East–West All-Star Game
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The East–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. The game was the brainchild of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933 he decided to emulate
The 1936 Negro League East–West All-Star Game at Comiskey Park
Jackie Robinson
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he starte
East–West All-Star Game
…two hits for the West team, one of them a two-run triple in the second. Williams had 4 RBI for the game. He also played errorless ball in the field. Jackie Robinson, Monarchs rookie shortstop, was named to the West team. He went hitless in five at-bats, though he fielded flawlessly at short. Quincy Trouppe had a…
Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949
Robinson, wearing his Army uniform, receives a military salute from his nephew Frank during a visit to his home in Pasadena, California, c. 1943
Robinson doing the long jump for UCLA
Robinson during his stint in the Negro leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs