Jackie Robinson Day 2021

From the desk of:  FINGERPRINTS OF THE BUMS

Jackie Robinson School

McKeever Place, Brooklyn

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UNITED STATES ARMY

Second Lieutenant

1942 ~ 1944

1945 - Kansas City Monarchs

24 for 58 (.414/.460/.569)

1946 - Montreal Royals

.349/.468/.462, 113 runs, 40 stolen bases

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Tuesday, April 15, 1947

Jackie Robinson starts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers 

at Ebbets Field finally breaking baseball's color line.

1947 - N.L. Rookie of the Year

.297/.383/.427, 12 Home Runs, 48 RBI 

Leads N.L. with 29 stolen bases

1949 - N.L. MVP

.342/.432/.528, 16 Home Runs, 124 RBI

Leads N.L. with 37 stolen bases

N.L. Batting Title

6x All-Star

6x National League Champion

1955 - World Series Champion

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October 27, 1972

Jack Roosevelt Robinson passes away 

upon suffering a heart attack at his home.  He was just 53-years old.

Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn

April 15, 1997

Jackie Robinson's #42 is retired by Major League Baseball

* Brooklyn Historical Society

Jackie Robinson Day the Brooklyn Way

From the desk of:  FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

Montague Street

Brooklyn Historical Society

MURALS

P.S. 375

Jackie Robinson School

McKeever Place

Flatbush Avenue

Sullivan Place

Duane Reade @ Bedford Avenue

McKeever Place at Montgomery Street

Streets of Park Slope

#LinkNYC

Tilden Avenue

Malcom X Boulevard

Modell's of Bensonhurst

Scrapbook 1947

Brooklyn Historical Society

The Brooklyn Eagle reprints

MCU PARK

Coney Island

Statue of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson Rotunda

Citi Field

Lou Gehrig; Jackie Robinson; Roberto Clemente

Cooperstown Museum and Baseball Hall of Fame

Brooklyn Historical Society

Cypress Hill Cemetery

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Dodgers: Take Me Out to the Playground

From the desk of:  FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

Spanning the Borough 

To Bring You The Constant Variety of Bums

One out of every seven people in this country trace their family histories back through Brooklyn.  The Boys of Summer are no different.  Gone but hardly forgotten, the old Trolley Dodgers are still  quite alive and well.  Despite being scarred and broken, Dem Bums remain dear in the hearts of Brooklyn's citizenry, whom still wear their caps, t-shirts, jerseys, and jackets like a red badge of courage.  Here in Kings County you might say New York City is still home to three teams.  However, our municipal politico presently and historically have always demonstrated little or no interest in recognizing, preserving, or promoting Gotham's near 180 year baseball legacy - much less Brooklyn Dodgers history.  Therefore, I make it my business to seek out and reveal FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS wherever they may be.  This is the third installment in a series of reboots and original content featuring people, places, and things you may already be familiar with, and hopefully things you're not so familiar with.

• Fingerprints of the Bums: Street Art and Murals
• Fingerprints of the Bums II: Home Is Where the Heart Is

DODGER PLAYGROUND

Sullivan Place between Rogers Avenue and Nostrand Avenue

Renovations Completed 2002

This little oasis in the heart of Bedford 

is within two blocks of old Ebbets Field.

Front Gates

Concrete Replica Ticket

Opening Day 1941

First base, third base, and catcher's mitt serve as water sprinklers.

I'm sure Campy would approve.

TD BANK

Bedford Avenue Across From Ebbets Field Apartments

McKeever Place between Montgomery Street and Sullivan Place

Another little known oasis on Staten Island,

Dongan Avenue and Hodges Place

LinkNYC WiFi Network/Park Slope, Brooklyn

This caught me by complete surprise!

Never Built New York

Dodger Dome, 1955

JACKIE ROBINSON HOME

1947 ~ 1949

Tilden Avenue, Brooklyn