While some users remembered Ruth and praised the legend in the comments, others highlighted that he died of cancer and smoked a lot. Ruth made the calls even before hitting some of his own home runs.

Race and the color line have played a central role in baseball history. One of the most well-known stories of the game’s past is Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color line in 1947. Every year, Major ...

The San Diego Padres will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Johnny Ritchey breaking the professional baseball color barrier on the West Coast by wearing their Pacific Coast League uniforms for ...

Throughout the history of baseball, there have been some very nice, clean uniforms. However, there have also been some really, really bad ones. From yellow and green to brown and red, some of the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and ...

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Jackie Robinson was flattered and please. He was also a bit suspicious. On the telephone was a Joe Reichler of the office of the baseball commissioner, asking Robinson if he would throw out the first ...

Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and outside, too.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the ...