Date of Birth: 1/31/1919
Date of Death: 10/24/1972 (age 53)
Career: Negro Leagues 1945-6/MLB 1947-56
Positions: Second Base
Team(s): Negro Leagues, Brooklyn Dodgers
Awards: .311 career batting average, 1518 hits, 197 stolen bases, 1945 Negro League All-Star Selection, 6 MLB All-Star Selections, 1947 ROY, 1949 NL MVP, 1955 World Series title, (first black player to integrate MLB), #42 retired throughout baseball
Nickname: Jackie
Induction: 1962-BBWAA (1st Ballot,first African-American)
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