In 1947
to go to see the dodgers ( and of course jackie robinson) play baseball
Jackie Robinson's MLB debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers came on April 15, 1947.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947.
The Yankees won against the Dodgers!
Robinson retired after the 1956 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers at the age of 37.
Jackie Robinson's first year in professional ball was 1946 when he played for the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers Triple-A minor league team. He played one year for Montreal and then played for the Dodgers between 1947-1956. He retired after the 1956 season.
Jackie Robinson's first year in professional ball was 1946 when he played for the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers Triple-A minor league team. He played one year for Montreal and then played for the Dodgers between 1947-1956. He retired after the 1956 season.
Jackie Robinson's first year in professional ball was 1946 when he played for the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers Triple-A minor league team. He played one year for Montreal and then played for the Dodgers between 1947-1956. He retired after the 1956 season.
The Dodgers signed Robinson to a minor league contract with their Montreal farm club in 1945. In 1946 his first year at Montreal he lead the team to victory in the International league World Series. He was called up to the Dodgers in April 1947 and played in his first major league game (first major league game by a negro (as hey were then called in the twentieth century) on opening day, April 15, 1947.
jackie robinson's first major league team that he played for was the brooklyn dodgers and that was in 1947, the year prior robinson played triple a ball for the montreal royals before being called up to the big club the year later.
Jackie Robinson was not traded from Montreal. The Montreal Royals were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he played his first season (1946) with the Royals. The Dodgers brought him up to the parent team in 1947 and he played with the Dodgers through the 1956 season.
Jackie Robinson decided to accept the offer by the Brooklyn Dodgers to play with them in major league baseball. He was the first Black man in the majors and he was rookie of the year. His uniform number was 42.