Jackie Robinson died unhappy with baseball
by Stephen Knox from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5Y7GY)
There was no Jackie Robinson Day in 1972. On the 25th anniversary of him breaking the MLB color barrier on April 15, 1947 the league hadn't retired his number. In fact until June 1972, the Dodgers had never retired a number. They would do so for him, Sandy Koufax, and Roy Campanella. The league didn't even acknowledge...