Jim Gilliam
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James William "Junior" Gilliam was an American second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became
Gilliam in 1971
A street sign in front of First Horizon Park in Nashville, Tennessee, honoring Junior Gilliam
Brooklyn Dodgers
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The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the Natio
Jim Gilliam
…He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star second baseman with the Baltimore Elite Giants. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and joined the major leagues in 1953. He was named the 1953 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was a key member of ten National League…
Photograph of the 1913 Brooklyn Dodgers team
Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers in 1949
Hall of Fame C Roy Campanella (1948–1957)
Hall of Fame SS Pee Wee Reese (1940–1942, 1946–1957)