opening the door for other black baseball players. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. He died on Oct. 24, 1972. Jackie Robinson is seen ...

Major League Baseball continues to make sure no one who cares about the game ever forgets Jackie Robinson and his legacy. Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues when he debuted for ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater ... Baseball might only be a game, but in the area of black and white, it often is a leader. Robinson's debut for the Dodgers in 1947 came a year before ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black ... All Montrealers Black and white cheered him on and treated him like a hero. But did the white majority ...

But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie Robinson ... but in the area of black and white, it often is a leader. Robinson's debut for the Dodgers in 1947 came a year before ...

The big picture: Robinson first suited up for the Triple-A Montreal Royals at the ballpark on March 17, 1946, making him the first Black American to play in modern white organized baseball.

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie ... as the first black player in the American League. Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, played in the major leagues.