CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Not Just a Game 4 CHAPTER TWO On a Crusade 10 CHAPTER THREE The Ace and the Rookie 16 CHAPTER FOUR In the Radio Booth 22 CHAPTER FIVE Home in Brooklyn 30 CHAPTER SIX Breaking the Color Barrier 36 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Authors 47 Index 48
CHAPTER ONE
NOT JUST A GAME Opening day 1947 brought OAt the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers At the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers 26,623 fans to Ebbets Field in New York City New York the crowd watched history being the crowd watched history being made In the seventh inning the made In the seventh inning the Dodgers trailed the Boston Braves Dodgers trailed the Boston Braves by a run The Dodgers first hitter by a run The Dodgers first hitter Eddie Stanky reached first base Eddie Stanky reached first base That brought Jackie Robinson to That brought Jackie Robinson to home plate home plate Robinson was the first African American to play major league American to play major league baseball since Moses Fleetwood baseball since Moses Fleetwood Robinson stole 29 bases in his first season for Robinson stole 29 bases in his first season for the Dodgers the Dodgers ABD_PROG_ROBI_FPGS indd
