Drexel Hill Little League honors Jackie Robinson at Delaware County ballpark
Drexel Hill Little League players honored the great Jackie Robinson, the man who changed the game of baseball as we know it today.
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Drexel Hill Little League players honored the great Jackie Robinson, the man who changed the game of baseball as we know it today.
A new mural will soon pay tribute to the historic Philadelphia Stars Negro Leagues baseball team.
A new mural will soon pay tribute to the historic Philadelphia Stars Negro League baseball team. Siafa Lewis has the story.
A celebration in West Philly on Tuesday at the Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park. April 15 is also known as Jackie Robinson Day. A day to honor Robinson's Major League Baseball debut, which broke the color barrier on this date in 1947. Attendees had the opportunity to meet Philadelphia Phillies alumni, the Phillie Phanatic and Phillies Ballgirls.
The immediate impact will see Josh Gibson, one of the baseball's greatest players, take multiple records from the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
The "Pioneers in Pinstripes" display in the Hall of Fame Club honors the trailblazers who played a key part in the Phillies' integration history.
Monday night marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. The No. 42 is retired all over the MLB, but the Philadelphia Phillies went the extra mile to honor Robinson and the many players he influenced.
The burglary and destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita, Kansas, has sparked outrage.
On April 15, 1947, Robinson was the first African American to play in the MLB when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Siafa Lewis reports.
MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players into the game as playable characters.
