The police chief infamously known for ejecting baseball legend Jackie Robinson from a game in 1946 will have his name removed from a park in Sanford, Florida.
. At the top of the second, Williams walked onto the field and demanded that Robinson and another Black player, Johnny Wright, leave the game.Despite the incident, Robinson went on to have an outstanding start with the Royals, leading the International League with a .349 batting average and .985 fielding percentage, according to. Robinson was eventually promoted to the Brooklyn Dodgers and played his first game for the team on Apr.
During his career with the Dodgers, Robinson dealt with racism from both spectators and his teammates. People in the crowd would sometimes taunt him while his teammates objected to having an African American on their team, The AP reported. Robinson and his family would also receive threats. One of the most notable incidents was when the manager and players of the Philadelphia Phillies shouted derogatory comments at Robinson from their dugout. Opposing teams often said they would not play against the Dodgers because a Black player was on the team.
Despite this, Robinson hit 12 home runs in his first year with the Dodgers and led the team to win the National League pennant, according to The AP. The team went on to win six pennants during Robinson's 10 years and in 1955 they won the World Series. Robinson retired from baseball just two years later and became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.died at the age of 53On April 15, 1997, the 50th anniversary of Robinson's first Major League Baseball game, the City of Sanford publicly apologized over how the late athlete was treated during the 1946 game.. “We shouldn’t have done it. We need to make it right with the Jackie Robinson family.
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