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Baseball's color barrier wasn't the only hurdle Jackie Robinson faced in his life.

The Indians name Frank Robinson major league baseball's first African-American manager.

Dodgers president Branch Rickey meets with Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn to discuss the possibility that Robinson will break the color barrier in baseball.

The Indians' Larry Doby and the Browns' Hank Thompson are the first African-Americans to play against one another in a major league game, in Cleveland.

The Red Sox become the last major league team to integrate. Pumpsie Green enters Boston's 2-1 loss to the White Sox in Chicago as a pinch-runner.

The oldest rookie in the history of baseball is Satchel Paige, who celebrates his 42nd birthday by signing with the Cleveland Indians.

It lacks the fanfare of Jackie Robinson's debut, but Larry Doby breaks the color barrier in the AL. He strikes out as pinch hitter for the Indians in a 6-5 loss to the White Sox. Doby receives a standing ovation as he walks back to the dugout.

Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball in the 20th century when he makes his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, batting second and playing first base. Robinson fails to get a hit but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 Dodgers win.

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Brooklyn trades Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants for journeyman pitcher Dick Littlefield and cash. But the 37-year-old Robinson will never play a game for the Giants.

Jackie Robinson dies at 53 after suffering a heart attack in his home in Stamford, Conn.

SportsCentury, ESPN's look at sports in the 20th century examines the Jackie Robinson of the tennis courts.

Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier in 1947 and two years later won the NL MVP award. SportsCentury: Jackie Robinson airs Thursday at 6 pm ET.