Jackie Robinson

Jackie’s Childhood It was a happy day on January, 31, 1919 when Jackie Robison was born. Mallie and Jerry Robinson were his parents. Mallie was his mother, Jerry was his father. He was fifth and the last child of the Robinson family. Jackie had three brothers and one sister .his brothers names are Edgar, Frank, and Mack his 1 sister name was Willa. Jerry Robison ran away when was only 6 months old ran off to Florida hoping for a better life there. Jackie played baseball, basketball, football, track, golf, tennis, and swimming his big brother Mack was good enough to go to the 1936 Olympics. The Army Before Jackie started playing in the Negro league he was in the army. The reason Jackie went into the army was because the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor where he played football for the Honolulu Bears. A team that people of all races who wanted to play football could play. Jackie was returning from town to the base by bus one day when driver unexpectedly stopped and ordered Jackie to sit in the back of the bus, Jackie refused to sit in the back of the bus he was positive that it was a violation of the military’s rule’s. The next thing he knew he was up standing in front of a judge. He didn’t get charged for not going to the back of the bus. But it did not help him with any thing either he was the first African-American lieutenant ever to be in the army. The Negro League’s After the army he coached basketball but he wanted t0 play baseball. So in 1945 he signed contract with the Kansas City Monarchs he earned $400 dollars a month that was the only way he could make money to help his mother and marry Rachel.

The Major League’s Jackie was 27 years old on April, 18, 1946 when he played his first opening game for the Montreal Royal’s major league baseball team. The stadium was sold out not just because it was an opening game because they wanted to see the first African- American play ball for a major league team at Roosevelt stadium. Jackie’s first at bat he let the first 5 pitches go by he hit the ball but it was a high bouncer to the giants shortstop the short stop beat the throw easily but the great experiment was under play. At the end of that inning the score was 2-0 the royal’s were in the lead. The next time at bat for Jackie the giants expected a bunt but the manager let Jackie swing at the ball. The first pitch was a high fast ball Jackie swung he drived it in to the left field it cleared the wall it went 330 feet for a 3 run homer that gave them a 5-0 lead against the giants. He bunted in the 4th to get on base stole 2nd and got to 3rd on a routine ground out Jackie went half way down the baseline the pitcher throw the ball to 3rd and Jackie went home and the ump called him safe. In the 7th inning he hit a single stole 2nd stole 3rd and then home increasing the score to 10-1 in the 8th inning. His final at bat he bunted for a single got to 3rd on a hit and made the pitcher throw the ball to 3rd and Jackie scored another run the game ended 14-1 the royals destroyed the giants in the first game of the season Jackie was a hero that day to everyone.

After
Baseball Jackie was elected in to the baseball hall of fame in 1962 he got 124 votes out of 160 votes. He helped blacks get rights also. When his son died in a car accident on June, 17, 1971 Jackie was defistaded Jackie died on October, 24, 1972 of a heart attack.

Awards
Voted:
* Rookie of the year * Most Valuable Player of the year * Into the Hall of Fame
Wins:
* Batting title with .342s
Internet
sources
Date website started: 1999
Date I found it: 4/26/10
Address: http://www.evesmag.com /Robison .htm

Book
Sources
Name: baseball legends Jackie Robison
Date published: 1991
Publishers: chelsa house publishers
Author: Grabowski, John