Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. ... They were the only black family on their block, and therefore encountered a great deal of racial prejudices. For a man coming from a poor family of sharecroppers, his beginning, would help him become the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that segregated major league baseball for many decades. ... By 1947, the end of Jackie's first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he became Rookie of the Year with twelve home runs, a impressive twenty nine steals (something no one ...

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Soon afterwards, his father left the family. His mother then moved the family to Pasadena, California to find work as a domestic. ... In his first season he hit for a .296 average and was selected Rookie of the Year. ... In 1949, Jackie Robinson won the batting title with an outstanding .346 batting average. ... Jackie Robinson, over a 10-year major league career, had a lifetime batting average of .311. ...

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Well his batting average was an excellent .349 and fielding percent of a .985. ... Great Works Further, Jackie Robinson, but his skill on the baseball field and his family gave him his love for his career. ... His batting average was a wonderful .349, while his fielding percentage was an excellent .985! ... But with his family he found a love for sports through high school and some what of collage. ...

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A .300 batting average, 26 homeruns, and 98 RBI's are with no doubt an all-star season. ... Cal Ripken shows much love to what matters most in his life and that is his family. ... The loyalty that he shows to his family is unbelievable and very unlikely for baseball players of today. ... His career stats are nothing to ignore with 1647 runs scored, 3184 hits, 431 homeruns, 1695 runs batted in, and a batting average of .285. These stats don't come from an average baseball player in the Majors. ...

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With the number of games played in an average season, about 160, suspending a player for only a few of those games does not seem like a reasonable punishment. ... Most families leave baseball games with an empty wallet and feeling like they got ripped off. ... Most people want to experience "baseball " food at a baseball game, however, when buying hot dogs, soda, and chips for the whole family spending over $70 for a family seems ridiculous. ... Families can have a night out somewhere else without breaking their bank. ...

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He was born to an orthodox, middle class Jewish family who emigrated to the US from Romania. ... During those years he had three homerun crowns and never failed to surmount 100 runs batted in and a .300 bating average. ...

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This is a perfect example of a player going from an average player to a National League All Star. ... The economic viewpoint will be far greater than it ever was, and the stadiums will begin to be filled with families wanting to enjoy the game for what it is, and what it will be....

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