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“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson went through many struggles from whites, since he was the first black baseball player. Robinson was an excellent ball player who exceeded at every level. He had a magnificent Batting Average and spoke against racism. Robinson played while dealing with threats from fans and other teams. Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player, set many records and legacies for Americans to think about. Career Jackie Robinson had a fascinating career; he set many records and legacies. To Robinson disrupting a opponent was important (Weber 28). Nobody wanted to win as much as Jackie did (Weber 28). Jackie's skill attracted Branch Rickey (Weber 28). Jackie went in
Jackie was named NL MVP with .342 Batting Average (Jackie). In that same season Jackie also had a 124 RBI’s (Jackie). Jackie’s fielding percentage was .985% (Breaking). In 1949 Jackie led the NL in stolen bases (Breaking). Robinson left the army and played in a African American league, since baseball was still segregated and Branch Rickey soon chose him after that (Breaking). Pee Wee Reese, the Dodgers shortstop, accepted Robinson as a friend and also as a teammate (Breaking). The league president of baseball and the Commissioner defended Jackie (Breaking). Jackie served on the board of the NAACP (Breaking). In Jackie’s early years which is when he started school he quickly became an athlete (Weber 12). White children even wanted Jackie on their team (Weber 12). The college of UCLA offered him an athlete scholarship (Weber 12). During Robinson's later years he still spoke out against racism (Breaking). When he was in the army he got arrested for sitting in the white part of the bus (Breaking). Jackie’s overall career Batting Average was a total of .311 (Breaking). Jackie was so good that people made a song called “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball” (Breaking). Jackie stole home plate for a total of 19 times during his career (Breaking). When Jackie joined the army he got turned down but a Boxing Star named Joe Louis who was also in the army sent in a request for him so he got in (Weber 14). This request made Jackie a Lieutenant in the army (Weber 14). Jackie’s first season with the Kansas City Monarchs he hit a Batting Average of .340 (Weber 18). The Monarchs played an exhibition game against the Cleveland Indians and Jackie hit 2 doubles against the best pitcher in the MLB at the time (Weber 18). While Jackie played these games while being the only black player Jackie also delt with threats and challenges from

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