16 Chapter 15 The Legend Lives On

Chapter 15 The Legend Lives On MAY 3, 2008: NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK.

Forty-six years after Jackie was voted into the Hall of Fame, a new plaque went up in his honor. The plaque noted his great skills in the sport of baseball. But this time, it also paid tribute to Jackie's bravery. At the ceremony, Rachel Robinson spoke. She said she knew that Jackie would approve of the change. The plaque now reads: Jack Roosevelt Robinson "Jackie" Brooklyn, N.L., 1947-1956 A player of extraordinary ability renowned for his electrifying style of play. Over 10 seasons hit .311, scored more than 100 runs six times, named to six All-Star teams and led Brooklyn to six pennants and its only World Series title, in 1955. The 1947 Rookie of Year and the 1949

N.L. MVP when he hit a league-best .342 with 37 steals. Led second basemen in double plays four times and stole home 19 times. Displayed tremendous courage and poise in 1947 when he integrated the modern major leagues in the face of intense adversity. After his death, Jackie Robinson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award honors people who have made our country better. PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM Helen Keller, Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 astronauts, and President John F. Kennedy have all received the medal, too.

PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM To continue Jackie's work, Rachel started the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 1973. The foundation helps young people stay in school and go to college. To this day, the foundation is going strong. Fifty years after Jackie broke the color barrier, his number, forty-two, was retired from both the National and American Leagues. In 2004, April 15, the date of his first game for the Dodgers, was named Jackie Robinson Day. To honor Jackie, every player on every team wore the number forty-two. Jackie Robinson Day is still celebrated today. And today more than one-third of major league ballplayers are men of color. But it all started with one brave man: Jackie Robinson.

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JACKIE'S STATS THIS CHART LISTS STATISTICS FROM JACKIE'S YEARS PLAYING BASEBALL WITH THE BROOKLYN DODGERS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE STATISTICS FROM HIS YEARS PLAYING WITH THE NEGRO AND INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES.