Jackie Robinson was  born on January 19, 1919. He was a great man. He was the first black player in Baseball Major Leagues. He was a man of high standars; when he was traded to the hated New York Giants, he quit baseball. He stole home,in the World Series on Hall of Famer, Yogi Berra(sorry EG but he did) This Blogger grew up in the Golden Age of Brooklyn; when it was Camelot. Brooklyn Dodgers   First Baseman Gil Hodges shopped at our local A&P; Hall of Famer Center Fielder Duke Snider bowled at FREDDIE FITZSIMMONS alley( my brother worked there as a pin monkey); Hall of Famer Shortstop Pee Wee Reese could be seen at WHITE CASTLE buying burgers; and Hall of Famer Second/Third Baseman Jackie Robinson and his wife could be seen picnicking in Prospect Park. Pee Wee Reese, was Robinson’s best friend on the team. Reese was a white man from Kentucky. Before shaking hands with Jackie Robinson, he had NEVER shaken hands with a black man before. Reese knew about blacks, becaus