<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Jackie Robinson </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Second baseman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Born: (1919 - 01 - 31) January 31, 1919 Cairo, Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Died: October 24, 1972 (1972 - 10 - 24) (aged 53) Stamford, Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Batted: Right </Td> <Td> Threw: Right </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> MLB debut </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> April 15, 1947, for the Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Last MLB appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> October 10, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> MLB statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batting average </Th> <Td>. 311 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home runs </Th> <Td> 137 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runs batted in </Th> <Td> 734 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Brooklyn Dodgers (1947--1956) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 6 × All - Star (1949--1954) </Li> <Li> World Series champion (1955) </Li> <Li> NL MVP (1949) </Li> <Li> MLB Rookie of the Year (1947) </Li> <Li> NL batting champion (1949) </Li> <Li> 2 × NL stolen base leader (1947, 1949) </Li> <Li> Jersey number 42 retired by all MLB teams </Li> <Li> Major League Baseball All - Century Team </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of the National </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Baseball Hall of Fame </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Induction </Th> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vote </Th> <Td> 77.5% (first ballot) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Jackie Robinson </Th> </Tr>

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