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Jackie Robinson: American Pioneer

Jackie Robinson and Monte Irvin

Jackie Robinson and Monte Irvin

A smiling Jackie Robinson gets advice from a fellow future Hall of Famer, the Giants' Monte Irvin, before the opening game of the 1952 World Series at Ebbets Field. (The Yankees beat the Dodgers in seven games to win their fifteenth championship.) Irvin, like other former Negro League players who made it to the majors, profoundly understood the fortitude, patience, and guts Robinson displayed in breaking baseball's color barrier.

In this photo: Jackie Robinson, Monte Irvin

Photo: Curt Gunther/Getty Images

Oct 01, 1952
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