Jackie Robinson in Jersey City
06.19.12
On April 18, 1946 Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey in a Montreal Royals’ uniform, breaking the color barrier in professional baseball.
In his first game, he displayed the kind of play that would make him a hall of famer: he drove in four runs on four hits, including a home run and stole two bases.
The stadium was only blocks from where I live now. Here is my painting of Jackie’s first moments on that field.
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