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Robinson with his wife, Rachel, and their four-
year-old son, David, in their home in Stamford,
CT, December 13, 1956. Robinson holds a pennant
for the rival New York Giants baseball club to
which he was traded for relief pitcher Dick Jackie Robinson leaves Ebbets Field
Littlefield and $35,000 in cash. Robinson retired for the last time in January 1957.
in January 1957, voiding the trade.
Courtesy of the Barney Stein,
Courtesy of Associated Press Photo Sports Studio Photos, Getty Images
44 Jack Roosevelt Robinson: Athlete