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Statistics don't tell the full story of how good a player Jackie Robinson was. In 1382 career games, Jackie hit .311 with 137 home runs, 734 runs batted in, and 197 stolen bases. He had a superb lifetime on base percentage of .409.
His agressive play and daring baserunning don't really show up in statistics. The attached photo from the 1955 World Series captures that part of his game as well as any single photograph could.
Jackie began his career with the Dodgers in 1947. The Dodgers lost the World Series to the Yankees that year in 7 games. The Dodgers also lost the World Series to the Yankees in 1949, 1952, and 1953. By the time the 1955 World Series rolled around, the Dodgers had lost 4 World Series to the Yankees in the first 7 years of Jackie Robinson's career.
Jackie Robinson didn't start his major league career until he was 28 years old. When the 1955 World Series began, he was 36 years old, and nearing the end of his career.
With all those World Series losses against the Yankees in the back of his mind, and old age creeping in, Jackie decided to steal home. Robinson was called safe, and Yankee catcher Yogi Berra went crazy.
That steal of home seemed to set the tone, and 1955 was the year the Brooklyn Dodgers finally broke thru and beat the Yankees for the World Series title.
The original photo of Jackie stealing home, signed by photographer Barney Stein, sold in a recent legendaryauctions.com auction for $17,775.
I found the YouTube video which clearly shows Jackie's steal of home in that 1955 World Series. It's a very close play. Do you think he was safe?
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