This Day In Baseball
History: April 15, 1947
It was on this date in 1947,
that Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, thus
ending Major League Baseball’s segregation. Since every publication and website
devoted to baseball will bombard you with the significance of the event, I will
not do that. (Nothing I could write would ever do the moment justice).
The game was won by Brooklyn, 5-3, over the visiting Boston Braves and while
Robinson’s debut was less than stellar (0 for 3 with a sacrifice bunt and a run
scored) there’s no denying the impact his participation had on, not only the
game, but the civil rights movement as well.
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