Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. was born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Robinson played his first game in 1955.
Brooks played all of his 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
In Robinson’s career, he collected 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,232 runs, 1,357 RBIs, and a .267 batting average in 2,896 career games.
He played over 160 games five different times. He played 150 games 14 times.
Robinson collected a variety of MVPs in his career. He won the American League MVP in 1964, the All Star Game MVP in 1966, and the World Series MVP in 1970.
He was a good person on and off the field. He won the Roberto Clemente award in 1972.
The most impressive out of all his stats and awards is his Gold Gloves. He won a grand total of 16 Gold Gloves. From 1960 to 1975, Brooks took home one piece of hardware every year. In 2016, Robinson was given the Gold Glove Award For Life.
He played his final game in 1977.
Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2016, he was given a statue of himself inside Camden Yards at Oriole Park.
Jackie Robinson was born January 31 of 1919. He was the son of Mallie and Jerry Robinson.
Jackie was the first African American person to play Major League Baseball. He is famously known for breaking the color barrier.
Jackie Robinson played his entire career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was primarily a second baseman although he played in the outfield and as a shortstop.
Robinson was the first player to win Rookie of the Year honors. Now, the award is named after him. In 1947, when he won the award, Jackson collected 175 hits, stole 29 bases, and posted a batting average of .297.
He won the MVP award in 1949. That year, he collected 203 hits, 124 RBIs, 122 runs, a .342 batting average, and 37 stolen bases.
The first time Jackie got caught stealing was in his fifth year as a player.
Jackie Robinson finished his career with 1,518 hits, 273 doubles, 947 runs, 734 RBIs, 137 home runs, and 197 stolen bases in 1,382 career games.
Robinson sadly died in 1972. Now, his number 42 is retired throughout baseball and is honored every year.