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Jackie Robinson played 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 -1956.
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Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972 at age 53.
In 1970, Satchel Paige, credited with 55 no-hitters, was the first Negro League star to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Note: Jackie Robinson, the 1st modern Black Major Leaguer, played for the Kansas City Monarchs (1945), of the Negro League was Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1962, BUT he made it because of his time with the Dodgers.
10. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and passed away in 1972.
Jackie Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League in 1945, Montreal of the International League (AAA) in 1946, and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League between 1947-1956.
Satchel Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1971, years after Jackie Robinson
His first major-league game was on April 15, 1947 as the Brooklyn Dodgers played the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. Robinson went 0-for-4 but scored the go-ahead run in Brooklyn's 5-3 victory. April 15 has become "Jackie Robinson Day" in Major League Baseball and every player wears Robinson's No. 42 during their games.
Jackie Robinson was 53 years old when he died in 1972 of a heart attack, due in part to many years as a diabetic.
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Jackie Robinson's family moved to Pasadena, California after his father's death in 1920.
jackie robison now is 94 years old.