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Echo Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Jackie Robinson

January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972

 
 
Jackie Robinson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, November 6, 2021
1. Jackie Robinson Marker
Inscription. On April 15, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jack Roosevelt Robinson, at the age of 28, became the first African-American in the 20th century to play for a Major League Baseball team. A dynamic player who appeared in six World Series during his 10-year career, Robinson in 1947 was named baseball's first Rookie of the Year, an award which today bears his name. Robinson won National League MVP honors in 1949 after hitting a league-best .342 with 37 steals. In his career he stole home 19 times during the regular season and once in the 1955 World Series against the New York Yankees.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansSports.
 
Location. 34° 4.506′ N, 118° 14.354′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Echo Park. Marker is on Vin Scully Avenue east of Stadium Way. Located just outside Dodger Stadium’s center field, inside the gates. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tommy Lasorda (within shouting distance of this marker); Dodger Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Tommy Lasorda (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sandy Koufax
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Don Drysdale (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jackie Robinson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roy Campanella (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vin Scully (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
 
Regarding Jackie Robinson. Robinson played for the Dodgers before the team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
 
Jackie Robinson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, November 6, 2021
2. Jackie Robinson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.

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