1. One of the death threats Jackie received was so incredible that the FBI had to get involved.
2. Jackie had a .311 career batting average.
3. In 1,382 Major League Games Jackie Robinson had 1,518 hits 273 of those hits were doubles, and 54 of those were triples.
4. Jackie Robinson scored 947 runs and hit in 734 runs.
5. Jackie Robinson made Major League Baseball’s All-Century Team.
6. Jackie is ranked 15th among ESPN’s Top Century Athletes.
7. Jackie’s weakest performance in the four sports he played in was baseball.
8. At UCLA Jackie led the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference in basketball scoring, had an 11 yards per carry average, and during his junior year he won the NCAA broad jump championship in track and field.
9. When Jackie played baseball for UCLA his batting average was .097
10. In 1945 Jackie Robinson tried out for the Boston Red Sox who were opening tryouts for African Americans but didn’t sign any.
11. Jackie led the Montreal Royals to the Little League World Series.
I didn't know that he was so good at other sports that people believed his weakest sport was baseball. What a talented athlete.
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