MLB / Baseball
1919 to 1972
42 CHANGED EVERYTHING
Brooklyn Dodgers pioneer who broke MLB's modern color barrier and reshaped American sport.
1947
MLB debut
Modern color barrier
1
World Series
1955 Dodgers
6
All-Star
Career
1962
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Brooklyn Dodgers
1947 to 1956
Jack Roosevelt Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, integrating modern Major League Baseball. A National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (1962), his courage on and off the field remains foundational to the sport's history.
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
Jackie Robinson
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MLB (Brooklyn Dodgers era)
1947
Breaks the barrier
Debuts with Brooklyn Dodgers.
1949
NL MVP
Wins National League Most Valuable Player.
1955
World Series
Dodgers win the championship.
1962
Hall of Fame
Inducted in Cooperstown.
1972
Passed away
Died October 24, 1972.
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Robinson's impact is measured in opportunity as much as box scores. Every April 15, baseball still wears 42 in his honor.
Historical career totals only. Competition and era labeled. Not live PlayerGameStat rows.
MLB (Brooklyn Dodgers era)
1947
Breaks the barrier
Debuts with Brooklyn Dodgers.
1949
NL MVP
Wins National League Most Valuable Player.
1955
World Series
Dodgers win the championship.
1962
Hall of Fame
Inducted in Cooperstown.
1972
Passed away
Died October 24, 1972.
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Robinson's impact is measured in opportunity as much as box scores. Every April 15, baseball still wears 42 in his honor.
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