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.
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Jackie Robinson made his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play for the MLB. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.