Sep 2, 2020 · Jackie Robinson, it seems, may have been fearful of this happening to his legacy when he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1962. At that time, Robinson requested...

Apr 15, 2024 · There is no place quite like the Plaque Gallery at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. It’s easy to lose yourself in the 3,660-square-foot centerpiece to the museum that tells a history of the game, highlighting accomplishments one by one for the almost 350 members enshrined.

On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league.

- On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball universally retires Jackie Robinson’s number 42 for every major league team. - On June 25, 2008, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum unveils a re-cast Hall of Fame plaque for Jackie Robinson, to reflect his role in breaking baseball’s color barrier; More About Jackie

Jul 2, 2024 · It was in 2008, with the blessings of Jackie’s widow Rachel Robinson, when a new plaque was unveiled. Hall of Fame staff members at the time came up with the new text that reads: JACK ROOSEVELT...

Jackie Robinson may have been fearful of this happening to his legacy when he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. At that time, Robinson requested that his induction plaque focus exclusively on his statistics and record as a baseball player.

This unique collectible is a finely crafted replica of Robinson's original plaque that hangs in Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown. Each is laser etched in durable acrylic with a black matte finish wood base and nameplate.

Jan 6, 2022 · For more than four decades, the legendary athlete’s plaque at the Hall of Fame made no mention of his historic “first” even though it outlined his many achievements including being the most...

His original Rookie of the Year award recently sold for in excess of $400,000 (Leland's Fall 2013 Auction), and this piece of memorabilia, his very own copy of his Hall of Fame plaque which is arguably as important is a perfect representation of the culmination of his life’s accomplishments.

Mar 24, 2022 · Also included in the auction is the Baseball Hall of Fame plaque presented to Robinson during his induction on July 23, 1962. Robinson was the first black player elected to the Hall of Fame, a fact not originally included on his plaque because Robinson instructed those who voted for him to judge him on his talent and achievements and not his race.