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The Dodgers did not employ a General Manager until 1950. Before then, the team President had the duties commonly associated with the GM. [ 6 ] There was also no general manager between 2018 and 2021, as the President of Baseball Operations took GM duties during this period.
Immediately upon leaving the Dodgers, Rickey was offered the position of executive vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates by the team's new majority owner, John W. Galbreath. He joined them on November 1, 1950, one month after the 1950 Bucs , who lost 96 out of 153 games, finished in last place for only the third time in ...
Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League baseball in the 20th century when he played his first major league game on April 15, 1947, as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson's entry into the league was mainly due to General Manager Branch Rickey 's efforts.
In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league baseball to the West Coast, moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles despite the Dodgers being the second most profitable team in baseball from 1946 to 1956, and coordinating the move of the New York Giants to San Francisco at a time when there were no teams west of Kansas City ...
Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 ...
Growing up in the shadows of Ebbets Field, Reinsdorf was in the stands the day Jackie Robinson made his debut in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier. Cleveland Guardians
Pages in category "Brooklyn Dodgers owners" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The photo is the first of Robinson entering the Brooklyn Dodgers clubhouse. On April 15, 1947, Robinson made history when he made his debut as the first African American to play in Major League ...