Today’s the day! 75 years ago, Jackie broke MLB’s color barrier becoming the first African American professional baseball player. Today we honor his impact on the history of the sport as well as American history. Stay tuned for the day’s celebrations!
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“So much more than a baseball cap, this rates as one of the most profound pieces of sports history that has ever been offered for public sale,”declares Lelands, a top, New York auction house. “One of the true Holy Grails of the sports collecting hobby has had only two owners since the Robinson Family.” Made
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CMG Worldwide is proud to announce the launch of nearly 300 new client websites, including James Dean, Jackie Robinson, and Amelia Earhart. Explore each site’s updated visuals and content—the designs are modernized and responsive. We look forward to having you visit our new client websites, which we will be updating regularly. As always, please reach
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Jackie Robinson’s 1949 contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers sold for $276,000 early Monday morning. The price paid was more than 20 times what was paid in 2000 ($13,558) for a large collection of Robinson’s items auctioned off by his widow, Rachel. “Jackie Robinson is a name that transcends sports fandom, which gave this contract a
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After all the lovely words had been spoken, the blue curtain raised, and the majestic statue of Jackie Robinson unveiled, his daughter reflected on a day she called powerful and inspirational. “It was wonderful,” Sharon Robinson said, “to share that with Mom.” Rachel Robinson is 94. She celebrated Saturday by sharing stories with Vin Scully,
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NEW YORK — This was already an especially big year for the Jackie Robinson family, with next month’s 70th anniversary of the breaking of baseball’s color barrier, the dramatic unveiling of No. 42’s statue on April 15 at Dodger Stadium, and the 95th birthday of Jackie’s wife, Rachel, in July. It just got a lot
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HALL OF FAME NEWS Museum Debuts Online Collections via Hall of Fame Digital Archive Project — Babe Ruth Scrapbooks Unveiled Today through PASTIME Online Collection at baseballhall.org — PROJECT NEWS For more than 75 years, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has been committed to preserving the history of the National Pastime in
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What’s called the sports equivalent of the Emancipation Proclamation will be on display Thursday and Friday at Busch Stadium – two baseball contracts signed by Jackie Robinson, one of which led to the breaking of baseball’s color barrier. Entrepreneur Mykalia Kontilia purchased them three years ago and is using them to launch his new auction
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