The Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to a contract after the 1945 season when he hit .387 for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. Robinson spent one season in AAA ball playing for Montreal and then the Dodgers purchased his contract on April 10, 1947 and brought him up to the major leagues. Robinson's first game in MLB for the Dodgers was April 15, 1947 against the Boston Braves.
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When Jackie Robinson played with the Dodgers, they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers moved to LA in 1958. Robinson played with the Dodgers from 1947-1956, and the Dodgers was the only team he played for in the MLB.
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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.
Pee Wee Reese was Jackie Robinson's friend on the Brooklyn Dodgers.
no he did not
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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.
I suppose you are referring to Jackie Robinson. He played for the Dodgers from 1947 to 1956.
No, he did not. Jackie Robinson played his entire career for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to a contract after the 1945 season when he hit .387 for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. Robinson spent one season in AAA ball playing for Montreal and then the Dodgers purchased his contract on April 10, 1947 and brought him up to the major leagues. Robinson's first game in MLB for the Dodgers was April 15, 1947 against the Boston Braves.
When Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, there was no "draft" in effect in baseball. Robinson had played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the old Negro League in 1945, when he got the attention of Branch Rickey of the Dodgers who signed him and sent him to the Dodgers' farm team in Montreal. After one season at Montreal he was brought up to the Dodgers in 1947 and retired following th 1956 season, playing his entire Major League career with the Dodgers.