From SPORT magazine: A look inside the joy and loneliness of Jackie Robinson's rookie season - ESPN

As this excerpt from SPORT Magazine from Jackie Robinson's rookie season explains, if you were on first base for the Dodgers, you'd lead a different life from any other player.

Editor's note: This article, "If You Were Jackie Robinson," originally ran in the September 1947 issue of SPORT magazine, during Jackie Robinson's first season in the major leagues. We are publishing… [+13482 chars]

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