Jackie Robinson Signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers


Item Number: 142

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $3,500

Online Close: Nov 24, 2008 8:00 PM EST

Bid History: 6 bids - Item Sold!




Description

In 1945, Branch Rickey made history by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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, also known as the baseball color line, or color barrier. Own a piece of baseball history with this commemorative framed piece, including the authentic signatures of Robinson and Rickey.

Special Instructions

Includes Certificate of Authenticity