Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, making him the first black major leaguer of the modern era. Moses Fleetwood Walker is credited with being the first black professional ballplayer.
Jackie Robinson is best known for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
1947 was when Jackie breaks the color barrier
That he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson was the first player to break the Major League Baseball "Color Barrier". He broke the barrier wearing the number 42 which is now retired for all of Major League Baseball. The only player left wearing it is Marino Rivera of the New York Yankees. Jackie Robinson broke the barrier with The Brooklyn (now L.A.) Dodgers
No, Jackie Robinson did not play for the Texas Rangers. He is best known for playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, where he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. The Texas Rangers were established later, in 1961, long after Robinson's playing career had ended.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Baseball on April 15, 1947. At that time he became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player to play for major league baseball. He is famous for breaking the racial barrier.
While in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson hit 137 career home runs. He hit his most home runs against Pittsburgh, with 32.
Jackie Robinson was a Major League Baseball player who played 2nd base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is famous because in April of 1947, he broke baseball's color barrier by becoming the first ever African American to play in a Major League Baseball game for a Major League Baseball team.
Jackie Robinson, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the first black ballplayer in modern major league baseball. Branch Rickey signed him to a minor league contract, and then brought him up to the parent club in 1947.