Jackie Robinson
What sport did Jackie Robinson play professionally?
Baseball
Who gave the green light to continue baseball during World War I?
President Roosevelt
What team became the first all professional baseball team in 1869?
The Cincinnatti Red Stockings
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
True or False, There has only been baseball leagues for men and boys
False, there was a major league for women
What team did Jackie Robinson play for when he broke the Color Barrier?
Brooklyn Dodgers
How many MLB players players fought in the American Civil War?
Roughly 30
When was the first official baseball game played?
Who was falsely credited of creating baseball?
Abner Doubleday
True or False, baseball used to be played with a stick and a rock
True, in the 1800s baseball was played with a stick and a rock
Who did Jackie Robinson marry?
Rachel Isum
Baseball was used as a morale booster during this 19th century war.
The Civil War
Where was the first ever official baseball game played?
Hoboken, New Jersey
Who was the founder of the Negro Leagues?
Andrew Foster
True or False, Soldiers played baseball and fought in war
True, Soldiers were fighting in wars and played baseball
What sports did Jackie Robinson play?(3 of 5 for correct answer)
Baseball, Football, Track and Field, Tennis, and Basketball
During WWI, this tradition started when a band played the "Star Spangled Banner" during the 7th-inning stretch of the World Series. What was this tradition?
In 1903, the first championship series for baseball was played, what is this championship called?
The World Series
Who was the president of the Negro Leagues?
Bob Kendrick
True, Ray Chapman got hit by a pitch in the head in 1920
How did the MLB honor Jackie Robinson in 1997?
They retired Jackie Robinson's number(42) across the whole league.
What league did they create during the Civil War to make up for the loss of baseball because most of the players were fighting in the armed forces?
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
In the early 1800s, ballplayers used 2 things for a baseball, a rounded rock and ____
Bunched Rags
Who was the manager who invited jackie robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Branch Rickey
True or False, Abner Doubleday invented baseball
False, Abner Doubleday was falsely credited of inventing baseball and did not create baseball