned to then Erie Sailors, which was then a Class-D affiliate.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVpjsQXUwAo7Pkp?format=jpg&name=small

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/in-downtown-brooklyn-a-curveball-on-jackie-robinson-day/
In Downtown Brooklyn, a Curveball on Jackie Robinson Day.
Fangraphs

https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/04/15/detroit-tigers-jackie-robinson-paved-way-virgil-wood/
Detroit Tigers: Jackie Robinson paved the way for Ozzie Virgil and Jake Wood.
MCBTB
 
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In the 1955 WS G1, Jackie stole home. Officially. There is much debate on whether he was safe or out. The HPU, Bill Summers, made the safe call, without moving an inch. But, this is moot, or should have been, since Yogi committed Catcher's Interference as he left his Catchers Box before he had possession of the ball and clearly interfered with the batter. This was not called. Had it been, it would have awarded Robinson home and the batter, Frank Kellert, first base. As it was, the outcome was the same anyway. The run counted, Kellert, singled, and he did not score anyway.

Had Yogi received the ball from the Catcher's Box and then made the tag, Robinson would have been easily safe.

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