Robert Shepard Research Paper

Henry Louis Gehrig mainly known as Lou Gehrig is one of the best baseball players to ever step on the diamond. He played all 17 of his seasons for the New York Yankees, and wore the number 4. As a child Gehrig suffered very repeating occurrences of epileptic seizures. His childhood illness would eventually come back later in his life to play a huge factor of his early retirement.

It’s a good thing that Jackie Robinson wasn’t dishonorably discharged, but he was acquitted instead. He wouldn’t have been playing in the MLB if he was dishonorably discharged because Branch Rickey would of picked someone else for his first black player. But it 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to play in the MLB for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson was the first black to play professional baseball in the MLB because Branch Rickey wanted to recruit black players onto his team. Rickey never clearly explained the motivations for this dramatic turnaround. “I couldn’t face my God much knowing that His black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all I own.” Branch Rickey said.

Adams was born on June 16th, 1939 in Casper, Wyoming. He attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, and graduated from Colorado State University in 1962. He joined the U.S. Army in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his tour in Vietnam on July 6, 1970.

But, Peterson didn’t only have a love for the game of baseball, but had a love for writing. After he had graduated from Upsala College, this love he had for writing lead him to work for many newspapers in Suffern, New York, Titusville, Pennsylvania, and Elyria, Ohio before joining the World-Telegram and Sun in 1962. But, in 1966, the paper closed and because of that event, he turned to freelance writing and set out to learn the history of the Negro Leagues. By interviewing the star players of the Negro Leagues and studying the plays of the players through microfilms. Peterson was inspired to try out for the Brooklyn Dodgers when he was nearly 30 but, these try-outs were unsuccessful for him as a player, and so he returned to writing newspaper

To begin with, he enlisted instead of being drafted into the military and did not have a choice in the assignment he was given. On December 12, 1962, he joined the United States Air Force becoming a member of the 186th TAC Recon Group in Meridian, MS. His basic training was at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, and he attended technical school at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, IL, training to be a general purpose vehicle mechanic. His two instructors for basic

After completing school, George Jr. signed with the Baltimore Orioles (then a minor league team) in 1914. George Jr. earned the nickname Babe from his teammates while he was in Baltimore. Later in 1914, Babe Ruth was sold to the Boston Red Sox. While playing with the Red Sox, Babe was a pitcher. Ruth’s pitching record was 94-46 (.671 pct) with a 2.28 ERA. In 1920, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth for $125,000 to finance a production called No, No Nanette. After Ruth was sold the Red Sox went on a eighty-six year drought of winning a World Series finally ending in 2004. In New York, Babe started as the Yankees’ right fielder instead of pitching. In his first season with the Yankees, Babe hit fifty-four total home runs that year which was a record at that point. A year later Ruth broke his record with fifty-four home runs. That same year Ruth hit his first World Series home run. Later on October 6, 1926, Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in a single World Series

(“ Wartime Baseball - Not That Bad") .Many people thought players were not good enough to play but players who made it to the big leagues during the war was talented enough to keep their place on the team after formal big leaguers returned. All the emphasis of baseball during war was negative because of how people perceived it. Everyone had an opportunity to play, one arms player, alcoholics, young, old, deaf players. They were less talented players who were brought up to fill out the rosters when the regulars were volunteered or were drafted. Many of the fills in players were faded out quickly when he ruler returned. When choking over our wartime players' list, we found that 45 played on one or more pennant winners, ten became major league managers, and 34 were selected to one or more All- Stars teams (“Wartime Baseball- Not That Bad"). Although many players were not as good as the regular many had help baseball out. Like base stealing was revived by George Case, George Sternness, and veteran Wally Moses; less dependence on the homerun. Eddie Stinky set a NL record with 148 walks in 1945. George Kill was a wartime player and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983 for his batting average. Even though they were some talented players, they were some very less talented player. Danny Gabriella became very well known for being struck in the head by a baseball he was supposed to catch. Even know baseball

Baseball is one of the nations pastimes, and accepting a black man playing baseball made it easier to see integration in more important instances. Branch Rickey was an innovative MLB executive who had high hopes for Robinson. Rickey saw the qualities that Jackie Robinson possessed and his hope was that he could use Jack to help break the color barrier. Respect and equality was important in Robinson 's career and he knew that blacks needed to be accepted in the Major Leagues in order for the league to be just. Having this knowledge made him stick with baseball even when he thought about quitting. Jackie 's commitment was one of the most important values for successfully breaking the color barrier, and his attitude of determination and persistence helped him fight for justice. With the help of Rickey and many peers, Jackie agreed to sign with the Dodgers, where he remained committed so that more could follow in his path on and off the field.

After a while of this the Dodger’s GM, Leo Durocher, put an end to everything. He told every player on the Dodger’s team that he would rather trade all of them sooner than he would Jackie. After he did this it ended up setting a tone to all of the Dodger players for the rest of Jackie’s career. Jackie went on to have an amazing career. The first year that Jackie was in the league he won the National League Rookie of the Year honor.

On March 17th, 1946 he played his first professional game in Daytona. “He was impatient and a fighter for change,” said (Mrs. Robinson). When he sets his mind to it, he did

In 1914, Babe Ruth made a major debut for the Boston Red Sox. Babe Ruth pitched in 4 out of 5 games in the 1914 baseball season. In 1916, The Red Sox won the World Series. In 1918, instead of being the pitcher, Babe Ruth played in the outfield. In the World Series of 1918, Babe Ruth pitched in Game 1. In Game 4, he pitched eight innings. In just six games, The Red Sox won the World Series. In 1919, Babe Ruth wanted a raise in his salary. Frazee, the owner of The Red Sox refused to raise it. Babe Ruth had to be

Robinson’s issues kept going. The team Robinson was facing that day, the Philadelphia Phillies and their manager, Ben Chapman. (“Jackie Robinson”). While facing each other, Ben and his team shouted inappropriate terms at Robinson from their dugout. The players of Philadelphia and some of his own teammates threatened to not play against Robinson’s team, but Leo Durocher, the Dodgers’ manager, said that he would choose Robinson over anyone on the team. It was more than just Leo who stood up for Jackie. Including President Ford Frick, Baseballl Commissioner Happy Chandler, even Pee Wee

In July 1949, he testified on discrimination before the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1952, he publicly called out the Yankees as a racist organization for not having broken the color barrier five years after he began playing with the Dodgers.” He was very active in social activism for blacks rights. His biggest focus was impacting others

He and his wife Claire bought a house in Brooklyn a few months after he got his job as the coach. A few years later he was diagnosed with cancer. He made his last appearance at Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the building. George Herman Ruth Jr. died on August 16, 1948 in New York. Babe Ruth is remembered for being one of the greatest baseball players to ever step on the field. He was a hard throwing left handed pitcher, which got him through most of his career. Ruth is most famous for when he called his shot in game 7 of the 1932 World

“I was alright with being a prison guard since it felt safer than fighting but a part of me wanted to do more for my country then just guard prisoners”. November 27th 1945, his camp again boarded the Ship to come back to the states, this time to San Francisco, which yet again took 21 days to reach. After reaching San Francisco he had a short time with family and was able to spend his birthday at home. “On the trip back I started to feel homesick. I missed the smell of breakfast in the morning and the sound of mama calling us in for supper after a long day’s work in the fields, so I was thankful to be able to spend my birthday with my family” he said with a smile. From there he went on to Camp Kilmer in New Jersey and boarded either the Queen Mary or the Queen Elizabeth, he couldn’t recall which. They landed 10 days later, about March 1st 1946, in Lahar France. After landing in France they took a train to Stuttgart Germany where he worked as a truck driver, transporting Army Veterans to Bremerhaven Germany so they could go home for discharge. In November 1946, he became sick and was sent home to Brooks General Army Hospital in San Antonio Texas. “I was really sick and they didn’t know why, all they knew was that something was really wrong and I needed to be sent back to the states to get treatment” he said. Sometime in May 1947 they began to processes him for