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Jackie Robinson Negro League Statistics

Jackie Robinson only played one (1) season in the Negro Leagues before he was brought into the Major Leagues by Branch Rickey on April 15, 1947.

Robinson's talent as an athlete was exceptional and he proved it when he played shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs yet was a star with the Brooklyn Dodgres at first base, second base and third base.

"He knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, and unbearable at times. I don't know how he held up. I know I never could have." - Duke Snider

Jackie Robinson Career Negro League Hitting Statistics
Year	Team	Name	G	AB	H	2b	3b	HR	BA	SB	Pos
1945	Kansas City	Monarchs	47	163	63	14	4	5	.387	13	SS
1 Season			47	163	63	14	4	5	.387	13	SS

Jackie Robinson played in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game where he went zero-for-five (0-5). On the Major League level he appeared in the following games:

Did you know that in 1994 the Rookie of the Year Award was officially changed by Major League Baseball to the Jackie Robinson Award?

At the University of California, Los Angeles, Jackie Robinson performed better in track, football, and basketball than he did in baseball.

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