fun facts
Branch Rickey was the general manager for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers played their 1947 spring training in
Panama
Who is Jackies wife?
Rachel Robinson
Who started the petition?
Dixie Walker
The Robinsons were forced to take a bus to spring training in..
Florida
several members of the dodgers signed a petition to
get rid of jackie
In summer 1945 Jackie was playing in the Negro leagues for what team?
Kansas City Monarchs
Who was Pitcher for dodger that was traded to Pittsburgh?
Higbee
Who is Wendell Smith
Sports writer
the dodgers want robinson to play what position
1st base
Robinson had been a 4 sport letter winner at what college
UCLA
Short stop for dodgers and stuck up for Jackie
Pee Wee Reese
During a game, what does a sheriff tell the manager
Remove Jackie from the field
Why does Durocher call a late night meeting of the white players
To tell the team they are playing with Jackie, whether they like it or not.
What happens to Jackie in St. Louis
He gets hit by the Cardinals pitcher
A brawl breaks out between the dodgers and the pirates when
Jackie gets hit in the head
Clay Hopper was the manager of what team?
Montreal
why is durocher suspended for a year
affair with married woman
Robinson was seen as a what to African Americans?
A hero
Who replaced Leo Durocher as the manager of the dodgers?
Burt Shotton