When Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field in the first inning of a game against the Boston Braves on April 15th‚ 1947‚ he became the first Black player in the Major Leagues since 1884‚ when catcher Moses Walker played in 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings (Light 119). For the next 60 years‚ an unwritten rule separated the two races‚ but Robinson changed all of that. While he had a relatively uneventful day on the field‚ going 0-3‚the 28 year old Jackie scored
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Should Baseball Ban the DH? The designated hitter rule has positively influenced Major League Baseball since the American League adopted it in 1973. Not only should it be upheld in the American League‚ but should also be adopted in the National League. The DH rule allows a designated hitter to bat for pitchers in the batting order. One of the biggest reasons that the DH should be used is that pitchers can’t hit. Who would you rather see‚ Manny Ramirez‚ who had a batting average of .327 last
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Giants Win World Series 2012: Buster Posey‚ Matt Cain Finish Off Sweep Of Detroit Tigers The San Francisco Giants reached the 2012 World Series thanks to their uncanny success in the back-to-the-wall "If Necessary" games of the National League playoffs. Switching gears from resilient to dominant‚ the Giants then won the World Series without Games 5 through 7 ever being needed. The Giants capped a 4-0 sweep of the Tigers with a thrilling‚ extra-inning 4-3 win in Game 4 at a rain-dappled Comerica
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October of 1945 a day that broke the color barrier between baseball athletes. Jackie started with the Montreal Royals a minor league team associated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the beginning of the season‚ the Montreal Royals players were surprised and upset of accepting a black player to play with them. They never expected a black player would ever play in a major league baseball team. Jackie faced a lot of racial prejudice from the player and all the white spectators during the games. Jackie
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going strong. They have always had a good ball club and have won 10 World Series in the National League. That number remains the second most in the whole MLB. The Cardinals belong to the Central Division of the National League and usually stay at the top of the division. The St. Louis Cardinals have been around since 1882 to current day. According to Baseball Almanac‚ “They joined the National League in 1892.’’ They have had three different teams names. During
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game of baseball in the summer of 1839. It became America’s beloved national pastime. Baseball is America’s favorite pastime because everyone likes the game but they think that the game is to slow to watch. Baseball is assign of inequality because when baseball was first made a African American baseball player tried to play but the whites didn’t want him to play. Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play in the major leagues in 1947. Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was
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After the civil war ended‚ in 1871 to 1875 the National Association of Professional Baseball Players (NAPBBP)‚ or simpler known as the National Association (NA)‚ was created in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season. That was considered as the first Major Leagues. William Hulbert’s National League was the first ever to make clubs more important than their players. So he made the players sign a contract to play baseball
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accomplishment was that he became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues in 1947. When that happened‚ he made a big breakthrough in America. He opened the door for many African American athletes and now today more than half are African American. Jackie was the main reason why there is many African American athletes‚ “a lot has changed in 50 years. Today‚ more than 1‚600 black athletes play major league sports!” (Scher and Kaplan‚ 1997). He has been an inspiration to many people across
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community as a whole continues to grow year after year as young athletes and sports fans gain respect for the hardship and practically year round battles players endure for the love of the game. From the little league series held annually in Williams Port Pennsylvania all the way to the major league‚ where every player has the same dream to hoist the world series Commissioners Trophy in front of their home crowd as they cruise the streets of their home city during the traditional World Series Championship
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Jackie Robinson once remarked‚ “There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.” He was born January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia‚ and was raised by a single mother. After playing baseball in the Negro Leagues‚ he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He retired in 1957 with a .311 batting average. Because Jackie Robinson was perseverant‚ hard working‚ and talented‚ he became the first African-American professional baseball player. Jackie Robinson’s perseverance
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