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The Philadelphia Phillies (9-7) will try to right the ship on Tuesday as they continue with the second of their four-game series against the San Francisco Giants (12-4). The Phillies are now 2-5 ...
It took me awhile to go and see 42—the highly regarded film that tells the story of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, which was symbolic of so much more—and I ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- One of the most significant moments in Major League Baseball history is when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier on April 15, 1947. The Phillies will pay tribute to this ...
Philadelphia Phillies honor former players on Jackie Robinson Day 02:23. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Monday marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. No. 42 is ...
When the Phillies return home on Friday to take on the St. Louis Cardinals, they will be doing so in honor of No. 42 and the Philadelphia Stars Negro League baseball team. The Phillies are joining … ...
New Jackie Robinson Movie 42 Recalls Phillies’ Shameful Past A reminder that booing Santa is nowhere near the worst time in this city's sports history. By Stephen Silver · 4/10/2013, 9:35 a.m.
How Jackie Robinson survived a torrent of pressure and prejudice in his first ten days as ... The Dodgers beat the Phillies, 5-2. Robinson figured in a pair of rallies that accounted for all ...
Jackie Robinson Day is a huge event around Major League Baseball. It will be a big day for the Phillies when they get back into town after playing the New York Mets. The Phillies will do so when ...
Jackie Robinson said taking this 1947 photo with Phillies manager Ben Chapman was “one of the most difficult things I had to make myself do.” (AP Photo, File) By Yanan Wang There was no easy ...
Jackie Robinson made history on April 15, 1947, when he became the first African American player to compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson poses with Phillies manager Ben Chapman before a game on May 9 ,1947. Weeks earlier, Chapman had shouted racist obscenities at Robinson from the Phillies dugout.