42 Movie Terms

Wendell Smith

African American sportswriter that convinced Branch Rickey to draft Robinson into the MLB. He acted as Robinson'sassistant and chauffeur in addition to his own career as a sportswriter.

Ralph Branca

Brooklyn Dodgers starting pitcher that wanted to take a shower with Robinson

Jackie Robinson

First African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era. He was a second baseman that was first drafted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Burt Shotton

He replaced Leo Durocher as the manager of the Dodgers in the 1947 season

April 15, 1947

Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier

Montreal Royals

Jackie Robinson played for this team in the International League and won the Little World Series

Brooklyn Dodgers

Jackie Robinson was drafted into this team as the first black Player into the MLB

Rachel

Jackie Robinson's wife that said "if they knew you they'd be ashamed"

Ben Chapman

Known as the "Alabama Flash", he was the manager of of the Phillies that resented the decision to allow Robinson to play in the MLB and was the one that was shouting racial slurs while Robinson was at bat

Branch Rickey

MLB executive that broke the color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He even invented the batting helmet. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1967.

Enos Slaughter

Nicknamed "Country", he was the Cardinals outfielder that was credited with smashing his cleat into the back of Robinson's leg while running to 1st place.

Leo Durocher

Nicknamed "Leo the Lip", he was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers prior to Jackie Robinson joining the team. He was suspended for the entire 1947 season for having an affair with a married actress, known as "conduct detrimental to baseball".

Eddie Stanky

Nicknamed "the Brat", even though Jackie was best at playing 2nd base, he was sent to play first because this guy was already the Dodgers 2nd baseman. He was also the one to tell Ben Chapman to stop making the racial slurs

Kansas City Monarchs

Robinson played for this time while in the Negro Baseball League.

Pee Wee Reese

Shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers that was most known for supporting Jackie Robinson during his rookie season. He said "we should all wear 42 so they can't tell us apart"

Major League Baseball

is the professional baseball league in the US and Canada, and is made up of the National League and the American League

Segregation

the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart

Happy Chandler

threw his support behind Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey's attempts to break the color barrier with Jackie Robinson

Stan "The Man" Musial

was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963

Negro League

were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans