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Events on Tuesday 15 April 1947 1
1947Jackie Robinson breaks the baseball colour lineRobinson debuts for the Brooklyn DodgersOn 15 April 1947, Jackie Robinson played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black player in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He won the first Rookie of the Year award that season. Every MLB team now retires his number 42 on the anniversary.