Jackie Robinson KT MP

By Kaia Temple
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    Jackie Robinson Timeline

  • Jackie Gets Married

    Jackie Gets Married
    Jackie Robinson proposed to his wife over the phone, and later got married to her.

  • Black Leagues

    Black Leagues
    Jackie Robinson played in the black leagues before he switched to the Montreal Royals.

  • Montreal

    Montreal
    He played for Montreal before the Dodgers to try to make the Dodgers team.

  • Has A Child

    Has A Child
    After being married for a while Jackie had a child with his wife.

  • Moved To First Base

    Moved To First Base
    He got moved to first base bacause he had a bad arm for short stop.

  • Made The Dodgers

    Made The Dodgers
    He was the first black baseball player in M.L.B history.

  • Death threats

    Death threats
    He got death threats from people because he was a black man.

  • Got Spiked

    Got Spiked
    He got spiked by the Pittsburg Pirates, and kept playing.

  • Rookie Of The Year

    Rookie Of The Year
    Jackie Robinson was rookie of the year, and also the first black to get that honor.

  • Retired

    Retired
    Jackie retired in 1957, after retiring he made hall of fame.