Jackie Robinson's first year in the MLB was 1947. He finished this season with a 0.297 batting average, 125 runs scored, 12 home runs, and a league leading 25 stolen bases, earning him the Rookie of the Year award.
Jackie Robinson first began to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was the fist Afraican-American to play Major League Baseball. He won the MLB Rookie of the year award in 1947.
