Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how ...

Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers ... came back and was part of the 1947 Dodgers club that featured rookie Jackie Robinson, who broke the color line.

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson ... the Royals were the champs. Robinson spent just the one season in Montreal before breaking baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

Jackie Robinson was an ... he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Major League Baseball celebrates that groundbreaking day every April 15. Robinson died in 1972 at the age of ...

Tommy Brown, a career utility player and the final living member of the color-barrier-breaking 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers ... Rickey promoted first baseman Jackie Robinson to the team - making him ...

LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson ...

On Jan. 26, a statue of MLB color-barrier breaking pioneer Jackie ... insult to Robinson's legacy within the game of baseball. Robinson made his first appearance with the Brooklyn Dodgers almost ...

Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player ... time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the ...