Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was a baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947. Although not the first African American professional baseball player in United States history, Robinson's Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately sixty years of baseball segregation, breaking the baseball color line, or color barrier. At that time in the United States, many white people believed that blacks and whites should be kept apart in many aspects of life, including sports. Despite this obstacle, Robinson went on to have an exceptional baseball career.
Los Angeles Dodgers Players
| Player | Position |
| Campanella, Roy
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Catcher
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| Cey, Ron
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Third Base
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| Daniels, Kal
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Outfield
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| Drysdale, Don
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Pitcher
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| Furcal, Rafael
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Shortstop
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| Garvey, Steve
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First Base
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| Gibson, Kirk
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Outfield
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| Hershiser, Orel
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Pitcher
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| Jones, Andruw
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Center Field
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| Kershaw, Clayton
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Pitcher
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| Koufax, Sandy
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Pitcher
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| Lasorda, Tommy
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Manager
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| Loney, James
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First Base
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| Maldonado, Candy
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Outfield
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| Mondesi, Raul
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Outfield
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| Ramirez, Manny
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Left Field
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| Robinson, Jackie
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Second Base
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| Sax, Steve
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Second Base
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| Snider, Duke
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Center Field
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| Sutcliffe, Rick
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Pitcher
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| Sutton, Don
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Pitcher
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| Torre, Joe
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Manager
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| Ventura, Robin
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Third Base
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| Wills, Maury
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Shortstop
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