Branch Rickey; a biography, rev. ed.

9780786426430

Branch Rickey

Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20 1881 – December 9 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known for two things: breaking baseball's color barrier by signing the African-American player Jackie Robinson, and later drafting the first Hispanic ; a biography, rev. ed.

Polner, Murray.

McFarland & Co.

2007

274 pages

$29.95

Paperback

GV865

Branch Rickey, one-time vice president of the Dodgers and general manager of the Pirates, is best known for integrating organized baseball, signing Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson to a contract years before the civil rights movement. He made early use of statistical analysis, pioneered the farm system, and pressed for the expansion of major league baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation).
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. . This biography, based on almost 100 interviews and access to Rickey's papers, was originally published in 1982. This edition includes updates and revisions, new b&w photos, a foreword by Branch B. Rickey rick·ey
n. pl. rick·eys
A drink of soda water, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and usually gin.

[Probably from the name Rickey.]

Noun 1. , and a new preface. Polner is author or editor of 15 books.

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