Jackie as a Dodger

  After two years of playing while tolerating racial insults, Robinson began to play at a higher level and also began to speak out often to the racial discrimination he experienced. He started many debates by protesting umpires calls, hotels that refused to let him stay with his teammates, and teams that refused to hire African Americans. Jackie’s amazing 10-year career included compiling a .311 batting average, stealing home 19 times, and in 1949 he won the National League Most Valuable Player.