Jackie Robinson died at the age of 53. Know about his cause of death, achievements, and legacy in baseball history that is ...

The Dodgers might not be in Brooklyn anymore, but the memory of their most famous player lives on in the annals of baseball history. This spring is the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking ...

Nearly one third of all World Series baseball games have been played in New York City. Twenty-eight of those games were played in the confines of tiny Ebbet’s Field (4.5 acres in size compared to ...

The Dodgers were in Brooklyn the last time the Cubs played in the World Series. In 1949, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle visited Brooklyn Dodgers players at their homes, capturing scenes of them and their ...

April 15th is a holiday across Major League Baseball. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut, breaking the color barrier and becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball.

1909 — Leon Ames of the New York Giants pitched a no-hitter for 9 1-3 innings on opening day, but lost 3-0 to Brooklyn in 13 innings. 1915 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants no-hit the Brooklyn ...

Walk into any stadium in the country on April 15 (Yankee Stadium, Dodger Stadium, it doesn't matter) and you’ll see something that only happens once a year. The date marks the anniversary of the ...

NEW YORK – Vandals defaced a statue of barrier-breaking baseball star Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn, scrawling a racial slur, a swastika and anti-Semitic language on the figure outside a minor league ...

The most famous uniform number in baseball, not to mention all of sports, is 42, and with good reason. It is the number Jackie Robinson wore when he made his Brooklyn Dodgers debut on April 15, 1947, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, and Dodgers president Branch Rickey after signing a contract in 1950. Robinson ...