Jackie Robinson
Lynleigh Carroll
7th Grade English Language Arts On https://www.biography.com it states, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball in the 20th century. He played for the brooklyn dodgers, he first took the field on April 15, 1947. https://www.biography.com states, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of 5 kids, Mark Robinson (brother), Edgar robinson (brother), Willa May robinson(sister), and Frank Robinson (brother). His parents were Mallie Robinson (mother), and Jerry Robinson (father). Jackie was raised with a single mother, his father left the family when he was born, Jackie never got to meet his father. Jackie was married and had 3 kids, his wife's name was Rachel Annetta (Rachel Robinson), His children's name were Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson Jr. and David Robinson, Sharon is a writer, Jackie Robinson Jr. did not have a carrie, and david is a coffee farmer in Tanzania. …show more content…
In 1955, he helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Before he retired, he became the highest-paid athlete in Dodgers history. Over the course of his career in major league baseball, from 1947 batting average was .311, Jackie hit 137 home runs, he was at bat 4877 times, he had 1518 hits, 737 runs batted in, 197 stolen bases, .409 on base percentage, and a .883 on-base plus
Lynleigh Carroll
7th Grade English Language Arts On https://www.biography.com it states, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball in the 20th century. He played for the brooklyn dodgers, he first took the field on April 15, 1947. https://www.biography.com states, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of 5 kids, Mark Robinson (brother), Edgar robinson (brother), Willa May robinson(sister), and Frank Robinson (brother). His parents were Mallie Robinson (mother), and Jerry Robinson (father). Jackie was raised with a single mother, his father left the family when he was born, Jackie never got to meet his father. Jackie was married and had 3 kids, his wife's name was Rachel Annetta (Rachel Robinson), His children's name were Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson Jr. and David Robinson, Sharon is a writer, Jackie Robinson Jr. did not have a carrie, and david is a coffee farmer in Tanzania. …show more content…
In 1955, he helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Before he retired, he became the highest-paid athlete in Dodgers history. Over the course of his career in major league baseball, from 1947 batting average was .311, Jackie hit 137 home runs, he was at bat 4877 times, he had 1518 hits, 737 runs batted in, 197 stolen bases, .409 on base percentage, and a .883 on-base plus