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Jackie Robinson kneels with a pair of                                                                     The starting infield at the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 1947

                        bats during the season opener against                                                                      season opener: John “Spider” Jorgensen, Pee Wee
                           the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field,                                                                   Reese, Ed Stanky and Jackie Robinson, April 15, 1947.

                                  Brooklyn, NY, April 15, 1947.                                                                  Courtesy of Sports Studio Photos, Getty Images

                            Courtesy of Irving Haberman, IH

                                     Images, Getty Images








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