Jackie Robinson
Awards And Accomplishments
1939 | Named Southern California Junior College Most Valuable Baseball Player |
1946 | Named Most Valuable Player of the International League while playing for the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodgers-affiliated farm team |
1947 | Integrates major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers; led league with 29 stolen bases; named Rookie of the Year |
1949 | Leads league with highest batting average (.342) and most stolen bases (37) |
1949 | Named National League Most Valuable Player |
1949-54 | Selected for All-Star team |
1952 | Leads league with an on-base percentage of .440 |
1962 | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23 |
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