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Branch Rickey. Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball 's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson.
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Branch Rickey (born December 20, 1881, Stockdale, Ohio, U.S.—died December 9, 1965, Columbia, Missouri) was an American professional baseball executive who devised the farm system of training ballplayers (1919) and hired the first Black players in organized baseball in the 20th century.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Branch Rickey was a baseball executive known for his groundbreaking 1945 decision to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, thereby breaking the color barrier.
In a career that spanned multiple generations and multiple revolutionary changes in baseball, Branch Rickey was always looking to innovate. A conservative and religious man who notably refused to participate in Sunday ball games as a player and a manager, Rickey was anything but traditional in the way he approached baseball as an executive.
Jan 4, 2012 · Learn about the life and career of Branch Rickey, the baseball executive who integrated the majors and built the Dodgers dynasty. Explore his complex personality, his religious and political views, his achievements and controversies, and his legacy.
Branch Rickey began scouting the Negro League, searching for players that could be brought up to the Majors and be the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball. That’s when he first discovered Jackie Robinson.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color line by signing Jackie Robinson and desegregating the sport. Find out how he became a lawyer, a coach, a scout, and a manager, and how he influenced the game and the nation.
