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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson. By Luke Mondia. Interesting Facts About The Famous Baseball Player. Jackie was born on January 31 st ,1919, in Cairo, Georgia, and died on October 24 th , 1972, in Stamford, Connecticut h e helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1955

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Jackie Robinson

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  1. Jackie Robinson By Luke Mondia

  2. Interesting Facts About The Famous Baseball Player • Jackie was born on January 31st,1919, in Cairo, Georgia, and died on October 24th, 1972, in Stamford, Connecticut • he helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1955 • he tried to fight in World War 2, but wouldn’t leave his seat in the section of the bus reserved for the whites, so they let go of him with an honorable discharge • the Dodgers made him promise not to fight back to racist comments

  3. Averages For A Few Of Robinson’s Seasons And Career Average • rookie season – 12 homers, 29 steals, .297 batting average • MVP year - .342 batting average • career batting average - .311

  4. HE’S DONE IT! WE’VE WON THE WORLD SERIES! This was Robinson’s second to last season, and what a great way to remember it! He won the Dodgers the title for the World Series champs! In the end, Jackie showed that even though you might be a different race, it doesn’t mean you can’t do anything extremely well!

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