Jackie Robinson :A Legend of Baseball,Jackie Robinson Day

 Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson Day today,Jackie Robinson Day 2011 commemorates the 64th anniversary of his historic debut in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The anniversary simultaneously commemorates the breaking of the color barrier in baseball, as Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play in the MLB.
The controversy quickly ended once management got involved, as manager Leo Durocher stood up for Robinson and what he could do for the team.
Almost 14,000 of the 26,623 in attendance at Robinson's first game, which took place at Ebbets Field, were black patrons.
Jackie Robinson retried  from baseball in 1956, and passed out in October 24, 1972 at the age of 53.