Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson) was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 12 home runs and 48 RBI. Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for his entire 10 year career.
Most people believe that Jackie Robinson's best season was 1949, when he slugged 16 home runs, stole 37 bases, hit for a .342 average and knocked in 124 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BRO | N | 151 | 590 | 125 | 175 | 12 | 48 | .297 | .383 | .427 | 31 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 147 | 574 | 108 | 170 | 12 | 85 | .296 | .367 | .453 | 38 | 8 | 57 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | 156 | 593 | 122 | 203 | 16 | 124 | .342 | .432 | .528 | 38 | 12 | 86 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 22 |
| 1950 | BRO | N | 144 | 518 | 99 | 170 | 14 | 81 | .328 | .423 | .500 | 39 | 4 | 80 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 1951 | BRO | N | 153 | 548 | 106 | 185 | 19 | 88 | .338 | .429 | .527 | 33 | 7 | 79 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 1952 | BRO | N | 149 | 510 | 104 | 157 | 19 | 75 | .308 | .440 | .465 | 17 | 3 | 106 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | 136 | 484 | 109 | 159 | 12 | 95 | .329 | .425 | .502 | 34 | 7 | 74 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | 124 | 386 | 62 | 120 | 15 | 59 | .311 | .413 | .505 | 22 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | 105 | 317 | 51 | 81 | 8 | 36 | .256 | .378 | .363 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | 117 | 357 | 61 | 98 | 10 | 43 | .275 | .382 | .412 | 15 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 1382 | 4877 | 947 | 1518 | 137 | 734 | .311 | .409 | .474 | 273 | 54 | 740 | 291 | 72 | 104 | 197 | 11 | 113 |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BRO | N | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1323 | 92 | 16 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 2B | 116 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 315 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 1B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | 2B | 156 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 421 | 16 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1950 | BRO | N | 2B | 144 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 390 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1951 | BRO | N | 2B | 150 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 435 | 7 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1952 | BRO | N | 2B | 146 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 400 | 20 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | 3B | 44 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 84 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | OF | 76 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | 3B | 50 | 48 | 376.2 | 43 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | OF | 64 | 63 | 496.2 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | 2B | 4 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | LF | 63 | 62 | 488.2 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | RF | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | 3B | 84 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 180 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | OF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | 1B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | 3B | 72 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 173 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | 2B | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| Total | 2B | 748 | 4 | 36 | 1877 | 2047 | 68 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 | ||
| Total | OF | 152 | 63 | 496.2 | 268 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 | ||
| Total | 3B | 256 | 48 | 376.2 | 215 | 544 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 | ||
| Total | RF | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 1B | 197 | 0 | 0 | 1645 | 120 | 18 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 | ||
| Total | LF | 63 | 62 | 488.2 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (October 23, 1945).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Giants in exchange for Dick Littlefield and $30000 (December 13, 1956); Jackie Robinson refused to report to New York Giants; trade voided (December 13, 1956).
- The opportunity to play in the MLB was given by president Rickey Branch.
Trivia
- Jackie holds the record for the most "home" stolen bases (19).
