What?
He had a .311 batting average. He stole home 19 times in his career. He was the highest paid athlete on the Dodgers before he retired. Jackie had: .311 batting average, 137 home runs, 4877 at-bats, 1518 hits, 734 RBI’s, 197 stolen bases, .409 on-base percentage, and finally .883 on-base plus slugging. He played Second base. In 1997 the Number 42 was retired from baseball. In 1942- 1944 Jackie was a second Lieutenant in the Army. He was arrested for not giving up his seat in 1944. Jackie Robinson new fought in WWll but he pretty much in a war with civil rights and stuff like that. Even the old first lady Michelle Obama said that Jackie was brave enough to serve our country, while he was getting treated badly.
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