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{{MLBPlayer
|name=Jackie Robinson
|position=1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF
|image=Jrobinson.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|height=5'11"
|weight=204 lbs.
|school=[[UCLA]]
|draft=Undrafted
|debut=April 14 1947
|final=September 30 1956
|birth=January 31 1919
|countryoforigin=USA
|death=October 24 1972
|teams=
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1947–1956)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinja02.shtml?redir|work=Baseball-Reference.com|title=Jackie Robinson|format=HTML|language=English|accessdate=May 3 2009}}</ref>
}}
'''Jackie Roosevelt Robinson''' (Cairo, [[Georgia]], January 31, 1919 - Stanford , [[Connecticut]], October 24, 1972) was the first black [[Major League Baseball]] player. Robinson played second base for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] from 1947 until his retirement in 1956. Prior to joining the Dodgers he played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the old Negro League in 1945, and the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate [[Montréal]] Royals, where he became the first black baseball player to play on an integrated team, in 1946. He was also was a four sport star (baseball, [[football]], [[basketball]] and [[track]]) at [[UCLA]].
'''Jackie Roosevelt Robinson''' (Cairo, [[Georgia]], January 31, 1919 - Stanford , [[Connecticut]], October 24, 1972) was the first black [[Major League Baseball]] player. Robinson played second base for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] from 1947 until his retirement in 1956. Prior to joining the Dodgers he played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the old Negro League in 1945, and the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate [[Montréal]] Royals, where he became the first black baseball player to play on an integrated team, in 1946. He was also was a four sport star (baseball, [[football]], [[basketball]] and [[track]]) at [[UCLA]].
== Career ==
== Career ==
Robinson was voted baseball's Rookie of the Year in 1947, and the National League Most Valuable Player in 1949. He was selected for the National League All-Star team six consecutive seasons (1949-54) and played in the World Series in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956. Robinson was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1962, receiving 124 of a possible 160 votes.
Robinson was voted baseball's Rookie of the Year in 1947, and the National League Most Valuable Player in 1949. He was selected for the National League All-Star team six consecutive seasons (1949-54 ) and playedin the World Series in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956. Robinson was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1962, receiving 124 of a possible 160 votes.
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