Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965
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Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965
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Surname :
Rickey
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Branch
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1881-1965
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Rickey, Branch B., 1881-1965
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Surname :
Rickey
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Branch B.
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Rickey, Wesley Branch, 1881-1965
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Surname :
Rickey
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Wesley Branch
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1881-1965
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The Mahātmā, 1881-1965
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The Mahātmā
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1881-1965
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Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, encouraged the Major Leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, and introduced the batting helmet. He was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.
Rickey played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders from 1905 through 1907. After struggling as a player, Rickey returned to college, where he learned about administration from Philip Bartelme. Returning to MLB in 1913, Rickey embarked on a successful managing and executive career with the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals elected him to their team Hall of Fame in 2014.
Rickey also had a career in football, as a player for the professional Shelby Blues and as a coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and Allegheny College. His many achievements and deep Christian faith earned him the nickname "the Mahātmā."
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African American baseball players
Baseball
Baseball
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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