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Jackie Robinson's Dodgers debut

Robinson broke modern Major League Baseball's color barrier with Brooklyn in 1947. Newspaper pages from 1947 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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943 matching newspaper pages in total. Atlanta, GA has the most hits (181 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-01-03, page 5

    … 32 0 IN “VULCAN BOWL CLASSIC” Robinson Has Chance To Be Dodger Regular Whether Jackie Robinson, first Negro in organized baseball, makes good with the Brooklyn Dodgers or not …

  2. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-01-07, page 5

    … Angeles Rams, ami John ‘Big Train’ Moody and Tjawick played pro football in Canada. Jackie Robinson was a sensation in the hiterntional baseball loop. Then there were Johnny Wright …

    … England "Hde league. Making the grade in profes sional basketball circles are: Jackie Robinson, Ziggy Mar ct 11 and George Crow, with the Los Angeles Red Devils; D< Uy King and …

  3. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-01-18, page 2

    … president of the Brooklyn Dodgers told a press con ference at the club offices that Jackie Robinson, now a member of the Montreal Royals will be given every consideration as a potential …

  4. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-02-08, page 5

    … total pf eight the number of Negro diamond stars to come under the Rickey wing. Jackie Robinson, former star shortstop of the Kansas City Mon archs, came into the Dodgers’ fold …

  5. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-03-27, page 5

    … bagging 34 of the 72 points. The Westside Tigers won on a forfeit from the Adelphi. Jackie Robinson Performs Brilliantly In Warm-Up Tilt With Brooklyn Dodgers BALBOA, Canal Zone ( …

    … ANP) That man Jackie Robinson is just a natural athlete, or so it looks. The Montreal Royals met theii parent …

  6. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-04-02, page 6

    … band. Bennie is fourteen years old. Who knows but that some day one may be another Jackie Robinson and the other a Tommie Dorsey? Mr. Clarence Bruce seetns to be a clear-cut young …

  7. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-04-03, page 5

    … total pin count will determine the winners. Manager Durocher Gets First Glimpse Of Jackie Robinson WASHINGTON. D. C. (NNPAi Brooklyn, manager; Leo Durocher got his first glimpse …

  8. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-04-08, page 5

    … best laid plans of mice and men are often wont to go wrong, and so it seems with Jackie Robinson, the Montreal Royals' star infielder, and his aspirations to be taken over by the …

  9. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-04-11, page 1

    … Negro jurors re sulted front a defense move for a aew jury panel on the ground the Jackie Robinson Goes To Brooklyn Dodgers Team First Negro To Enter Baseball Major League BROOKLYN …

    … , N. Y.— (SNS) —Jackie Robinson was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Montreal Royals Thursday, according …

    … ywM Hk Hot fl B B PTv r aWMaSMI MBS i ROBINSON SCORES ANOTHER 1 FlRST—Congenial Jackie Robinson, i former all-around star at UCLA, scored another first, Thursday, when the Brooklyn …

  10. Atlanta Daily World — 1947-04-12, page 5

    … Grade In 'Major? BROOKLYN, N. Y.—(SNS'—Com menting on his recent promotion, Friday, Jackie Robinson, the former all-around star at UCLA, made it clear that he hopes to make the grade …

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