Did Jackie Robinson have a greater impact on or off the the baseball field? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-85486"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+Jackie+Robinson+have+a+greater+impact+on+or+off+the+the+baseball+field%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid Jackie Robinson have a greater impact on or off the the baseball field?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="9908e571ebc662106b5bf9d14984b110" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/085/486/for_gallery_v2/3f3829cf.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/085/486/large_v3/3f3829cf.jpg" alt="3f3829cf" /></a></div></div>Jack Roosevelt &quot;Jackie&quot; Robinson was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:22:08 -0400 Did Jackie Robinson have a greater impact on or off the the baseball field? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-85486"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+Jackie+Robinson+have+a+greater+impact+on+or+off+the+the+baseball+field%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid Jackie Robinson have a greater impact on or off the the baseball field?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="84c57e0c43bbdda71bc3fd568bb46d7d" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/085/486/for_gallery_v2/3f3829cf.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/085/486/large_v3/3f3829cf.jpg" alt="3f3829cf" /></a></div></div>Jack Roosevelt &quot;Jackie&quot; Robinson was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since SPC Andrew Griffin Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:22:08 -0400 2016-04-10T12:22:08-04:00 Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2016 3:25 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field?n=1443367&urlhash=1443367 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Jackie was a model that few have followed. He handled more adversity than most will ever see, and he did it with class. <br /><br />His was great on the field AND off. Capt Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:25:53 -0400 2016-04-10T15:25:53-04:00 Response by SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM made Apr 10 at 2016 6:22 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field?n=1443643&urlhash=1443643 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="489385" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/489385-spc-andrew-griffin">SPC Andrew Griffin</a> ,<br />From my perspective, it is my belief that Jackie Robinson provided a dual impact both on and off the field. His breakthrough was monumental because he breaking down barriers within the realm of sports and segregation, but he also put up some defining numbers that coupled his athleticism and ability. Thus showing that he was for real about the sport he loved. Awesome share!<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinja02.shtml">http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinja02.shtml</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/055/363/qrc/apple-touch-icon-152x152-br-precomposed.png?1460326960"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:22:51 -0400 2016-04-10T18:22:51-04:00 Response by MCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2016 11:51 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field?n=1444171&urlhash=1444171 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My personal opinion is that, while he was a great ball player (there are and have been better), his biggest impact was OFF the field. Sure, a LOT of his impact was due to his grace _ON_ the field in the face of holy-crap adversity, but the hope he gave to a generation and a face he gave to the folks that began to doubt their racist attitudes... I think those are impacts are bigger than his on-field accomplishments.<br /><br />He's a phreaking hero, that's all I care about. MCPO Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:51:06 -0400 2016-04-10T23:51:06-04:00 Response by SGT Ben Keen made Apr 11 at 2016 9:46 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-jackie-robinson-have-a-greater-impact-on-or-off-the-the-baseball-field?n=1444815&urlhash=1444815 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I do not think you can separate the two. This on field impact was directly tied to his off field impact and visa versa. Nonetheless, his actions have forever made the number 42 an important number not only in baseball but in the eyes of everyone that continues to benefit from what he did. SGT Ben Keen Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:46:13 -0400 2016-04-11T09:46:13-04:00 2016-04-10T12:22:08-04:00