Object Details
- associated person
- Robinson, Jackie
- manufacturer
- Empress Novelty Company
- associated institution
- Brooklyn Dodgers
- Empress Novelty Company
- Description
- Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's "color barrier", a policy of excluding African American players when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Starring for the Dodgers from 1944 to 1956, Robinson was a World Series champion (1955) and a six-time All-Star (1949-1954). Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, Robinson's number (42) was retired by all major league teams in 1997.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1947
- ID Number
- 1993.0245.043
- catalog number
- 1993.0245.043
- accession number
- 1993.0245
- Object Name
- button, baseball
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in; 4.445 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- Major League
- Professional
- web subject
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_1173617
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-2de2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
